Fall/Winter Wardrobe

I've been thinking about fall and winter lately. As of right now we won't be living anywhere with a real winter. I have to say that I'm disappointed about being here where the winters are so very mild. I have a great deal of winter clothing and accessories from last winter that I'm afraid if we're here in GA that they won't get used. Of course our situation could change at any moment and we could move somewhere much colder.


So with the thought of temperatures below 90 degree's and possibly wearing something other than linen I'm trying to figure out what items I would like to add to my wardrobe. I have quite a few vintage patterns and will be acquiring even more in a few weeks when we go visit my parents. The plan is to sit down and map out and make a list of items I would like to sew. With all of my many vintage patterns and buttons it could very easily become a strange hodgepodge of a wardrobe if I'm not careful. Once I figure how what my projects will be I'll let ya'll know.

Dilly Bean Review

So do ya'll remember when I did this post about canning green beans? We opened a can a couple of weeks ago to give them a try. These are by far the most amazing green beans I have ever had. I'm not a canned green bean fan usually but I love these. The dill and garlic is what makes them so amazing. They're the bean version of a dill pickle.

Weekend In Savannah

Two weekends ago Nathan and I headed down to Savannah after we had finished working at the bakery in the morning. We checked into the Marriot and then headed downtown for some window shopping and eating.

Saturday night we ate dinner at Vinnie Van Go Go's in the market district. I think they have the best pizza in Savannah and the best outdoor seating.

Artichoke hearts, sundried tomatoes and Italian sausage...yummy!

After walking a few blocks to burn off a little pizza went stopped by The Distillery for a couple craft beers. They have 25 taps and rotate the beer they serve. The atmosphere is very nice and the menu looked really good. We'll have to go back sometime when we haven't already eaten.

Sunday morning we got up and walked down Bay street to B. Matthews Eatery for brunch. I had called ahead because someone told me that we should make resurvations. We showed up right at 9 when they opened and there was already a small line. After we ate we knew why.

Nathan ordered a opened-faced salmon BLT that was topped with a poached egg. It tasted just as amazing as it looked.


I had a crab, atichoke and goat cheese omlette served with fruit and yummy stone ground grits. It was by far the best omlette I've ever had.

I have more pictures but for some reason my computer won't upload them right now. We went to church after eating at B. Matthews and then ate lunch at Blowin Smoke BBQ. Their beer selection was pretty good and they had fried pickles! We've been looking for fried pickles since we left Charlotte so we were pretty excited. After doing some antiqueing we headed back to Statesboro. It was a nice time to get away and just spend time together. Hopefully we can take a trip to Charlotte soon to visit friends and all of our favorite spots.

Savannah Restaurant Reveiw: The Green Truck Pub

After going to see Harry Potter for my birthday we decided to go out to eat. Statesboro has no venues with wonderful food + amazing beer + being local to the area. So we decided to head to Savannah for a few hours. We had an idea of where we wanted to go but on the way down I remembered some friends telling us about the Green Truck.
After calling up my SIL for directions (we don't own smart phones) we found it without much trouble and were sat in about 20 minutes.

They have mason jar lighting around the bar area and all wooden booths.



We started out with a beer from Wild Heaven in Athens GA. It was the first time I have tried one of Eric Johnsons beers and it was quite tasty.

The burgers were fabulous! I had the Rustico burger with goat cheese, balsamic caramized onions, roasted red peppers and fresh basil. Nahans burger was the Hot Rod Deluxe which was their classic burger topped with bacon, onions, and mushrooms. The fries were just as good as the burgers and their homemade ketchup was so good I wanted to buy it in bulk and bring it home with me.

Our second beer was a Victory Golden Monkey. It's another tasty beer that went great with our burger and fries.

It was so nice to get out of the boro for a few hours and enjoy great food, beer and time together. I really wish Statesboro had more to offer so we didn't have to drive 45 minutes. We can't wait to go back and try some more of their beer selection as well as their
award winning burgers!

4th Of July Dress

I know this is about a month late but I had to post about my July 4th outfit. I found this amazing fabric at a antique store in Iowa and it was just enough for this pattern. I used an old pattern of my moms from the 60's. The pattern is McCall's number 9700.

This dress was really easy to make and the best thing is that I didn't have to alter the pattern to fit me. I will definitely be makimg more of these!

A Little Bit Of A Party

Last Sunday was my 25th birthday. My sweet husband and a few close friends planned a little party for me on Thursday night. It was a ton of fun and I even made a special dress for the occation. Here are a few pictures from the celebration.

I had seen in a magazine months ago a cheese, wine and olive party. Three of my most favorite things! Nathan, of course, remembered and made it the theme.

Brandy made the most amazing dessert! Baked merigues floating in lemony custard with raspberries. Lemon just happens to be one of my favorites!

My dress is made from a 1970's maxidress pattern. I was really wanting to make a 1930's dress but could find the pattern I wanted. A couple weeks before I read that the 1970's long maxidress style was adapted from dress styles of the 30's. After reading that I can really see the similarities. Anyway, I remembered an old pattern of my mothers and pulled it out and it looked like it could work. One day I want to make a shorter version without the sleeves.

I had asked Brandy & Charlotte to take a picture of Nathan and I...somehow it turned into a mini photo shoot.

Thanks for making my birthday so wonderful!

Not Suitable For Chubby Girls

My SIL has this adorable pattern from the 1960's. As we were looking at it last week we notice in parentheses "not suitable for chubby girls" under the pattern description. I'm not sure anyone could get away with printing that now.