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#1 addition

In this corner of the world it's "Eat Local" month.  In honor of the month, I've set the goal to post each day about food for the month of September. There will be a few other additions because I'm not good at sticking to one topic and I don't have to. :)

Spinach + onions + beans cooked with buttermilk and a pinch of cumin, ginger and tumeric.  Topped with paneer, tomatoes, and pumpkin seeds that were toasted in olive oil with a bit of chipotle.

The inspiration for this came from here.

Everything local except the spices, pumpkin seeds (Oregon) and olive oil (California).

As a second goal for the month I want to sew two pieces of fabric together each day, starting with a treasure box I pulled from a shelf. No end project in mind.  Just to keep going...

z is for zinnias and zero waste

Zero Waste:

Bread salad is a great way to use up little bits of things, including bread that is not quite as fresh.

Soups, hashes, relishes, chutney are good too.

Next year I am planting zinnias.

 

y is for yellow, yes, and yarn

From the garden.

Yummy yellow beans and lemon cucumber.

Goldenrod from the garden at work.

I brought some home to do some dyeing with, but really need to transplant some of it in my garden.

It's on the endangered list at work...Goldenrod looks a bit weedy and it's in the front entry way.

Cleaning up the yarn stash.

Saying yes to play.

The babies are growing up.

 

t is for thinking about...

Time.

It passes quicker than I think.

I lost track of it on Sunday and didn't dye anything that I meant to.

There is time still time.

Another shawl. 

They are perfect for the bus.

I've decided to use a different yarn each day that I work on it.

To use up the stash.

Another way to track time.

Someday I'd like a tiny house.

Not tiny enough for this.

Tiny for me.

Tangled and twisted.

Thinking about that too. `                            

intermission: repair, mend, fix, patch

Today seemed like a good day to start making the pouch for first aid supplies that I've been meaning to make.

The hearts will fray a bit. 

I'm okay with that.

n is for no

Thinking, what would a list of things I've said no to look like?

Today I said no to something so there would be time to sew.

in season: vanilla pudding

Old friend:  Vanilla pudding (I use this recipe but I leave the butter out) + raspberries.

New friend:  Vanilla pudding + gooseberry curd + sour cherries soaked in a sprinkle of sugar for 24 hours + a macaroon (I don't use a pastry bag, a small cookie scoop works).

Well balanced: 2 egg yolks for the pudding, 2 egg whites for the cookies.

One pair of pants + one skirt =

Won't be wearing this to work, it's wool (the skirt wool gauze) and I would cry if bleach got on it.  Well, maybe...it could always be mended and/or over-dyed.

Cost, about 15 dollars. I live close to a really fabulous thrift store which is a great resource for work jeans.  Sometimes other things can't be resisted!

The top part was cut using the facing pattern for my favorite tank top. For the skirt, I cut out the lining and the zipper, cut it in to 2 pieces and then put it all together.

Another photo with bad lighting that needed a little help.  Lola is very happy when I am home.  Especially if there are leftovers...

About 2 cups of risotto + 1 egg + 1/4 cup cheese + about 1/3 cup zucchini butter.

I keep forgetting things like this stay together better when the mix is chilled before baking/frying. 

Oh well, still tasty.

make one, decrease one

Decrease: I've decided to start this sweater over. 

Increase: Just one more sleeve and the yoke on the solid green sweater.

Increase:  Making flowers as patches.

Decrease: the scrap pile is a little smaller. Working hard on this.

Make one:  more digital collage.

Decrease: less paper collage happening.  Need to get back to that. Working on decreasing the paper stash too...

becoming

1. I was out on the porch when  I heard a crow above me. It was sitting on the peak. It paused for a moment, long enough for me to take a few pictures and then flew off.

This is a combination of three layers and two filters.

2. Last weekend I found a post on NPR about how having a sense of purpose might extend life, protecting a person from cardiovascular diseases in particular.  I love the connection of purpose and heart.

3. Ready to stitch: