Jars

It's photo time!! The new camera is in action. Here is what we have

Jars, on jars, on jars. We've got 2 kinds of Kimchi, sauerkraut, persimmon butter and bulbs!!

This is a close up and maybe my best picture so far.  

Here are two little guys I've got growing. Someday, they'll flower 

A postcard that I sent to a friend in China (fingers crossed that it makes it) 

postcard that I sent to a friend in New Orleans

Besides hiding from the cold in my sleeping bag and working, this is mostly what I've been up too. Also, writing down a story to possibly tell at a storytelling night this Thursday (if I can get over my brutally handicapping stage fright). Getting some inside plants started, harvesting the last of my tomatoes, and cooking awesome meals. Check out this one that I made here. 

Winter is coming. And, we'll have some delicious stuff to show for it. Next Sunday's crafternoon gathering will lead to grain alcohol infusions. I'm thinking basil vodka for bloody marys. It's gift making season!

The truth is yellow, for now.

Yesterday, I dyed my pants yellow orange. Sherbet orange, I'd call it if pressed. 

I got you all a couple of pictures but they're not as spectacular as the pants. 

Which brings me to two different points. First out of, I will be dying these pants every so often until they are very dark. Next up, I kind of want to dye them burgundy/brown however, I'm thinking of green now. Eventually, they'll probably be black. Now, they are yellow though. So, here we have it. Don't worry, you shall see them all.

My second of two points is, I may start looking for a new camera. I'm thinking of getting a phone with a good camera when I update. Any suggestions on point and shoots or cell phones?

My pants! Used to be white but got dirty too easily.

Close up!

Not a lot but not so little

I don't have a lot of info to give you guys today.

I've been working for the past three days and I'll work for the next two. That's good news. I am growing a little tired of being at Slappy Cakes but it'll all be worth it when I'm not behind on money when I come back from the east coast.

Other than that, the weekend is my time off from running and I started a new cross stitch that makes it almost impossible for me to go to bed at night. Hopefully I'll get to work on that on the plane. I would like to find some time to get one more color thread to use before I leave but if I don't I think it will be OK.

Tomorrow I'm looking forward to work in the morning, and three and a half beautiful miles in the evening and maybe some thread shopping somewhere in between there.

Hope you all are doing well. Looking forward to seeing most of you loyal readers in just a few days.

I got off of work early and the sun is shining

So my friend Marika taught me how to cross stitch the other day and I finally made my work friend, Candi, a valentine like I'd wanted to since valentine's day. This took hours and hours. I knew cross stitching was time consuming but I had no idea how bad it was until I made this little guy. Still, I'm proud and that's why I am posting it up here for you guys to check out.

Other than that. Another of my work buddies got promoted to be a manager and they're in need of a new bus person for Fridays. So, I'm going to be that person. That is great news because the bus man typically gets tipped out a fair share. I'm excited about making myself some real money soon.

In non profit based news, I'm going to start volunteering at the Habitat for Humanity Restore in a couple of weeks. I'm pretty excited about that. The Restore is a sculptor's muse. It is filled with awesome, cheap things that you can make stuff with. I'm hoping that it will inspire me to make some artwork. I'm thinking that it will. Especially, if I have a little extra money from my Fridays to buy supplies. It is also a great cause and resource for the community so I'm overall, very excited to bring my skills to help them there.

Look at this orange. I got this orange at work. It perfectly embodies my day. It's so beautiful. Today is a good day. Hope you're having a good one too.

Silly Stuff or Birds at Sea

Yesterday it was gross outside and to avoid going out I wrote some mail, watched some netflix and made this silly collage.

As far as materials go here's how I got myself set up:

Yesterday, I bought some really cool clear elmer's glue at the grocery store while I was out getting a folder and pens. It was half price!

Luckily, I got some matte board in a free box on the side of the road a few months ago and have hung onto it until now.

Most of the images that I used ended up being from the stock of National Geographics that Daniel Wood sent my way.

Last but not least, the chalk pastels are my Mom's from way back in the day. So, that's how I came by everything I needed without spending much of my precious cash $$.

Full picture before tape is pulled

Baby bird, this one out of Portland's own The Mercury, sitting on some antlers

Bird afloat. This guy is probably my favorite "bird at sea" He is also from The Mercury