a new sewing machine. more making stuff.

i am so excited, i got a new sewing machine yesterday! my mom got if for me for my 30th birthday. i really am becoming domesticated! the only sewing i have done are some buttons, simple, hand-sewn curtains for gus' room and some curtains on a borrowed machine (a couple weeks ago.) so this is truly a new road i am heading down. how exciting.

ok, so. after many hours of being unproductive here at work, (well, i guess semi-productive, since i did print lots of craft project patterns!) i need to better organize my time. with all of these great ideas out there and some of my own floating around in my gray matter, i should have enough to make for the rest of my life.

so now it is time to get the move on! and post my stuff here.

1st project . . . better, wider curtains to replace the last ones i made. the first set will cover a doorless closet on the same room. (can't be wasting fabric!)

Sweet Potato, Pear, and Red Bell Pepper Puree

So, most of Gus' food comes from our kitchen. I like to give him a variety of foods, but up until recently his age has deterred that a bit. Last week I made this number. It's so tasty that I would eat it! I did not "measure," but what I did, follows. Can easily be modified as sizes of veggies and fruit are not absolute.

Sweet Potato, Pear, Red Bell Pepper, and Zucchini Puree

Boil for 10-15 minutes, with just enough water to cover potatoes . . .

• 2 small sweet potatoes (about 4 inches long) (peeled and sliced)

Add . . .

• 1 pear (sliced with skin on)
• a piece of red bell pepper (about 1 1/2 X 4 inches)
• part of a young zucchini (about 2 1/2 inches long)
• around a teaspoon of dried tarragon
• around a Tablespoon of fresh parlsey

Continue to boil until all is soft enough to blend to desired consistency.

Place in blender, food processor, or under your heavy handed masher and work it to desired consistency.

Feed to baby or other willing being.

This freezes really well. I portioned it out into single tablespoon servings and frozen using ice cube tray.

To re-heat, I place cubes in small skillet with a bit of water, slowly while moving cubes around as to not burn.

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9 months old, almost in college!

I simply cannot believe that my wee tiny boy is 9 months old already. Hardly wee or tiny any more. My, how the time sure flies. At the very beginning of his life, so many people would gush about how tiny he was and how fast they grow, reminiscent of babies from their own lives. "take lots of pictures, they grow so fast." Well, naturally, I take lots of pictures for that is what I went into debt for. But the whole, "they grow so fast," was kinda like, "duh, of course they do, they're babies, you fool." But who is the fool, now? Me. That's right, me! I find myself saying that to others about their wee ones, like mine is a grown man! My, how the tables turn and life changes so rapidly.