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More apologies to fellow wardrobe re-fashioners for the cross-posting! But a girl can make only so much...

Today's finished object is

It is a tunic/shirt extrapolated from the shirt pattern in Sew U, made of a length of batik from my stash. I can't tell you precisely why, but the more I look at it the less I like it! The pattern is great, fits perfectly, and while fiddly and time-consuming was not terribly complicated to figure out. But the finished product... I just don't know, it doesn't feel like me. My crafty blogging idols typically do not share their "oopsies" but I've been working on this on and off all week and had to show it, and share my frustrations. Hopefully my next clothing project will be a bit happier!

A more positive experience was making Ina Garten's Wheatberry Salad, as part of my attempt to load up on veggies and whole grains. People, while Whole Foods is ridiculously pricey for most things, their bulk grains/flour/sugar are awesome! Wheatberries are only 59 cents a pound! They also took about a million years to soften, as opposed to the 45 minutes promised in the recipe. It is a yummy, filling salad, though I'd skip the carrot, cut down on the white scallon parts, as they are awfully sharp, and add spinach, parsley or some other leafy green to it.

Tomorrow I am running an 8K with Moondoggie-- and by "with" I mean we will start at the same time, he'll cross the finish line fresh as a daisy about 15 minutes later and I will drag in within the next hour or so, cranky and sweaty. So if you think of it, please send me "run and don't fall over/spazz out/hallucinate" wishes. I need them!

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