http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org and some of my other hobbies too Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:53:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I find myself with more free time lately and so I have been slowly getting back into the sewing room. One of the first things I wanted to finish for myself was a robe made from this pattern. I've had this pattern forever and over the years have made it for ... http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2009/11/07/yay-time-for-sewing-again/ On June 20th we found ourselves heading back to Moonridge at Big Bear Lake once more. It's been three years since our last visit. It would have been nice to see the Moonridge Animal Park finally situated in it's new location, but that has not happened. From what I hear ... http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2009/06/29/moonridge-2009/ I haven't been doing to much sewing lately, but never say never. I have been dedicating all my spare time to artwork nowadays. I have a Supernatural fanart blog at and an even newer art blog that includes all my non-fandom artwork. Stop on by! http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2009/05/17/whats-new/ I keep thinking that one of life’s greatest luxuries is time for yourself, free from the demands of the rat race. Funny how that doesn’t occur to you when you are younger. I am enjoying my break. I’ve been doing my artwork, really in depth, not just the part of actually ... http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2008/06/06/the-artwork/ I received my second shipment of Nancy Drew books yesterday. They are in very good shape. Now I just have to find a place to put them. Here I am with my whole collection. (Click to enlarge) I won a couple of small ebay auctions yesterday too. They were for a cute ... http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2007/07/06/friday/ I made a quick lunchtime trip to a yarn store not too far from work. The store is called the Slipt Stitch and is located right in downtown El Segundo which is about a 5 minute drive from the office. I’ve been wanting to get some longer size 5 circular ... http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2007/07/05/lunchtime-errand/ We got our day off today and spent it all at home, except for going off for a walk in the early evening. It was a beautiful day, sunny and clear, but not too hot. I did a little sewing. I worked on my latest pair of black pants which had ... http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2007/07/04/4th-of-july/ Weighed in at 150.6 this morning! I think my efforts at logging every single calorie I eat is beginning to work. :-) I ran a few errands today. I needed to get size 5 circulars in a longer length, I only have a 16 ” one. That is okay for starting ... http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2007/06/30/saturday/ I finally made a start on the Leaf Lace Shawl tonight. I’ve had the pattern from Fiber Trends and the yarn from Elann sitting around for many months now. I already made a practice shawl, so it was time to start on the real McCoy. I’m using this chart reading ... http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2007/06/29/lead-lace-shawl-and-yarn-delivery-2/ I devoted the morning to some house cleaning, washing clothes and organizing my art room. Once my drawing table was cleared off and cleaned up I did a little work on some of my colored pencil drawings. What I like to do when I have some time on the weekends ... http://mostlysewing.lucidway.org/2007/06/24/sunday-activities/