This week Carole invited us to share ten things Idid this weekend. It’s the unofficial end of summer, but you wouldn’t know it by the gorgeous weather we had! Here are a few highlights:
- Picked up tile samples for finishing out our fireplace. This spring we purchased a fireplace insert to make using the fireplace more efficient. Our house is a one-level ranch, which means our dependence on oil should go down. Figuring out how to trick out the surround has been a puzzle…but I think the tile samples have led to good ideas!
- Ate a kiwi. Neal visited his mom and brought her some of our CSA produce. She gave him some kiwis in return. I can’t remember the last time I ate one!
- Drank a gin and tonic, the official drink of Chez Golightly’s porch. Is it the last of the season? Maybe…maybe not!
- Drank the first Scottish pear of the season. You probably want to drink one, too, so here’s the recipe: 3/4 oz Glenfiddich; 3/4 oz gin; 1 1/2 oz pear nectar; 1/4 oz. lemon juice; 1/2 oz honey syrup (or agave syrup). Mix, serve over ice.
- Roasted tomatoes in an effort to have more summer in the freezer come winter.
My friend Joyce said they looked like pomegranates! - Hiked with Oskar. A lot.
- Drew and painted more postcards (you can sign up for the #2015PostcardProject and get one for yourself…I need about 75 more people to make it to the end of the year.)
- Purchased Frye Campus Boots. My sister had a pair with a braid down the side in the late 70s/early 80s, and at long last, I have a pair of my own. These boots are made in the USA and feel like a million bucks on!
- Sewed bias tape using this method Leah from Clementine recommended. I messed it up earlier in the summer, but persistence and slow stitching paid off!
- Sewed my first Dress No. 3 from the awesome 100 Acts of Sewing indie pattern line. The long version didn’t flatter me, so I cut it to be tunic length. I think I’m going to live in it this fall…can’t you see it with skinny jeans and Frye campus boots? I’ll be making another one that hits just above my knee.
Dress No. 3, Oskar approve How about you? What did you do this weekend?
A Scottish Pear sounds interesting and worth trying. I’ve been making roasted tomato sauce by the quarts just to keep summer sunshine on hand during winter months. You look fabulous in the tunic and I can see it with skinny jeans and Frye boots!
An inspiring and delicious sounding list! I love the tunic dress. Maybe when the weather cools I will finally be able to get sewing. We have much revelry in my neighborhood over Labor Day weekend, that between festival activities and perfect beach weather, I was in action for 3 days solid. I need a long weekend to recover from my long weekend. FortunatelyI will be joining you at Fiber College!
G&T (or V&T) is my favored summer drink, but I will definitely be trying a Scottish pear soon (maybe tonight!) Thanks for the recipe!
Not a fan of gin but I do love a vodka & tonic with a twist of lemon. I think our weather this week will allow for more drinks on the porch and I love your new boots!
That Scottish pear sounds absolutely divine. Must try. Your weekend sounds just perfect — and I love the tunic. 🙂
Oh what was I thinking when I got rid of those boots all those years ago??? Congratulations! And the dress is FAB!
I saw your boots on Instagram and admit to being a teensy, tiny bit jealous – you’re gonna rock that tunic with skinny jeans this fall! I’m a huge gin fan – not sure what I think about mixing it with scotch, but hey, I have all the ingredients, so maybe I’ll try!
that tunic is amazing and your boots. enjoy in happiness and health! ♥ and thank you! i may have found the oxford i’ve been searching for years. (anna, grey)