Sharpredpencil’s Weblog

I’ve been remiss and haven’t blogged in a long time. Not that I was ever really all that great at blogging, but I figured it’s time to keep things current.

We’re moved into the house and it’s fabulous. I’ll share pics as we get rooms painted and somewhat decorated. Expect to see the guest bathroom and office pics soon (I promise). I have an art project I want to do this weekend for the office, then I’ll post pics of the (almost) finished project.

I’m starting to get the garden bug back. I’m not sure what I’m going to do about that, because we don’t have much room and I don’t want our patio overtaken with plants, but I’m jealous of people who are growing tomatoes. I just can’t help it. I want fresh salsa with homegrown tomatoes and my lovely aurora peppers. You know, if only I could grow good tomatoes, I could become famous with that salsa. It could be my signature dish. I’d take it to parties and bask in the glow of compliments and tell everyone it’s a secret recipe. OK, back to reality… I have three little pots of herbs growing in my kitchen windowsill (basil, thyme, and sage). Hmm. Maybe we *should* have bought a house with yard where I could devote specific space to growing all the things in my dreams. I don’t really mean that.

I’m also starting to get the sewing bug back. Wow, lots of bugs around. I’m determined to make some article of clothing work. Tops are obviously not my forte, so I want to try a simple a-line skirt next. Ha. Simple. Famous last words. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

One last thing: choosing paint colors is hard. Much harder than I thought. Why can’t we just make decisions?!?! It’s not that we disagree too terribly much (although there have been moments…), it’s that we just don’t know what to do. I think the house is starting to speak to me, though, because I decided the other day that we must get new bedding for the master bedroom. The room is so big and bright that we need fresh and hip bedding to go with it. I’m thinking light and airy with just a splash of something new and unexpected (lime green, anyone?).