Lately...

I have become a Sonic Burger and Nicholas Sparks junkie. Who would have thought?

So far I've...

Read: Dear John, The Last Song

Eaten: 2 burgers, 2 small fries, 1 chicken salad, 1 strawberry slushy and 2 ice waters (yes they count)

But hey...I'm in the middle of moving. I deserve these things.

Next week it's all healthy food and back to Charles Dickens. ;)

Sometimes I like to ramble...

So...I've totally gotten sucked into reading the Twilight series. (thanks to Tessa and Ella for sending the first two on the bus home with me last week, you girls are mean but I love you ;) This distraction has made me a pitiful blogger. I've reached the point today...after 1, 300 pages in 8 days...of wishing it were over. Not because I want it to end or I'm not enjoying it. but because I can't seem to get much else done. It's wretched. Yet wonderful. But I only have a few hundred more pages and I'll be done. Then I can be a really good blogger. Then I can have a real life again. Then I can not blog about how obsessive I am. That will be good.

*Deep Breath*....moving on...

So....about a month ago I said I was starting to organize my sewing room...and I still am. (How slow am I!?) But I'm really going to try to kick in gear now and get it presentable so I can show you pictures. That's my motivation because the idea of a clean sewing space doesn't seem to be helping me get it done. But it definitely does need to be done. Then I am going to make some clothes for me. :) Hopefully... ;) Not to mention my room could use a good De-clutter.

Anyway...it's probably far to late for me to be aimlessly writing all this. But sometimes I just like to ramble on about things that probably no one else cares about. So there it is. :)

Now I'm off to read a chapter...or two...or five...;) and then sleep.

These Days

I'm all about books on tape. They are so much nicer than movies while your sewing because you don't have to watch! :) My favorite of late has been James and the Giant Peach. My favorite is the Centipede! :D

I'm also all about designing my own wardrobe. I think it's the downside of being a seamstress, you start to be more picky about clothes because you would like this sleeve with that cuff and those buttons...So, I'm going to TRY and make myself make me some clothes, and not sell them. haha I have a bad habit of selling everything. But that's good too, right?

And...I'm all about washing with baking soda...

I put about a 1/4 cup in every load of laundry along with the soap and everything comes out so fresh and clean! I'm a bit obsessed with it. :)

So anyways...I've been sewing, cleaning, and today I even made gingerbread! It almost feels like Spring today as the sunshine has come out and there's some tulips or something popping up in the garden. Yay. :)

Quilt Squares and Jane Austen

After ironing 25 yards of muslin today I decided to do something a bit more fun. I was inspired by Pleasant View Schoolhouse's post this weekend on starting a scrap quilt so today I decided to take the plunge and the result is the neat little pile above. So blissful compared to the brambles they were before. :) But indeed, this is just the beginning. I've hardly touched my scraps. Though I did make a dent. :) It feels so much nicer to have them in even pieces. Once I get a good collection I'll start sewing them together. Mmmm....I do love order. :)

While cutting out my quilt squares we watched Emma, this was the first Jane Austen film I fell in love with when I was around eleven. I still adore it to this day. :)

Don't you love that tea cup?

Now that I've finished reading North and South....maybe I ought to read through Emma while I'm waiting for my next book club book to arrive? ;)

I think it's a good plan. :)

Peppermint in the Snow

It's been snowing here for over a week and it's so lovely. The other day I finally tromped out into the cold to take some pictures...I accidently deleted the good one...so there all you get to see is my wellies. That's another thing I'm loving about the snow. I've worn my wellies twice! But I mostly just stay inside because it's too cold. My favorite thing lately is Twinings peppermint tea...I got addicted to this stuff when I was in England. Mmm...it's wonderful.

You know what else is wonderful? Peppermint marshmallows. Mmmmhmm. My friends got some one day and yeah...we love them. Put them in your hot chocolate and...it's divine.
And I just think they're pretty. :)

So, pour yourself a cup of tea or hot chocolate, maybe read The Little White Horse (my new favorite), and enjoy the holiday season. I hope you have snow too!

Favorite Authors (tagged by Genevieve)

(Jane Austen)

I was tagged by Genevieve. :) Check out her favorites HERE.

Who is your all-time favorite author and why?

Jane Austen. Umm....because she invented Mr. Darcy? haha I love her wit and humor and the way she can draw you into the characters and their emotions. I love that her characters have faults but they learn to overcome them and live remarkable lives. I think she had a great understanding of her culture and time and the way things were under the surface. I love getting to experience that every time I open one of her books.

Who was your first favorite author and why?

Hmmm...that's hard, I had so many. I think my very first favorite author was Beatrix Potter. I was captivated by little hedghogs that wore aprons and little mice that stole hankerchiefs for beadspreads. The Tale of Tom Kitten was my favorite. I always tried to dress me kittens up when I was little...they hated it too!

(Beatrix Potter)

Do you still consider him/her to be among your favorites?

Definately. I have an even greater appreciation for her art now than I did then and I greatly admire her creative amagination.

Who is the most recent addition to your list of favorite authors, and why?

J. R. R. Tolkien. I just recently started reading the Lord of the Rings...I think it's the most well written work I've read yet. He describes things in such a way you can nearly feel, smell, and taste them. I also find great encouragement as I read about his characters and their struggles and how they overcome their obsticles. It encourages me to keep fighting on in my own life.

(J. R. R. Tolkien)

If someone asked you who your favorite authors were right now, which authors would first pop out of your mouth?

Jane Austen, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, John Eldredge, Roald Dahl

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Foam

I found this magazine buried in the back of the rack at Barnes and Noble and it just may be my new favorite. A magazine for lovers of Fashion, Ocean, Art, and Music. I love it. :)