07 January 2006
Phew. How does anybody get anything done during the week? I'm having a hard enough time getting stuff done so far this weekend! We looked at a couple of flats today, and that took up the entire morning and a couple hours of the afternoon. We're not even looking for a place to buy yet -- just a flat to rent so our current place can be empty to sell it. THEN we can buy. Since property hunting isn't fun, here's a nice hibiscus which was blooming in Rob's parents garden in Portugal last October:
Pretty. So, what things did I want to accomplish this weekend? Let me consult my list. I wanted to buy stamps and send the give-away prints, but since the first part failed to happen this morning, I'll have to wait until Monday. They're coming, guys, but they need special postage to fly, fly across the sea.
I also wanted to make more prints (check!) and sew up some lavender pouches (tomorrow?) and make tote bags (next weekend?) and bake macarons from Nigella's recipe. I've since scrapped the macaron idea, because I bought The River Cottage Family Cookbook (it's a great book for cooking with kids, and also for me, cooking without kids), and there's a recipe for chocolate eclairs.
Really, chocolate eclairs. Yum.
So, I did make new bird prints last night. This is what they look like:
They have a light aqua background with red-orange birds and leaves and a dark blue outline. I really like this colour combo, and I've got a few extras if anybody is interested. There are eight of varying quality, though none of them are actually very bad. If a price of £3/$5 sounds good to you, drop me a line at anna.torborg[AT]gmail.com, and I'll send you a PayPal request. I'm also open to trades, and it doesn't have to be for just the print. (If anybody getting one of the freebies wants a matching set, get in quick, and I'll send them together on Monday.)
The other list hinted at in the title 'Lists' is my Amazon wishlist. It wasn't actually for wishing for things (because I'm a bit gifted out after the holidays), but just for general interest purposes, in case anybody cared what I'm thinking about buying (or wishing I had). I can't seem to get a link for it, though, so no list. I can summarize it by saying: lots of domesticity and Honky Chateau by Elton John. What a great album.
And now! Chocolate eclairs!
Get back honkey cat! Glad to hear you appreciate Sir Elton. I always thought you were ambivalent about him. I grew up on 11-17-70. Even though I must have only been two or three at the time (or maybe 15) I thought listening to that record (no CDs then) that this young British guy seemed pretty good at the piano and singing thing. I thought then, he'll get older and gayer and marry another man someday, but he sure can play! I still think he's at his best when it's just the piano and him. Remember the King Biscuit Flower Hour on the radio? You were probably pretty young then.
.d
posted by .d at January 7, 2006 07:16 PM