It is amazing how a simple cold virus can bring a household to it's knees. We have all spent the last week coughing up our lungs.
In that time, we did start planning our garden, though. We Square Foot Garden, and get a lot of produce, while still managing to keep our lawn. The only problem is that our naturopath has our diabetic DD on the blood type diet. She's type A, so no nightshades. I'm not quite sure how to garden without tomatoes or peppers. I always keep a section of the garden where they can go eat whatever they want, and that shouldn't change, but the no nightshades will hurt. Of course, I'm type O, so that means her recommendations for me were different, but 3 against 1.
On the sewing front, I've been sort of drawn to the ethnic feel of the clothes in some of the stores, but I'm not fond of the lack of shape. The embroidered and batik fabrics are amazing, the strong gypsy feel very nice, but not everyone looks good in a tent, and many people look pregnant in an empire waist with a flared skirt. The batwing shirts are something else, too. I might have a couple of them hiding somewhere, but they are probably sized for a 14 year old. Well, the ethnic feel sort of goes with my bellydancing obsession, and Ann Sayre Wiseman's Cuts of Cloth is definitely a start for some experiments. There may be a kameez or afghanistan blouse in my near future. I also have some glorious chinese silk in a heavy kimono weight just waiting to turn into something.
This cape over on BurdaStyle goes well my current vampire fetish as well. Maybe that's what I should do with that red silk. I have a smaller piece of black with gold dragons, but the red would be more striking. The question is, am I ready to venture out of hiding? It's so much easier to hide what I really like, than to come out in Saskatchewan. The red would certainly speak out, and when we first moved here, I still wore my vintage furs, and biker boots, and piercings, but has my nerve fled forever? Are Husky's sweats and ponytails my future, or chinese red capes and 2 tone hair? Only time will tell.
The cape pattern looks cool, but it doesn't look like it would be all that comfortable. You could start by reconstructing one from an existing jacket, and see if you like it.
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