confessions of a scarfaholic

so i jumped on the scarf bandwagon a while ago and it's the best jump i've ever made. one cannot have too many scarves, of that i am certain. but they are so. expensive. which is really kind of dumb because they're either a) fabric or b) yarn. and i'm paying upwards of $20 for that?

solution: joann's fabrics. raid the clearance fabrics and buy half a yard. that gold striped fabric? $1.50. that's a $1.50 scarf. okay, so you need minimal sewing machine experience, but when i say minimal i mean really, really minimal. 

also, i retaught myself how to knit. why is it so limited to old ladies? i took a class when i was in 5th grade and then i just kind of forgot how to knit but i realized that i could be making scarves. so i watched some tutorials and bam! i have a chunky cream infinity scarf coming my way. 

my total savings wasn't anything incredible, but essentially i got 3 scarves for $18. and i feel really crafty doing it. if you're on february break this week, make it a week long project. if you're not, i'm sorry, that's really unfortunate.

happy scarf obsessing.

(oh yes, there's a new blog design! also the sidebar doesn't work [yet] so if anyone knows why the html gadget isn't letting my image be clickable, which it is coded for, please help a girl out!)

postcards from february.

 

hello february! i think i like you a lot. pure blue skies and 60 degree weather helped me make that decision.

 

also, you're the month of love. and i love love. i'm ready to pull out the sappy books and read every page over and over. (these aren't actually them though. these are all year round awesome books.)

february, i can't help falling in love with you.

not your average fall.

so it snowed the other day. and i don't mean like a dusting. i mean full on noreaster. the power went out around 10:30 on saturday night, and we woke up cold and buried in 8 inches of snow.

yes, i do mean buried. multiple trees broke, one even fell on our house. no damage though, thankfully.

school was cancelled monday because the majority of town, including the school didn't have power. it got down to about 50 degrees in my house without heat. we thawed next to the fire and stayed outside because, ironically, it was warmer out there. 

we got power back at 8:41 on monday night. i had taken refuge at my friend's house who had heat, but went home to a warm house. finally. school was cancelled tuesday too because they still didn't have power. now that's a great start to my birthday week.

snow.

i told somebody that it would snow less if we lived in alaska. i was exaggerating, but only a little. i'm completely sick of it all! we've had a snow day every week in january, and it keeps snowing! the sides of the road and the edges of the driveway have enough that if i fell in, only the top of my head would stick out. seriously. i'm so ready for summer.

p.s. i think i've finally mastered shooting in manual!