{yarn bombing comes to texas}

A little birdie just told me that a yarn bombing of the Texas A&M campus is underway, featuring the artist Magda Sayeg, of knitted-bus fame. For the trippiest website you've ever seen, click here. (But maybe give it a miss if you're epileptic, or have had more than two cups of coffee today).

There'll be info sessions taking place:

Tuesday, February 7th, 1pm, Rudder 402
Thursday, February 9th, 6:30pm, Rudder 410

Tilly and I plan to stop by tomorrow -- a room full of yarn bombers sounds like quite an experience in itself!

{a community quilt}

Last night, as the clock struck twelve, the last of the tea was drunk, the final ginger-chocolate-chip biscuit was scoffed, and the 130th square was slipped into place on my living-room floor. The enormous grey and yellow geometric pattern is a first effort at community quilting -- quilts made with donated fabric, by volunteers, for local people in need of bedding. 

You can read more about the project, and get involved, here.

P.S. Anyone else imagining a bumblebee? You know, the modern sort of bee, who's strictly about organic honey, wears waistcoats, and comes home to a minimal, Scandivanian-style hive? 

Texas Reds Festival

Today, feeling ambitious, we went to the Texas Reds festival of steak and wine in downtown Bryan. What an experience! The streets were clouded with the smoke and smell of cooking steak, chicken, corn and all manner of other delights.

We strolled around, taking in all the amazing people, and stopping to rest every now and then to eat, drink lots of water, and listen to a wonderful variety of jazz, rock, and country music.

Everyone was so incredibly nice to pregnant old me... we got free parking when the attendants noticed a baby seat in the car, free water bottles, free hugs, and plenty of smiles and friendly remarks about my belly and cowboy hat! We even met a labour nurse from the hospital, who said if we came in on Monday night, she'd be there to help us!

Now, time to put those fat feet up, and hope all that walking and the vibrations from the music have gotten Tilly excited to come out!

A Day out in Bryan

In the spirit of doing things worth taking photos of, yesterday Justin and I had a little stroll around downtown Bryan. I lured him out there with the promise of an icy cold chocolate malt from this lovely little antique shop on the corner. Delicious.

And then, fueled by chocolate, we walked around, stopping every few feet so I could take a photo of something or other! This lovely rusty car was the door knob to another little antique shop:

Justin thinks I'm completely insane. He likes the new, clean buildings, and wondered why I wasn't taking any photos of them. But for me, peeling paint and uneven edges are the most beautiful thing!

And old doors.

Did I mention peeling paint?

This was my favourite shot of the day. The fading white paint on the front of the building makes me think of a geisha's face paint at the end of a day!

Today, we'll be staying home and resting, as Justin isn't feeling well. I've also decided to make my cushion cover fabrics into a table cloth, using the red spots as the main piece and adding a border of turquoise (as the red doesn't completely cover the table top!)... so hopefully I can finish that today.

Hope you're having a lovely weekend!

Rainbow Mugs

I took this photo today in a fun little antique shop in downtown Bryan, and it just makes me smile so much, I thought I'd share it with you! Isn't colour the best?