So very pleased with how this bag came out. If I was ever to make it again, I would have matched the brown leather top stitching thread. I thought I'd like the contrast look, and I don't hate it, but matching hides a multitude of sins.
Still, this piece is a beautiful bag that is going to last me a long time.
Harris Tweed (did you know it's a protected fabric, like champagne?) and leather. With a fun canvas lining.
Tomorrow I start work! I'm excited and oh so very nervous.
I want to, mostly, take today as a rest day...
But, at the ripe old age of 40, I'm realizing that I actually DO derive dopamine and endorphins from just like... ¿?¿Adulting™¿?¿
Who IS she?!
It's true. Idk when it happened, I don't hate it? Spending all day in burrito mode with video games doesn't hit the same as it used to when there are Things™ to do.
So today's task is cleaning out the upstairs freezer.
I had some leftover beer yesterday, and a really active sourdough starter...
So y'all know where this is going.
I really love Emilie Raffa's basic loaf. I chuck everything in my kitchen aid, give it a whirl. Rest 30 min. Another lil whirl. Then into a container to proof overnight.
Quick shape in the morning and into a banneton. Give it like an hour or two, slice the top and bung it into the dutch oven for 50 min with the lid on. Perfection
Tomorrow I WFH and I'm going to make enchiladas, with sauce from scratch.
I'm so excited. Never done it before, but I have a few recipes to riff off, and my friend who is Mexican has given me several tips (but no recipe cuz they learned how to do it via vibes, which is valid AF, lol).
Why yes, I do bring my sourdough starter on vacation...
Also my kitchen aid, pasta machine, and rice cooker... Lmao.
Vacation for me means holing up in an apartment somewhere else and just checking out of my life for a bit. Currently enjoying a big storm on the west coast of Washington in a tiny little fishing town. It's lovely.
✔ Finalize and email out tomorrow's schedule for the barn
✔ Full self-care shower (inc hair, shaving, and foot scrub)
✔ Send end-of-term potluck sign-up email for the barn
Still to do:
🍴 Finish clearing to the dining table and get that set up
📦 Unpack and put away kitchen stuff
✈ Carefully plan a trip next month
🧶 Finish the hair for my Ukrainian amigurumi doll
📚 Start reading books at bedtime again, not scrolling insta reels
But first, we're gonna wait for the Sunbeam to arrive (no spoilers please, I have not finished the game! I've only made it just to this point a few times, so I know what happens to it but not beyond) and then go make some lunch. I think it's a soup and buns kinda of day.
Might be a grownup and also unload the dishwasher while I'm down there.