One Bite at a Time

Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps a singing bird will come.

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I worked for quite a while on this dress and I don’t really like it 😭

It was a simple pattern that I complicated by teaching myself how to pipe- and then making my own piping for some reason. And adding pockets. AND then I added this ruffle on the bottom inexplicably and I’m not really a fan, I don’t think. It’s fine, I can cut it off easily but I’m going to leave it for a few days and see if it grows on me.

This is a pretty expensive linen and now I’m feeling like this was the wrong project for it ☹️ Oh well, I’ll wear it around the house at least. And I learned a new skill, so not a total loss.

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It's that time again

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I eat scrambled eggs on toast with a nectarine and a bowl of cherries for breakfast most days in the summer and it’s transcendent.

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Bertolt Brecht, trans. Tom Kuhn and David Constantine

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Absolutely not.

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Father’s Day buttermilk biscuits 🥰

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On our drive to Louisiana we saw dozens of billboards for this injury lawyer named Morris Bart. He had a weird smile and we slowly grew obsessed with him.

Y’all look at the Father’s Day card Henry made for Erik:

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Saw someone say they make a Cobb salad for lunch every day in the summer and it sounded like a plan to me.

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I need this sticker real real bad

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taking a huge hit of this quote from rabbi tarfon rn

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Ok how actually scary is Widow’s Bay? I’m a huge weenie and can’t handle even a little horror if it’s realistic, so I’m thinking I need to steer clear of this one. But I’m also hearing that it’s very funny, and I love Matthew Rhys so this is a really tough call.

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😴😴😴

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Bestie’s kid is staying with us today.

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Today we discovered by accident that Maisie knows the word “kitty,” presumably leftover from when Ollie was still with us. Every time we said it, she perked her head and her ears up and started looking around wildly, as if expecting him to walk into the room. I had to apologize to her and explain that Ollie wasn’t coming, and it kind of broke my heart.

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Does anyone else involuntarily burst into tears during any birth scene? It happens to me EVERY TIME now and it’s extremely inconvenient.

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Daily amazement at the view through our bedroom windows.

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I'm in a Facebook group for people who make dupes of Christy Dawn and DÔEN dresses. Mostly I just follow for inspiration and to get leads on indie sewing patterns, but yesterday I posted my most recent June Dress. It was my first time posting in the group and I was a little nervous because there are so many incredibly talented people there. Well, somehow overnight my post kind of blew up and I woke up to over 100 notifications of likes and comments. I was shocked. Everyone was SO NICE, complimenting my seams and the lace trim and asking me questions about the little hacks I made to the pattern. It's so silly, but I actually finally kind of feel like a real sewist. I wanted to learn to sew for a long long time, but I tried a few times and couldn't quite get the hang of it so I gave up. I just didn't think I had the brain for it, but it turns out I DO. I just needed to keep at it! And now I love it! And I'm really happy and proud.

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Hoochie daddy Father’s Day shorts incoming 👀