Not a picture of the boy

here's what I've finished recently:


the spice thingy is from one of my mother's cross stitching magazines from around the year I was born. I did most of it while d was in cuba.

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the blue stuff is because I found a bottle of denim RIT at the NEX (funny that the only color the Navy sells is navy), and remembered the curtains for the boy's room that I wanted a bit darker. Everything else I threw in because I couldn't see wasting $3 on a pair of curtains. a bunch of prefolds, one flat, some doublers, three covers (one not shown, but it's the same light blue), a shirt, and a pair of socks. The lighter things were thrown in to "catch" extra color.

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I have recently grown more interested in embroidery and found a bunch of websites with patterns and ideas. This is my first attempt (design c.1930's):









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These two really aren't gratuitous pics of the boy (what, you think I can't go a whole post without at least one pic of him? I can, and one day I will prove it.) These are the two pairs of longies* I made out of the sleeves of two sweaters that were no longer a necessary part of my wardrobe. I've got enough left for two pairs of shorties** from each.
ETA: ok, so upon further review the green fleece pants in that pic---> are not actually the black merino in question. oops.

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Aunt C gave me pasta attachments for my mixer, but unfortunately I don't have the main attachments required to hook the pasta attachments on. You think that stopped me? nope (though I did notice a crack in the handle of my green marble rolling pin. Guess I was pushing too hard) yummy WW pasta, Grandma's key lime pie made with limes from the neighbor's yard, and...um...would you believe local sicilian apple juice??









*longies: wool (or polyester if you like it better or allergic to wool) pants that are worn over a cloth diaper, acting as a cover and pants in one. Since wool absorbs at least 30% of its own weight in pee before feeling wet and allows a maximum of air flow, it's a great option. Plus, so cute! The black pair that you can't really see are merino, and the green pair are a super soft 70% wool, 20%angora and 10% nylon blend.
**shorties are also either wool or polyester, but they are shorts length to better fit under clothes or for summertime.