For two weeks I have a big back yard to play in - that's something I don't get in an apartment. Tonight I used Swiss chard from the Keep Austin Beautiful gardent at LBJ High School to make bow-tie pasta with chard, garlic, olive oil, and sliced cherry tomatoes from this backyard garden. Tomorrow I'm going to make string beans that I picked from this vine right before taking these pictures. I got eaten up by mosquitoes while taking these, but it seems the trick is to not itch them initially and then they go away. I'm opposed to spraying bug repellent on myself if at all possible.
It appears that this summer I have taken on too many projects and extra work, and without time to do all of it, I end up in a state where I just want to scream and can't do anything. This is sad, because everything I'm supposed to be doing, I like. But I agreed to do too much, all on top of needing to writewritewrite articles to recoup all of my moving expenses. Being a grown-up is hard. Maybe that's why I like the doll house look of this workshop. I gave myself a "vacation" tonight to take pictures and cook, but really, not accomplishing anything just makes me more anxious, (well, not accomplishing anything extra - I did go to work all day). So, tomorrow will be a day of grinding paces (post-work - arg).
Dress: Blue Velvet Vintage in Austin
Pearls: my grandma's
No shoes: the Arkansas in me
3 comments:
Love these photos, it looks very gingerbread house meets Stepford. Um, in a good way.
I totally know what you mean, whenever I try to relax by not doing something I just feel guilty I'm not doing anything. *sigh* Good luck getting things done!
Beautiful dress! I'm a sucker for gingham!
@Michelle - haha thank you. While taking the pictures I was thinking "day dreaming 50's housewife"
@Jenni - thank you! me too! especially in colors that remind me of Dorothy
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