productivity update

the morning glories have really taken off! soon they will be all the way up to the upstairs neighbor's. i hope his enjoyment of them inspires him not to toss his cigarette butts into my pots.


the cilantro sprouted!

future salsa



my mother gave me some beautiful wide wale corduroy, so i made a skirt. no pattern, i didn't have the patience. i love it and will wear it a lot, but i kind of wish i hadn't done darts with this fabric. of course they don't lie flat.

i made a pillow with blue of the same fabric. well, actually, i covered an old pillow that had been stained, but had been covered in such a way that the cover could not be removed to be washed. i firmly believe that all furniture and furniture accessories should be covered in removable covers. anyways. it's not fancy, just functional.


unlike the pillow behind it, which was made for warren and me for our wedding by badecca. she even has a whole post about it on her blog. check out her awesome designs!

detail of the fabric. oh, so fall!


here's the labradorite necklace. i decided not to weigh it down with the big bead because it drapes nicely around the collarbone, having been individually knotted and all.