Saturday, October 20, 2012

Random: Weekending

 {work in progrss}

 { apples for pies}

 {spices}

 {making the pie}

 {once in the past, it was neat and organized!}

 { my shop name tag!}

 { my new friend, chippy}

 { shopping list}

 { a treat at the cafe`}

 { a fall afternoon walk}

 { almost grew out the bike}

 { an apple tree from the walk}

 {souvenir from the walk}

 { the kind of house that I would like to live someday}

 {the university avenue that I loved}

 { s, on the swing.. pumping herself up high}

{catch up more sewing}

S is doing well after three appointments. We made lots soft food after her appointments and all the oral tissue seems recovering itself fine! It took her another few days to learn to eat without a top retainer. She wasn't happy, but after some ice cream treats she is good!  We have been staying indoor most of the time this week.  It was raining and windy for the most part and SO cold! I stayed in the sewing room most of the time and trying to catch up sewing projects that have been sitting aside for a long time. 

Every part of our home is neat and clean! But the sewing room is clutter .. Once before the corner of the sewing room was neat and organized, but this week I pulled out so many fabrics and decided to let them hang around a little longer. The floor has lots paper pieces, fabric scraps, and threads. I am thankful that we don't have any carpet floor, so a simple sweep can take care of all the mess! Somewhat these paper pieces, fabric scraps, threads traveled to other room, maybe I need to reconsidered a big sweeping soon!

S and I were craving for apple pies. We made a few more {4}! The spices surly added to the air and smelled so good here, still! The pies have been shared to friends and ourselves! yum.. do you make your own apple pies? We love extra butter in the apple fillings and you can't go wrong with the little extra!

Do you know that I have a shop name card?  Do you like it? It is personalized by S! It has a pin in the back for me to pin on my shirt! She did a wonderful job described me as a shop owner! Chippy is my new friend.  He arrived my sewing space a few days ago! Isn't he just cute! We don't have a cage for him, so he stays in the sewing tool basket! Chippy flies everywhere from room to room, but mostly he stays in the clutter basket! 

{Weekending} has been the best time that we spend together! Family time, work time, catch up time, reading time, movie time, and also resting time! S has been a great shopping list keeper this year! She checks on the fridge before we leave for the store and keep track all the items to be pick up. Make sure mama doesn't get extra sweet that's not on the list home. As a mama, I found it is a great way for her to learn the responsibility and take great pride of being growing up! She loves taking care of big kid job!

We took a long walk and spent great time at the park in the early afternoon. Each of the "date" is the last time that we spend in ND. We'll be somewhere next year. It won't be the same Fall season and we'll be taking different walk paths and finding different parks to spend the Fall afternoons. Capture the moments that we spend here has been great and we enjoy flip these photos when we sit down . Remember the university avenue that I mentioned? Isn't it pretty? A cafe is needed!  On the university avenue there's a big house that I wish someday I will find a smaller and similar to the style! Brick houses remind me of grandma's house back home; lots childhood memories! Lots traditional homemade food and lots fruit trees were in the yard. ....

The {weekending} still is remaining here... how's your weekending? 

xxC


 

Monday, October 15, 2012

Random: Fabric

Do you think they are feedsack? It is called { Wall of Print} when I saw them yesterday in Canada!  The texture and the year {1950} almost made me think/ believed they are feedsack. I got half meter each, but the last print was a meter.  It was a great found!!

Thank you for all the best wishes! It was a great day!  S got me a cake, since we were away we didn't get the chance to make the cake. She made me extra special yesterday. The last time we celebrated it was when I was 30. It is fun to have a big celebration once in awhile. 

This week, S have three major oral/dental appointments. We will be spending time at the doctor's office for next few days! S is excited about her treatment is almost done, but it is always hard on her after the appointments { Soft food is always needed}. 

The citizenship's finger printing went really well! On Thursday,  I left 6a.m. and drove with stars and moon light down south. The volume of the radio was so loud in the car, so I wasn't so afraid driving by myself.  The sunlight came in around 7:30a.m. I wish I had my camera with me, so the horizon line would be captured.  It was peaceful and bright!  I  am waiting for next official letter to arrive. Meanwhile, I will be studying and sewing...

A busy week for us and will see you in this incoming{weekending}..

xxC


Sunday, October 14, 2012

Random: Weekending

 { turning 34 today}

 { new dishes}

 { something new to learn}

 {simple family dinner}

 {off the country for a day}

 { china town}

 { seeking good food}

 { familiar building}

 { the little S}

 {on the way home}

S crawled in my bed before light comes in this morning and kept calling { birthday girl, it is time to wake up and we are about to go on our big trip}. It took me a few tries to wake up and get ready! We enjoyed our drive north to Canada and had great time! We had great food and a great day off the country!

We both had great day, but tired after all the excitement... 

xxC

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Random: Cooking Dumplings

I am cooking {dumplings}!

 { the dumpling family}

{ the minis}

 { I shall save one for myself}

 { which??}

 { Dumpling# 1, side a}

 {Dumpling #1, side b}

 {Dumpling #2, side a}

 {Dumpling# 2, side b}

 {Dumpling# 3, side a}

 {Dumpling # 3, side b}

 {Dumpling #4, side a}

 {Dumpling #4, side b}

 {Dumpling # 5, side a}

 {Dumpling #5, side b}

 {Dumpling #6, side a}

 {Dumpling # 6, side b}

 {Dumpling # 7, side a}

 {Dumpling # 7, side b}

 {Dumpling # 8, side a}

 {Dumpling # 8, side b}




I have been {cooking} some yummy {dumplings}! Each day, I made little progress on them and they surely turn out cute and really fun to make!  Hope you are not tired of these scrappy patchwork projects that I have been posting/ working. I haven't play in my own stashes for a little while! These scraps are so many possibilities for me! More dumplings for me before the holidays.  I carefully matched the zipper colors with each {dumpling}. The zippers were purchased here, and I am really happy with the quality and how fast they shipped.

It sounds crazy, but I have total of 8 bigger dumplings and 3 minis. I love the minis so much even though it is the harder version. Somehow I like the size of it and it would be great for threads and buttons and a small pair of scissors.  Maybe a set of dumpling from big to small.

Find the patchwork steps here 

I shall return and continually cooking....

xxC