dreaming in black and white.

I got a job to sew some curtains for a costume shop in Dallas. They were moving into a new building and needed new curtains for their grand re-opening. Long story on how they found me (or better...how we found them)...but it was a blast from the past and they hired me to make them.

15 curtains later.
I am sick of black and white stripes.

But they turned out really nicely.
And when we brought them over, I got to take some pics of the store.

I'm so excited that my curtains will be in the windows. 

I'll be able to drive by and be like..."heh. I made those."

One Day More!

Do you hear the people sing?!

We made a movie. My friendy Morgie and I spent ALL the live long day workin on it...

It is a spoof, of sorts, from the musical Les Miserables. To see the original go here.

Morgan played: Eponine, Marius, Javert, and M. Thenardier.
I portrayed: Cosette, Jean Valjean, Enjorlas, and Madame Thenardier.

Please enjoy. And do let us know what you think.

EDITED TO ADD: Apparently a lot of you can't see it...so I uploaded it to youtube. Let me know if you can view it now!

a birthdayish adventure.

My dear friend Ryleigh's birthday party was this weekend.
Twas ever so fun.

The members of the adventure are as follows:
Me.
Morgie.
Maddy.
Shalah.
and of course, Ryleigh.

fun times. 

and a very happy birthday to you Ryleigh, dear! :)

the theatre. the theatre.

I love the theatre. 

truly.

the thrill of arriving at the theatre...dressed ever so nicely.

sitting down.

looking through the program.

the announcements finish.

the lights dim.

and the music begins. 

this summer we've enjoyed countless youth productions. all of them quite excellent.

Les Miserables @ artisan theatre

The Pirates of Penzance @ backdoor theatre

Robin Hood @ cottage theatre (CHE)

School House Rock @ CHE 

a dying art.

sewing is a dying art. 

sad, but true.

Wal-mart has gradually been removing the sewing sections of the store.

small, independent sewing stores have been closing down everywhere.

Saturday, we saw another victim of this cruel and unhappy fate. a sewing store...going out of business. however, lucky for me (and all the other old ladies) who were able to benefit from the great deals.

the previous owner had passed on, and her husband and children and grand children were trying to sell everything. as we were checking out, we saw tears. mom and I had to bite our lip and blink our eyes in a rapid motion (to prevent said tears).

But let other pens dwell on guilt and misery...

we reaped large benefits from the sale.

 $15 quilts:

some $1 a yard fabric:

and a CUTE vintage dress: 

tonight I'm attending a gala for the "Cottage Theatre". 

I have been nominated for "best supporting actress in a non-musical" from my performance as Rachel Lynde in Anne of Green Gables. 

I'm very excited. they will also be showing clips from every play ever done there, and having...DESSERTS! 

it sounds like  a very enjoyable evening.

as the peaches jellify.

besides my lovely visit to Atlanta's residence...my life has been laid back, but quite busy...a typical summer.

we were gifted with overripe peaches on Saturday.
only we had no time to do anything with them until Monday.
by then, they had become even more overripe, and we were only able to use half of them.

I spent almost all of Monday peeling, pitting, and ridding of moldy/blackish stuff. By the time I got to the good stuff, there were only a few slices worth keeping. So it took FOREVER to get enough to actually make some jelly-ish/preserves.

yesterday we canned them.

they look quite delish if I do say so myself.

a truth universally acknowledged.

Yesterday I experienced one of the most epic photo shoots of my existence. There were two subjects: Atlanta and I...with two torturers *ahem* photographers: Mom and Mrs. Shannon. The purpose: a Regency inspired photoshoot. The result: 400 amazing pictures (we narrowed it down to the best)!! :) enjoy.

to see more go to Atlanta's blog.