Fridays Are Best Spent At Home

Good Morning from Casa d' Wine and Needles.

I'm home from work today for Cesar Chavez Day (I LOVE being a State employee!), so I've spent the morning bumming around and practicing general laziness. It's cold, raining, and blah in Central California, so I can't think of a better way to spend this time. I know i've got to get my ass up and in gear and actually run some errands soon but for now, I'm lounging in my PJs, knitting, rocking out to 80's music, and watching Viva go absolutly nuts for the new toy I knit her.


* yes that is a Sega Genesis. I never grew out of playing Sonic the Hedgehog, Ok?

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First Things First
Check out how absolutely amazing this gift from my SP is.

*Missing are the sour skittle that I ate the minute I opened the package. So much for self-control!
1. It has Andean Treasure. My favorite yarn.
2. In my favorite colors Blue and Red!
3. THERE IS WINE AND CHEESE. I repeat... She sent Wine!!!!
4. I lost my wine stopper about 2 days ago, and through some telepathic power, she knew this and sent another one right away.

"She" is none other than the awesome Sarah, SP7 Hostess, and resident blogger over at Not Scarlett. She let me take a guess this morning, even though I haven't gotten my last package yet. Yes... I still have something else to look forward to!!!! In the meantime, go on over and tell her how great SP was this time around!

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These Boots Are Made For Walkin'...

... right on into 26. How awesome are these? My great score on eBay as a gift to myself. I can't wait to sport these bad boys in public and people think I'm nuts. I love that.

Finally, I leave you with the aftermath of my birthday. My attempt at "mysterious" after 5 vodka drinks.

Time to get back tothe general laziness and the yumminess of the Cathay / Aline Jacket.

Ciao!

F is for Fine Dining

I'll admit it. I am a food and wine ho (as if you didn't have some indication of this from the name of the blog). This is something that I aquired growing up in a family of foodies and wine-o's, and has been both a blessing and a curse.

See, when I was in college, what did you think I was spending my money on? Thankfully I hadn't discovered knitting yet, because every spare dollar I had went into buying nice bottles of wine and dinners at my favorite Santa Barbara locals. Some people may call this over-indulgent, but that was my reward for getting my butt out of bed at 4:45am to go make smoothies 3 days a week.

Then I graduated and got my own place, complete with a full kitchen and access to killer food. I used to walk down to the harbor on Saturday mornings and buy fish right off the boat, then drive down to Watsonville and get fresh fruits and veggies from roadside stands. Then of course there was wine tasting and at literally hundreds of vineyards within a short drive. Of course this was a lot more work, but I was actually saving some $ and feeding (no pun inteneded) my fine food fetish.

Today, cooking every night I am home something I do for fun and leisure, not a bothersome chore. Sure, I still probably spend too much $ at the grocery store every week... but what can I say... blame my mom ;)

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Speaking of fine dining, wait till you see what SP sent me yesterday.... must.. find...camera....

Get 'yer Ends Ready

How effing cute are these yarn flowers?

via MarthaStewart.com