A rainy weekend.

So. Close. So. Unbelievably. Close.

I'm proof reading my thesis, for hopefully the last time. I'm slightly concerned with the amount of spelling and repetition errors I've been finding. And that I've been finding them. I'm too cheap for an editor, so I'm just reading mine out loud. This works surprisingly well.

It's been a bit wet this past weekend, so I've been trying to fill the time with some cooking and home projects that have been on the back burner for a very, very long time.

First off was some pie! It's getting towards the end of the peach season around here, so I've been making peach pies to celebrate/mourn. Same old recipe, same awesome results. It was way to humid for me to be making pastry though, so the top became a patch work design since I couldn't get it off the counter if my life depended on it.

 THAT'S what real pastry is made of. LARD.

One of the two main things I took on while the rain came down was to replant most of the window garden into larger pots. Apparently I waited a little too long for some of them, I had to dig the Aloe out of the pot since it had virtually grown into it. The rosemary really like this idea, it's done well and deserved more space.

The second thing has been working on a few things to beautify our entrance way in the apartment. It's pretty ugly, and now that the gerbils have been moved, it's empty and ugly. I've been thinking of adding a basket or box to catch the junkmail, a print or poster to brighten it up a bit and a rack to hold extra keys and other important stuff. Since it was raining this Sunday, I decided to work on the rack and give it a coat of paint.

This is totally one of the racks from an old Ikea shoe rack that I found at the side of road on the walk home one day. Yep.

Tape that bitch.

First coat of the orange.

And ze gold. Hawt.

 

Let's see how this turns out. I have some hooks and clothespins to stick onto this thing when it's painted.

Wishlists...

I should not be allowed to browse shopping sites. I never buy anything, but this e-window shopping is taking up way to much of my time. I have found some pretty things though...

Ikea's definitely the most dangerous site, especially around November when they release their Holiday items! While I'm not a huge fan of stereotypical Swedish design, I love Ikea's Christmas stuff. I usually wait until the new year to buy it, it's on sale. I may not be able to wait this year though...
Top to bottom, left to right:
Godis Glasses, 6 pack for $4.99. They're a bit Christmasey, but the design could be year long in a cabin theme!
Yrsno garland, assorted designs, $0.79. My mom sometimes buys garlands like these and uses them as decorative ribbon on presents, and if they're this cheap, I might too! They are totally recyclable as well.
Yrsno wreath: $16.99 (each). I'm on the fence of these ones. I'm worried they look a litte too plastic and fake, and I'm well aware they are plastic and fake. Sometime metallics look expensive and classy. I may have to inspect these closely in the store.
Slom bottle with topper, $2.99. A water bottle for dinners or entertaining? A pretty centrepiece? Both?
Yrsno hanging decorations, glass birds, 2 pack for $7.99. Cute!
Yrsno reindeer decoration, 4 pack for $2.99. Given my affinity for moose, these guys aren't far off.
Strala white forest lighting decoration, $29.99. Holy crap these are gorgeous. They would look fabulous along a window sill on a cool winter's eve. I'd need 12 of them to spread the length of our living room windows, but a minor setback in the greater scheme of things.

Bahahahahahahahahahaha. My roommate's agreed to having this in our living room. It may not go with the decor, but who cares. I love Society 6. Affordable art for all!

And a puppy. With a Gun.

Torrid has got some nice stuff at the moment. I do sometimes go to their stores if I'm near one in the states. Their shipping to Canada sucks the bag however, so I'm a bit timid about ordering online form them again. The first time I ordered something from them the products were great but it cost $35 to ship a T-shirt and set of magnets. Yep. I'd imagine if I got something like that wonderful vintage inspired dress, the shipping wouldn't seem as bad since the dress already costs about $120.
Stop Staring! Tiffany Black full dress, $120.50.
Black feather print beaded tank top, $28.50.
Black allover lace blazer, $64.50.
Teal jacquard pocket dress with belt, $68.50.

New Look is something I've come to discovered recently through some clothes blogging. I have yet to order anything from them, but it looks like they've got some nice stuff. I think I have finally worked out what my size is in the UK, so one less problem there.
Floral printer dress, $27.60 (CAD equivalent).
Feather print top, $24.25 (CAD equivalent).
Crossover platform ankle boots, $47.30 (CAD equivalent).