Dolly's Cloud

Over Christmas vacation I made a custom dress form (sewing mannequin) with some friends from school. Unfortunately the fiberfill stuffing fell out all over the office floor. Before I had a chance to clean it up, however, Dolly decided that it would make a lovely little nest and promptly nestled in to take a nap. I almost didn't have the heart to clean it up at all, as it was so cute to see her all curled up like she was laying in a fluffy white cloud, but it was a horrible mess as it got caught in the carpet and I am still (3 months later) finding bits of fluff that have held on. Oh, well.

Midnight Steak Feast

Not long ago I was craving steak dreadfully . I mean REALLY dreadfully (and no this strange craving does not mean I am pregnant). The only problem is that we had no steak, and it was close to midnight. So, being the free adults that we are, we headed to Wal-Mart. As we were driving we decided that it would be a great shame to have steaks by themselves, as steaks are such a treat that they really deserve to be accompanied by a decent meal. So, the great midnight steak feast was planned. Jason grilled the steaks, and also some onions and mushrooms, and I made some wonderful bruschetta, and then Jason wanted to make something like an olive patte to have with the toasted baguette for the bruschetta so he made that. It was the most wonderful feast!
Yum!!

Gingerbread Cookies

I know what you must be thinking... Gingerbread cookies in May? Well, I am extremely fond of gingerbread cookies (at least the way I make them where they are deliciously soft for weeks), and I think that it is a tragedy to only have them once a year. Thus, I made gingerbread cookies half a year before I am supposed to. What a silly rule, really, to only allow them once a year. Anyway, I made all sorts of shapes. (Thanks to mom for the big bucket of 100 different cookie cutters for my birthday!) These are some that I surprised Jason with. I love being behind a good surprise!

Back from a long break

I'm sure it seams that we have fallen off the edge of the earth. The only excuse I make is a long and wearying semester, which is now over, and normal life can now resume. No promises to the frequency of future posts, as such promises tend to broken often, but surely it will be more often than I have in the past.

Halloween

This Halloween Jason wanted to be a hero from a romance novel, and so I became his damsel in distress. I worked really hard the last week to make Jason a pair of very fitted leather pants, and myself a beautiful dress. I think they turned out great!


We had a really fun Halloween. I wore my dress to school to show it to the sewing classes I T.A. for, and we had a small party in the evening with Jenn, Cory, and Karissa. We had a lot of fun seeing the cute trick-or-treaters, though we ran out of candy around 9:00. Jason made a really good stew, which we served in a pumpkin that we grew this year in our garden. We also had some amazing rolls which Jason and Jenn made. It was so much fun to see the costumes everyone came up with this year.
I love Halloween!

A New Blog Begins...

One night as we huddled together in our dark basement, we came to the sudden realization that we were, in fact blogless. Almost all of our friends and family had blogs, yet we remained barren. We went to specialists and clinics, trying to find a solution to our bloglessness, but the pills they gave us didn't work. It was time for our last option... adoption. Thus, we have adopted Manwaring Manor as our very own. Please show it the respect it so richly deserves by reading its posts and making delightful little comments. It would make us ever so happy.

Welcome!