Author: LMAshton
Clothing definitions
Because I’m easily confused, it makes sense for me to have this all in one place. So,…
Sewing hints and tips
Don’t pull your fabric through your machine as this will cause a pulling and gathering of the…
There’s a squirrel hanging from my roof!
I’m getting dressed after taking a shower and staring out the window. This particular window looks out…
Lou and Ike are on their way to the Maldives
The two week vacation with Lou and Ike is up – they’re to fly back to the…
Mind Your Language!
I hadn’t heard of Mind Your Language until we bought it. It’s a British series from 1977-1979…
Ike is edumacatin’ me
Ike is glued to the television, watching a Pooh movie – and no, sorry, I don’t know…
Fabric shopping
Again. Kim and I chatted – over the internet, of course – and we talked about the…
On the way to the fabric store…
I forgot to mention this earlier, and it was kinda funny, so I had to add it……
Sewing Lessons
Lou has a pair of old capri pants that she got from, uh, Le Senza that she…
Today, I wore a shalwaar to church
The pink one with aqua and purple embroidery that Fahim’s mom gave to me. And I got…
Why’d the Chicken Cross the Road?
(None of these are mine. Sorry, I’m not that funny. :P) PAT BUCHANAN To steal a job…
Shalwaars!
After Majestic City, we headed to the seamstress to pick up my shalwaars. This particular seamstress is…
Lou and Ike!
Lou, my niece – 15 – and Ike, my nephew – 5 – arrived today from the…
My first shalwaar fitting
Fahim, his mom, and I head back to the shalwaar place around the corner from Rasi Silk….
Perception is everything
Or is it? We’ve probably all heard by now that the photos used on magazine covers and…
GoogleFight!!!!!!
Me against Fahim. Who will win?
Rumpilstilskin, anyone?
This is old, old news. From 2002, even. :p And yet, this is the first I heard…
Oberon’s Furry Friend
So*. Last week, Oberon caught a rat. At least, I’m assuming it was Oberon, given that the…
More fittings and more frustrations
But not mine, thank the lucky stars! When we were at Fahim’s parent’s place yesterday, they mentioned…
Fittings and frustration
So today was Fahim’s day off. Fahim’s mom, back in January, gave me the material for two…
More on doctors in Sri Lanka
A lot of doctors here, from what I’ve heard via Fahim and others, won’t necessarily even tell…
Bunty aur Babli
We just finished watching Bunty aur Babli with Abishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerjee, and Amitabh Bachchan (Abishek’s father)…