Friday, July 31st, 2009
Tags:
crafts,
David Bowie,
gackt,
Janome,
life,
Music,
Photos,
sewing machine
Random life bits on a Friday.
I took a look around my apartment this evening and realized that a lot of my personal effects really don’t make sense when dashed together:
I am also probably one of the only people under 40 who actually owns a 5-cd changer stereo in addition to an iPod. Oh, and a best of David Bowie LP set. With a knitting Hello Kitty. With Greek pop cds. With feather fascinators. And mountain biking gloves.
I’m confused now.
The real news is this baby:
My new Janome sewing machine! I sold my trusty Singer on craigslist to someone who needed it more than I, and upgraded to a machine that’s a lot more heavy-duty and can work with the weird projects I’ve been making lately. Seriously seeing this on my doorstep was the highlight of my Friday.
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Tags:
family,
friends,
home
One of my oldest childhood friends visited me and my parents back home, and we got to meet her adorable baby girl! My friend's mother came too :) It was a fantastic visit and we were all so glad to see them all and meet the newest addition to their family!
Sunday, March 1st, 2009
Tags:
cooking,
food,
jam,
pancakes
It was very labor-intensive to pick the blueberries under the summer sun while trying to swat away the biting horseflies, but it was so worth it for the winter payoff. Nothing like a homemade taste of summer when there's a foot of snow on the ground.
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
Tags:
baking,
cookies,
greek food,
koulourakia
A good friend of mine had the rotten luck of a ruptured appendix just a few days before a holiday flight. As a get-well gift, I overnighted her some of her favorite cookies, these Greek butter cookies called koulourakia. I use my family's recipe, and my friend tells me that the cookies were DOA (delicious on arrival).
Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Tags:
arlington,
Davis Square,
Massachusetts,
Somerville
I just updated the site with a totally new look—this one’s a lot more newsy and professional than the previous format. It also allows for greater photo integration, which is pretty sweet. I feel it’s a bit more conducive to quick-hit entries, and that’s what I’ve been wanting to do all along!
If you go into back entries all that far, they might not work perfectly with the new format. Sorry about that.
One last note: After a lovely year and a half in Davis Square, I’m moving out. Thankfully it won’t be a big move—I’m going to be about 5 minutes away by car, just across the border in Arlington. It’s bittersweet: I love living in Davis Square, but quite frankly, my rent’s awfully high. This definitely is a hot neighborhood and it’s been a blast living in the heart of it.
Go figure, when I put my apartment up on Craigslist, we got responses within a day, and barely two days after the listing went up, a new tenant already signed a lease! Amazing.
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