tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53903024615190784612024-03-18T21:25:43.196-07:00Scrounging PrettiesThis is a blog about things I find, wear, make, and do.Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429264422287762908noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390302461519078461.post-33087740053171775132012-08-09T13:51:00.001-07:002012-08-09T13:52:04.795-07:00Work Clothes and a Thrifting Success<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's so nice to have a job where I leave the house a few days a week. I'm getting less afraid of downtown, and even a little interested in biking to work (I am a weak biker). Dressing for hot days and crazy air conditioning is a little difficult, though.</div>
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A few attempts:</div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Blouse: silk. hrifted in high school, stained in a college laundry mishap, and then dyed by me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Pants: thrifted recently, legs narrowed by me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Shoes: thrifted jazz shoes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Shirt: thrifted substantial cotton t-shirt</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Skirt: thrifted gap</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Belt: Teen Callege thrift store</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Reading glasses: </span><a href="http://www.eyebuydirect.com/fashion-glasses-rock-deborah-p-6022.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">eyebuydirect </span></a></div>
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I also have had some success on my thrifting goals. Below, some not-chelsea-boots-but-like-them from the Lombard Goodwill:</div>
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More thrifted successes to come!</div>
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</div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429264422287762908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390302461519078461.post-54290654762013814492012-07-17T19:27:00.000-07:002012-07-17T19:30:08.790-07:00Late Summer 2012 Thrifting Goals<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1. More </span><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/208-Equipment-Signature-Silk-Shirt-in-WHITE-S-/221072222880?pt=US_CSA_WC_Shirts_Tops&hash=item3378ee6aa0#ht_500wt_963" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">white blouses</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">2. </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/99567398/80s-vintage-blouse-vintage-pale-taupe?ref=sr_gallery_35&ga_search_query=paisley+shirt+small&ga_order=most_relevant&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_ref=auto7&ga_search_type=vintage" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Paisley Blouse</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">3. Navy polka-dot (or just solid navy) </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/49585282/vintage-1960s-navy-white-polka-dot-shift?" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Shirt dress</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: xx-small;">4. Cute </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/100478107/vintage-white-wicker-sewing-basket-with?" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: xx-small;">sewing basket</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">5. </span><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/sweaters/cardigans/PRDOVR~18871/18871.jsp?TCode=GGBS00002" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Grey crew-neck cardigan</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">6. </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/76779731/coral-enameled-metal-covered-dish" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Enamelware</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">7. </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/104332137/vintage-gateway-luggage-green-suitcase?" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Green suitcase</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> for storage in my room</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">8. </span><a href="http://us.asos.com/ASOS-Leather-Chelsea-Boot/xbdqq/?iid=1889884&cid=3159&Rf900=3543&sh=0&pge=1&pgesize=200&sort=-1&clr=Black&mporgp=L0FTT1MvQVNPUy1MZWF0aGVyLUNoZWxzZWEtQm9vdC9Qcm9kLw..&utm_source=google_product_search&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=google_product_search&WT.tsrc=Google%20Product%20Search" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Black Chelsea Boots</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">9. </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/97704847/on-sale-vintage-80s-oversized-preppy?" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Black bag</span></a><span style="font-size: xx-small;"> I can fit my laptop in</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">10. </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/67150492/vintage-1950s-skirt-black-forest-50s?ref=sr_gallery_29&ga_search_query=boucle+skirt&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=ZZ&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Boucle Skirt</span></a></div>
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<br /></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429264422287762908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390302461519078461.post-4262814865425843942012-05-02T20:07:00.000-07:002012-05-02T20:07:29.243-07:00Birthday Wishlist 2, Or Nice Things 1<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">1. </span><a href="http://needsupply.com/womens/new-items/cosmos-necklace.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Cosmos Necklace</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">2. </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Cat-Animal-Mask-Costume-Accessory/dp/B004TSK9AK/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2Z5P74M4E648V&colid=2437P6TALH929" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Cat Mask</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">3. </span><a href="http://www.romwe.com/dots-printed-navy-blue-dress-p-34985.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Polkadot Dress</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">4. </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/96493550/stained-glass-bevel-geodesic-plant" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Geodesic Plant Topper</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">5. </span><a href="http://us.asos.com/ASOS-Bow-Skinny-Belt/ssxll/?iid=1243981&cid=4174&sh=0&pge=0&pgesize=200&sort=-1&clr=Tan&mporgp=L0FTT1MvQVNPUy1Cb3ctU2tpbm55LUJlbHQvUHJvZC8." target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Bow Belt</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">6. </span><a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=23799265" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Nude Canvas Skimmers</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">7. </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/62702317/rose-and-black-pepper-thumbprint-cookies" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Rose and Black Pepper Cookies</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">8. </span><a href="http://www.patchworkharmony.co.uk/store/p181-kitchen/Handmade-ceramic-mugs.cfm" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Polkadot Mug</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">9. </span><a href="http://www.shopterrain.com/kitchen-storage/chalkboard-labels" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Chalkboard Labels</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">10. </span><a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=24519639" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Lace Shorts<span id="goog_290268244"></span></span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">11. </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/88947931/turkish-bath-towel-handwoven-peshtemal" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Turkish Bath Towel</span></a></div>
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<br />Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429264422287762908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390302461519078461.post-54892471863134391632012-04-18T17:11:00.000-07:002012-04-18T17:11:23.400-07:00Birthday Wishlist?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">1. </span><a href="http://www.jcrew.com/womens_category/swim/specialswimsizes/padded/PRDOVR~34266/99102188391/ENE~1+2+3+22+4294967294+20~45~P_saleprice%7C0~20+17~15~~~~~~~/34266.jsp" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">perfect swim top</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">2. </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/78934024/hart-hunt-golden-deer-necklace" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">amazing necklace</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">3. </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/DRY-Soda-Co-Lavender-12pk/dp/B001L70JBG/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS?ie=UTF8&coliid=IQLOO4UIJEIG1&colid=2DUOWPKAZZNE5" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">favorite soda</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">4. </span><a href="http://www.modcloth.com/shop/dresses/promenade-decked-out-dress" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">nautical dress</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">5. </span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/94966776/reservedspringtime-bloomsvintage?ref=&sref=" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">lovely stiches</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">6. </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Brother-1034D-Lay-In-Thread-Serger/dp/B0000CBK1L/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2AI93O3JWL6BA&colid=2DUOWPKAZZNE5" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">serger</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">7. </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Melissa-Doug-2106-Giraffe-Plush/dp/B00009YEGL/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1QT6BFJZ97UZ4&colid=2DUOWPKAZZNE5" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">huge giraffe</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">8. </span><a href="http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=24279879&color=030" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">pretty flats</span></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">9. </span><a href="http://www.tobi.com/product/44346-joia-amber-cut-out-sandals?color_id=56451" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: x-small;">blue sandals</span></a></div>
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<br />Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429264422287762908noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390302461519078461.post-72155131104905273572012-04-11T15:40:00.005-07:002012-04-11T15:40:42.487-07:00Sunny Days, Easter and a Little Blue Chair<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have a new project completed that I am particularly proud of. A month (or so?) ago, while picking up some delicious pizza, I found a sad blue velvet chair just waiting to be loved. Brad was unsure, but I demanded:<br />
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So the lovely little blue chair with no legs and a moldy skirt came home with us, and sat in our garage.<br />
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Some seam ripping, wipe downs, and <a href="http://www.homedepot.com/Lumber-Composites/h_d1/N-25ecodZ5yc1vZbqpg/R-202531778/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=legs&storeId=10051" target="_blank">new legs</a> later, it looks like this:<br />
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This little blue chair has become my new reading spot in my bedroom. I am a happy girl.<br />
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Finally, FINALLY, Brad has weekends off so we can relax and see each other. To celebrate, we drove out of town to Astoria and stayed in an adorable bed and breakfast.</div>
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Our little trip was so lovely. We spent most of it sitting in the tower window area and reading novels. I can't wait to do it again!</div>
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Now, the work week has begun again. In true form, now that I have a work project keeping me busy, I am much more productive in my downtime. I've already made two skirts (okay, one I just re-hemmed shorter...).</div>
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But first, I want to share with you an amazing item:</div>
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This first skirt was ridiculously long, and with an insane patten, I just did not have any desire to wear it. I felt like a curtain. </div>
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I also made this adorable skirt which is much cuter than the picture demonstrates. I will take a better photo later because it is seriously my favorite thing I've made in a LONG time:<br />
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So recently I decided I needed a footstool. I'd been scouring the local Goodwills (there are quite a few in Portland) with no luck. Eventually, I decided to stop in a consignment shop on MLK called Reviva, where, outside, I found a simple, though 70's-revival-ugly footstool.</div>
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Since I have been crocheting my little heart out on my blanket, I decided to attempt a cover for my stool. Considering I made up how to make this round, I think its coming out quite well ---look out for a picture of a finished project soon!</div>
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Sadly, another project of mine has seen little attention in nearly a year. My visual diary, which I hoped to completely fill before I leave this city, has been quite ignored. Hopefully I will return to it soon.</div>
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Winter continues, but I am coping better. I'm drinking more tea than ever, working on that crochet blanket every night (while watching Downton Abbey), and reading again. I woke up to a bright window this morning --- not from sun, but from snow. It has since melted, but the snow always makes winter seem more bearable.</div>
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One dissapointment: although I love my sewing machine very much, I am sad that it is unwilling to sew through elastic and two layers of fabric without jamming up. I am trying to repair a dress with a waist that is just an inch or two too small, and my little green machine has foiled my plans. I may take the oh-so-tedious hand-sewing route...</div>
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Last night Brad, our roommate Spencer, and I went to Sky High Sports (we didn't end up going for Valentine's) and did some leaping for leap day. Though the $10 is a little steep, I'd suggest anyone go.</div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429264422287762908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390302461519078461.post-98662193412110222012-02-27T17:48:00.003-08:002012-02-27T17:48:55.965-08:00How I Fill My Days<br />
Though I still feel like I am just WAITING for the next thing, I am still managing to fill my days with some fun. Last Friday we decided to have some friends over for a dinner party. I don't take pictures during socializing, so this is all I have:<br />
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It probably won't be done before the cold is gone, but at least the texture is coming out pretty neat. I'm using a double cluster shell stich (I think).Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429264422287762908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390302461519078461.post-56010446787499603452012-02-24T13:19:00.000-08:002012-03-13T22:16:55.905-07:00Things I Would Like to Do(in no particular order)<br />
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7. Remember how much I like to read</div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429264422287762908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390302461519078461.post-54481072955841933412012-02-23T17:33:00.003-08:002012-03-13T22:17:25.245-07:00Fake Spring?Today was sunny. Acutally sunny. In February. I even saw sun yesterday, too. I think fake spring is upon us.<br />
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Anyway. Brad and I finished a collective project recently -- one which has been on the back burner for quite some time (since August!). He drew the geometric pattern; I selectively painted it and erased remaining lines:<br />
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I really like how it turned out. This is to live in the downstairs, and the colors are pulled from various things in the room (a painting, the walls, a pendleton throw Becky got me, and a chair). I still need to spray it with a coat of something to seal it, but otherwise its all done.<br />
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So it being fake spring and all means the cats are pretty happy. Vashti looks so pretty in the sunlight (though when does she not?).<br />
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In my new periwinkle pants. Last purchase of non-ethical clothing before LENT. If only I didn't get obsessed with really specific colors it wouldn't be a problem.</div>
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Now we are back, and it is Valentine's day. We are going to<a href="http://por.jumpskyhigh.com/" target="_blank"> Sky High</a>, a trampoline ...place? I decided to get all festive:</div>
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I'm heading to Tucson for a vacation in approximately 2 days, and I am beyond excited. Portland is still cold, cold, cold. While it makes for the pleasant drinking of some heavy stouts (quite regularly), I am ready for some sunshine.</div>
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To celebrate my coming trip, and as contrast to the outfit above (which was still wayyy too cold to go outside in) I invented some pretend outfits I would wear if I packed a million things and bought a whole new wardrobe for my vacation. I think this is a new favorite hobby because I think I just want new clothes to combine exciting new colors and textures. If only I could touch 'em. I am particularly interested in touching the sweater in #2.</div>
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Brad has been working this terrible schedule, leaving me sitting in the house wayyy too often. I've been able to complete some projects, but overall it is harder for me to be motivated when I am stuck inside.<br />
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Here is the current state of my bed. I unfortunately forgot to get a picture of the quilt I made in here, so maybe I'll need another update. The pillow cases and blankets are all thrifted from the Goodwill Bins (there is a wool army blanket under the visible one, also from the bins). I made the other three. The eye pillow was a gift to Brad for Christmas.<br />
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We're about to head off to Tucson on Saturday, though, to soak up some much needed rays and have some much needed time together.</div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429264422287762908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390302461519078461.post-79990380994364990622012-01-10T15:46:00.000-08:002012-01-10T15:46:18.259-08:00kitten musings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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She watches me waste away my days, in front of glowing whirring boring things, while she perfects her downward dog (just kidding, it comes naturally) and sleeps in the planter. She woke me up this morning to play. To play! What a good cat. But I simply grunted and shut the door. </div>
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Other than the cat, I've been thinking daily, hourly, of going home. Home to late nights, mountain lion fear, restraunt work, strong hearts, wild gestures, and wise trees. The drunken (in vino veritas) words of a woman who was in Becky's math class keep coming back to me. "You have to go back, eventually." And it is so true, and I have accepted it fully into my visions of my future, but it's dominating the view. What is next, what is first, what is now?</div>
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I am begging the world for action and purpose, but I am both sitting passively and longing for the escape of home. Can I bring it there? Five thousand four hundred seventy five left to go. I am measuring time in dollars. Every time I explain how things are, the Listener has the opposite reaction as I am having. I'm a success, apparently, for doing almost nothing every day and filling up that fivethousandfourhundrenseventyfivedollar hole. </div>
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Ah, well, at least from Vashti I feel that I am getting the appropriate response. "You are stupid and this is dumb, but I understand and love you anyway."</div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429264422287762908noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390302461519078461.post-72048386661345017562012-01-03T14:12:00.000-08:002012-01-03T14:12:32.719-08:00Resolutions<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" id="twttrHubFrame" name="twttrHubFrame" scrolling="no" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1324331373.html" style="height: 10px; position: absolute; top: -9999em; width: 10px;" tabindex="0"></iframe>TWELVE FOR 2012:<br /><br /><br />1. camp. hike. find a way to be in IT even though I still live in the city.<br /><br />2. Start volunteering at the Alberta Co-op.<br /><br />3. YOGA YOGA YOGA. Where did you go in my life?<br /><br />4. Walk farther away.<br /><br />5. paint.<br /><br />6. find a way to be okay with daily life for now. Curb the time-wasting. This is not a thing to wait through, this is life.<br /><br />7. Start motorhome/bus/movablelivingspace fund.<br /><br />8. CAMBRIA. GO THERE. EMBODY THE PLACE EVEN WHEN AWAY.<br /><br />9. Seriously, stop buying things from stores that make me feel bad. It doesn't matter if I am bored.<br /><br />10. Learn more about loving. My #1 confidant. My friends. Strangers.<br /><br />11. No more debt. This one is concrete, but very achievable.<br /><br />12. Stay Awake.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">(also, boring, go to the dentist and eye doctor.)</span>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429264422287762908noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390302461519078461.post-29526539669707476052011-11-08T13:44:00.000-08:002011-11-08T13:45:34.418-08:00The VortexOnce upon a time I had a chest for my sewing projects. It was a white chest with a cushion on top. I used it as a bench, and to hold my projects.<br />
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<a href="http://softspiralledsinewyteeth.wordpress.com/">Will</a> and I went to the bins and found a canvas sometime in August or September or something. Now it is a painting also painted by both <a href="http://softspiralledsinewyteeth.wordpress.com/">Will</a> and I that lives in our dining room:<br />
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The colors are a bit off (that wall is much closer to white) but there it is. If you want to see it in its proper shades, come over for dinner!<br />
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Today is no exception. After buying an item that came in a very large box, I have decided to do what any sensible person would, and make a <b>cardboard castle</b>.</div>
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However, my version of making a castle, in this case, simply consisted of getting <b>inside</b> <b>the box.</b> Since I am a princess, it must now be a castle. Overall I think it went pretty well.</div>
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Not very long ago, I made a cardboard castle for my dear bunny, Boski. (S)He loved (and devoured) the castle, in the end, but in the beginning it looked something like this:</div>
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We also finally put up that cabinet I re-vamped probably over a year ago with fabric scraps and a bit of brown paint. I hope to have many tea parties in the future.</div>
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This is just an awesome letter holder I found. Not sure where to keep it yet, but damn, look at those teeth!</div>
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Another thing I do in my life is wear clothes. I love to wear them because they keep me warm in cold climates, are soft, and sometimes they are also pretty. Wearing clothes also gives me a great excuse to frequent thrift stores, as they are abundant in the stuff for cheaps.</div>
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I also work from home, which is not as exciting as one would think. One great/lame thing about working from home is I don't ever have to wear shoes. I really like being barefoot. The only trouble is, I also <i>really</i> like shoes. They are such satisfying objects AND I can find shoes that fit me well (I tend to shop in the little boys department for clothes -- this is probably why they do not fit me).</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">This reminds me that "thrifted" should enter the dictionary already.</span> </div>
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ONLY you still can't see my feet so here is a separate picture of them standing on a rag rug I made:</div>
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ALSO. I just checked out one of the 2 Goodwills in Portland I had not been to; this one was on Broadway. I'm really loving that one for their clothing selection. The dish-ware was also choice, but pricier than other Goodwills in my opinion.</div>
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I bought this outfit among my haul:</div>
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<br /></div>Piperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08429264422287762908noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5390302461519078461.post-48120714831882790882011-09-13T17:54:00.000-07:002011-09-13T17:54:30.656-07:00Canning and Kittens<div style="text-align: center;">
This weekend I went up to my dad's house in Washington for a visit. Brad made an attempt at fishing, which was ultimately unsuccessful, BUT! in consolation, my dad sent us home with the fish he caught the day before.</div>
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So, we did what any sensible folk would do, and canned it.</div>
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Yum! The recipe is pretty simple, but requires a pressure cooker. It was pretty much just fish, 1 tablespoon of olive oil and a little salt. I'd look up the canning directions, though, since thats what counts. We did 10lbs for over 100 minutes I believe. Brad is the canner, for real, though.</div>
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I hope everyone (I guess just Kristyn?) made it through the Oregon heat okay. I am a big wimp and Saturday was CRAZY. Basically I've been inside for the whole thing. I'm pretty excited for fall coming around, though. Time to break out all my socks, sweaters, and tea!</div>
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Woo. I'm showing you my toilet!</div>
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I love my vintage scale oh so much. The candles for one of my countless baths.</div>
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In the bedroom I have something I've always dreamed of: a vanity! It's not finished yet, but look at that stool! Drool! I am totally going to sit here to brush my hair 100 strokes.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7MmzR59u_fWwIiIgWX3AmcPO54QxZTzpvvrs-H07xy5gnw-3TCXKws1Soii0dxYDigeoMTlmiEZ55GK0gWE3I0BZlNfM8RkDc5UvFslGyVRPnUCg90IF_c8fjgO2twk8JQDkfcI38naE/s1600/DSC00041.JPG"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0000ee;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br /></span></u></span>Cozy, cozy kitten bed. Brad sleep with me in a 1930's nursery, basically.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy2mp4jn6lfrDaK0mTBWcMkRvAxSFUY75BnC7CjzV1ATgZF1DSgEKHSh-mDHmC0VJmme_k_b6pCUQSIfQ1fa0H7SGrAPLiZfaNmGJXF2dbRsrojfwnCgu97waE1Vn0x3vrDNMUhg2VYdc/s1600/DSC00047.JPG"></a></div>
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Downstairs!</div>
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Vashti says: "fucking let me outside already."</div>
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Downstairs living room. This is for movies, me playing harvest moon, and all metal listening.</div>
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Also, in our new house, I have a craft room (also it is my office, but never mind that):</div>
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