Your heart has to be incredibly black not to dig Willy Wonka. Especially when performed entirely by children.
Why do they have to close at 11:00pm?
Confession: I’m about to go all granola. Please shake some sense into me if I start sporting a giant turd of a dreadlock.
First half of Sunday. Vintage Coats & Clarke pattern found here.
Second half of Sunday. Embroidery has become my favorite addiction. Vintage Coats & Clarke’s pattern found here.
I want to learn to do that!! Or knit. One or the other. However, my fear of being the single schoolteacher who knits/embroiders prevents me from learning these lovely skills.
I love embroidery. I also love to knit. For some reason I still feel slightly embarrassed when I tell people that. Like I am finally old, but I at least KNOW I’m not supposed to like that stuff. Pretty soon I guess I won’t care and then I’ll be really old or something. I so wish you lived near me so we could hang out and do old people stuff together!
My latest addiction has been going to the library and getting books. I heart books!
Thank you, that is EXACTLY what dreads look like! And your little birdies are totally cute.
Love the vintage patterns, thanks for the link! I wished I lived in a world where it was acceptable for a woman my age to embroidery/knit/what have you, in public.
I swear I’ve seen that same embroidered flower on a quilt somewhere.
I tried embroidery and didn’t like it. crocheting was more my style. my grandma showed me how to make a granny-square blanket sitting around the heater in her country store (between customers) when I was a kid.
scarlet hip,
They really are lovely skills, you should give ‘em a try!
tori,
I know! I love doing old people stuff. I’ve decided to say F IT when it comes to being embarrassed about being crafty. I really don’t care what people thing of me…hence my love for embroidery, knitting and crafting in general. Otherwise I wouldn’t have made a plushy uterus doll.
Burreetoe,
Library is a good addiction! It’s gotten me through many a hard spot. Lately I’m not with it enough to read…which should make this semester interesting at school.
J.,
I saw some kids at a concert last week (maybe 7 and 10 years old) with NASTY ASS poo-locks. That’s child abuse. If I were those kids I would run for the nearest Izod shirt and start rebelling with conservative clothes.
Alikat,
I’ve decided that I don’t care what people think of me for knitting or embroidering. Been knitting on airplanes for a few years…and will soon be embroidering on some flights in September. It’s not like I’m embroidering clothing for my cat…though that’s not a bad idea.
Bob,
My newfound love for embroidery had me thinking about embroidering quilt squares! I think it would be super cute on a quilt. Or even a handbag.
That’s cool that your grandma showed you how to crochet! I’ve enjoyed knitting but have never gotten a handle on crochet, even though I hear it’s easier.
Love the birdies! I fully expect something in exchange for the wiener dog.
Mmmm… pancakes. I need a good pancake in my life. And I love the embroidery. I never knew Road House could bring out such beauty!
oooh – i love the embroidery! everytime i see those cool new patterns they make now, i tell myself i want to learn how to embroider. but then something shiny catches my eye and i get distracted. very nice!
I love embroidery! The little birdies remind me of the Partridge Family. Super cute.
I once had dreads, so I know the fallout that will happen if you go that way. I’ll stop you for sure.
have you seen that book that has all those paterns?
this is one of the lein girls’ cats holding a pillow. it is awesome. you should embroider that.
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if you go all granola on me, i’ll go all “straight married guy” on you.
that should be enough motivation…
I want pancakes.
You’re into needle work? Well then, you need to see my cock.
Were the kids a charming Gene Wilder Wonka production or the cracked out Johnny Depp kind? It’s Utah, so I gotta ask.
We need to plan a Coachman’s date. I can’t believe we’ve never gone there on an adventure. Red.Velvet.Upholstery.