I'm baaaaaack!

With the exception of 36 hours or so, I've felt like a crazy, deranged lady for the last three months. There aren't really good reasons for this. There haven't been any life-altering catastrophes, just a rotating roster of life stuff - and most of it has been enjoyable. Like trips and weddings, and positive changes. One being that I moved about a month ago, into a fantastic place, with a regularly sized kitchen! Look at it! Look at my kitchen! Well, look at half of it.
And while you're at it, look at my reading nook. Poang chair + bay window = win. The footstool doesn't hurt, either. But anyway, I moved. I've also been planning an epic trip. I'll be spending about a month in Southeast Asia, starting in February. More on that later. I've also been sewing! Sewing complicated things! Things that I am giving as gifts. So you'll have to wait until they've been given before I spill the beans.

Anyway, I'm excited to share some projects. Expect to hear about (and see evidence of) sewing milestones and a notable crock pot conquest very soon. In the meantime, I'm going to spend the weekend on the Oregon coast, with my visiting parents, hopefully doing a lot of this: