New pants
Hey all! Bet you are in the thick of making something delicious…. Brining something? Making some pie dough? Ironing some napkins? Prepping endless brussel sprouts? We are not eating until at least 6 tomorrow, so I am figuring on baking the Maple Bourbon Pecan pie in the morning, but I do need to coat the pork loin with rosemary/sugar/garlic, and I need to make up the pie dough tonight. Thought I would duck in here and test out my new method of connecting. I am struggling this Fall with my mid-section (she says the day before one of the biggest feasts of the American year…), none of last Winter’s hard pants are currently able to zip up. So in order not to be cold this Fall I have made two pairs of elastic waist pants. This is one of them- the Bisque trousers from Vivian Shao Chen. I find these trousers very chic and trim, good for skimming over my pooch, while looking very put together. And being quite comfortable! I made this pair in some Hokkoh corduroy I bought from Fiddlehead Artisan Supply last Fall. It is very lightweight, almost too lightweight for pants, I think I bought it to make a shirt…? But I was in a bit of a panic when I made them, as looking at the massive pile of bottom weight fabrics I own, most are cuts bought for making hard pants, and therefore too small for this pattern. I needed pants! It was just post election and my brain was sparking and smoking, so I grabbed it anyway. They are very comfortable, and certainly go with the current color story in my closet. They are warm enough for right now, in a couple weeks I will need the other pair I made, which I will share soon. The more I wear them the better my opinion of them grows… I think they work well with this poplin Genra shirt and my Sonrae pulllover. And my Red Wing boots, which I probably won’t take off till April, maybe May. I do need to make some bottoms in darker colors. Wow, this is a very different post from the last one, no?
Balance. We all need balance in our lives. As I go through my daily rituals I encounter others who have the same worried, distracted look on their faces. It takes energy not to think about the bad shit. I feel grateful that my Summer renovation project is just about to come to end. My home is distracting me. I am finding new places for things to live. AGOS now has an actual office space (Desk TK) where I can store all my files. I have had people, extra, wonderful, but still extra, people in my space since June. The introvert in me is looking forward to having my solitary home back soon so I can come and go, nap, work, eat, sew, as I please. Damn, I am getting weirder and weirder as I get older.
I love me some Jill Draper yarn! And this High Plains that just arrived at my doorstep is no exception….
Things I have seen, read, thought about lately that I want to share:
Martha, the documentary. How society tried to knock her down, but she refused to let it. Interesting watch.
The Disappearance of Shere Hite. Another documentary about an opinionated woman and how society treated her. Also interesting watch.
Do men actually like women….? Lyz Lenz and Jane Ward aren’t sure…
Is there a theme here? Perhaps….
Hey, don’t shop at Amazon this season! Book stores make most of their years income in these weeks between now and Xmas. Push back at the fucking oligarchs who are about to take over our government. Shop local! For books, and everything else! Black Friday sales are not worth the trouble, and they just perpetuate a system of capitalism that holds us all down.
In stitches,
Sam