week of 12/10/2012 in review

a busy first week of work.

- foods made.  MON. salmon, quinoa, broccoli.  WEDS.  mapo tofu w/ bok choy & mushrooms.  THURS.  baked sweet potatoes, w/ broccoli.  

- friends & happenings.  delphix holiday party.  brunch w/eugene&alicia.  brunch with katherine.  shira's housecooling.  birthday drinks w/renee.  LOTR & pot roast @ P&J's.

- having fun drawing with thread using my new free motion quilting foot :)

week in review

- foods made.  MON. alphabet soup.  TUES. leek & chard tart w/ greens. THURS. spaghetti squash w/ bolognese & arugula salad

- crafts made.  finished one quilt, began another.

- friends.  coffee w/ keqin.  lunch w/ olga.  locanda w/ george & matt.  networking lunch.  mayor's budget office holiday brunch.  LOTR & Santung w/ p&j, b&hm, and others.  potluck @ rebecca's.

an open letter

dear birds residing on the anderson-tompkins-ellsworth-ogden block,

it would please me to find you eating grubs and snails in our yard. the raccoons having been digging up our lovely grasses in pursuit of these chewy morsels.  today, i counted 8 grubs.  they are yours -- feast away!  please?

very truly yours,

carol

thought of the day

my most worthwhile and memorable adventures have always felt a little scary and crazy!

- foods made. TUES. salmon w/ pasta & spinach.  WED. roasted chicken w/ root vegetables. THU. pasta w/ broccoli raab.  

- hanging out.  Dinner @ Piqueo's w/ matt to celebrate my new job!  Skyfall & Mifune w/ pete & jane.  LOTR & chicken noodle soup w/ pete & jane.

- crafts.  made lots of felty things.  about 3/4 finished with my first quilt :)

- job.  i'll start in the mayor's office next week.

- wedding.  closing in (mentally at least :) on the date, venue, and caterer. eschewing all wedding-oriented vendors means more coordination / communication and an enormous amount of do-it-together spirit.  i think we can pull it off, and it feels right!