Cocktails and Throw-Pillows

i realized the other day that i am 33 and i have NEVER, NEVER owned a "throw-pillow". it may seem a little strange. . . but, it sort of feels like one of those not frequently mentioned, 'rites of passage' one should go through. are you really an adult, if you have never owned a throw-pillow?

i didn't contemplate it long. i saw a pattern on http://www.soulemama.com/ and decided to replicate it. My sister, emily, was visiting, and we went to my favorite pittsburgh fabric store and . . . what candy stores are for some people, fabric stores are for me . . . the textures, the colors, the patterns. . . i can easily loose 3 hours to a good fabric store. i only hope to be able to use the fabrics well.

i am learning that if i see a good fabric, and have no vision for it, it is still o.k. to buy it, because if i glance at it long enough in my sewing room. . . something always emerges.

this photo is from awhile back. . . i just got my camera to momentarily function again. If you are in the market, don't buy PENTAX.

i had been inspired by "Mad Men" and the 1950's cocktails. . . so, i started trying different ones. . . Dirty Martini's, Manhattans, Cosmos. . . it probably has not aided my desire for a little weight loss. . . but, it has been fun to experience.