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25 November 2008

bowtie

Last night, I attempted to make a bowtie for Daniel to wear to a black tie party on Saturday. I found a pattern online via an LA Times article. - here - I used left over Crepe Back Satin Black from his wedding vest. Here is my first attempt. The first piece came out too small so I made the second side a little larger. I tied the bowtie and had Daniel try it on.
In my second attempt, I think I overcompensated and made the whole thing entirely too large and when I had Daniel try it on, I was on the floor laughing and could not stop!

09 November 2008

julian apple pie


We went to Julian, California on a quick weekend day trip to get some Julian Apple Pie from the Julian Pie Company. Daniel also wanted to try driving some scenic curvy roads. It was sunny near the coast, but on our way to Julian, it got rainy and in the town of Julian, it was hailing and there was snow on the ground. Here are the directions from the coast:

From Coastal Areas of LA
Take I-5 South to SR78 East to Ramona
Turn right (keep on SR78) and continue another 15 miles to Santa Ysabel.
The Julian Pie Company is located at 21976 Hwy 79 (at the junction on SR78 & SR79) in Santa Ysabel.
*** To visit the location in Julian, continue on SR78 for another 7 miles. When you arrive at the stop sign in Julian, turn left. They are located at 2225 Main Street in Julian. ***

Before we got to Julian, we stopped at the Julian Pie Company in Santa Ysabel for some apple pie and ice cream because we read that the shop was larger and less crowded, but still had the same pie. We got a slice of original and a slice of dutch. Both hot slices came with a hand sized slab of vanilla bean ice cream. There were other pie shops in town, but we were unprepared for the cold weather so we took a quick look around and headed home.