Spring Break

what a busy few weeks i have had... besides baking on average three loaves of bread a week (so yummy - T has been loving his sack lunches!) i finished up my quarter, started and finished my first quilt, and even got away for a mini-vacation!

the quilt is quite small - about 33x42, but it was made in a few hours, is the perfect infant size (for when we finally get to have babies!!) and contains my favorite - lime green, and T's favorite - bright orange.



we escaped to Hotel Oregon down in McMinnville on Saturday night. Listened to some live music, ate our dinner on their rooftop deck, played pool, antiqued, and relaxed. Glorious!
the view from the roof:


rooftop decor:


Sunday breakfast with fresh squeezed blood-orange juice:


my antiquing treasure - a little iron whale:

five minute bread

so easy. so delicious.

buy this book. make the bread.
don't get scared - i don't have a pizza peel, or a fancy dough container. i mis-measured the flour and my dough was not as "wet" as they describe. and you know what? it didn't matter! we had delicious, home-baked bread in a matter of minutes - and not a single dish to wash! now that is my kind of baking... :)

coffee anyone?

What a Sunday we had at the Robinson household! We were able to sleep in, enjoyed our coffee with a side of sunshine, and then a matinee of The Other Boleyn Girl. Ahhhh... if only ALL our days were so enjoyable!

T takes his black.. I am partial to something a little sweeter! The coffee-cozy was inspired by Design*Sponge, and I have to admit is a fantastic project. I have already started two more as presents!

the skirt

I just realized that I never put up photos of Chelsea's skirt... possibly because I didn't take any before it was handed over! She has a few shots on her blog - and maybe we will set up a photo shoot in the near future...

Gratitude Part 3

Today was amazing... sunny and warm. I sat outside with a cold drink and marveled at how one glorious day could make me forget the last 5 months of cold, drizzy, grey....

The mint we loved last summer is starting to grow back, and I can almost taste its sweet tangyness... Spearmint and strawberries on a bed of vanilla ice cream = heaven!!!

Gratitude Part 2

I love fabric, and I always have. If I am feeling blue, all i have to do is hit the fabric store and browse. I love to match patterns and colors, and will buy a couple of yards *just because*. My husband doesn't understand - he is the type that has to know what he is going to use it for before he buys it. So this bit of gratitude is dedicated to all those other crafty women out there who are just as inspired, awed, cheered, and in love with fabric as I am!

Here are some of my latest aquisitions: (Craft Warehouse was having a $1 fat quarter sale!!!!)

Gratitude - Part 1

We finished our taxes yesterday... oh joy... and for the first time in my entire life i owe the government money. So instead of stressing out about how "adult" that feels, i am taking stock of all of the things that i love, that inspire me, and that remind me of things other than taxes. :)

As you may know, i have a huge obesssion with anything kitchen related, especially if it is a frivolous gadget with very limited use. Currently i am on a salt&peppar shaker kick...

The little birds i have had the longest, and make me so cheerful evertime i pick them up, and on occasion have been known to baby talk to them... The glass shakers are our every-day ones, and they are so simple and timeless that i don't mind having them on the table at all times. The silver ones were thrifted by my darling husband - as a CHILD- and for that i have to love him even more.. if that is possible! The last pair is my most recent aquisition, and i have to thank the Anthropologie gods for allowing them to go on sale for 1/4 their original price! I have made a ridiculous amount of boiled eggs recently, just so i can use my Stag-Head shakers...by the way, another fun fact about me: i am a vegetarian who is opposed to hunting for sport. Can you explain my love of these heads? - because i can't.

Tah Dah!

the kitty hamock: looks like moo is quite happy!

Todd's Christmas hat... no earflaps, but warm and colorful!

The gnome Chess set: which will be a present for my brother Magnus who has waited paitently for three years! (all it needs now is the board... which is where T comes in!)

And my napkins: we have been concerned with how many paper towels and napkins we have gone through lately, and now we don't have to worry! So simple - just some great Amy Butler fabric, and a simple fold-over edge.

no pictures...

I admitted from day one that I wasn't the best at staying on top of journals, letters, posts, and that there would most likeley be delays. And of course I have been on break from school, therefore I have had no reason to procrastinate! :) and finally in my defense, my adorable tiny little camera is being repaired by the good folks at Cannon so I don't even have a way to take pictures!

I am back in school now, so as soon as the camera is repaired you can look for pics of my latest projects:
1) a poofy skirt for Chelsea
2) cloth napkins for my table
3) a gnome chess set
4) a kitty hammock!

see you in a few!

Mistletoe and Merriment

i guess i only blog when i need to procrastinate - i have had almost a week of free time and i still haven't updated.

Finals are over, and we finally got our tree! (it fits in the trunk!!!!)

and we celebrated the season with good friends and lots of dessert...

Now its on to knitting for the husband, getting my gnome swap packages ready to go to family in CA, MI, and NM, and more crafting... I am one happy girl!