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I went to my favorite thrift/consignment store to drop off a few bags from the great closet cleanout. And what did I find?

It may not look like much there, but it was a basket full of fabric and zippers, all for $8.50. The zippers are clearly vintage, some of the fabric is funky tiki-style home decor, one piece somewhat '80s Golden Girlsesque, one an historic Charleston, SC reproduction (according to the selvedge) and also about 4 yards of gorgeous blue/green lightweight wool, which I will save to make a dress next fall. Love it. I also stopped in at Goodwill and found a yard of pretty Moda fabric for 99 cents

Moondoggie was out of town on Tuesday so two lovely girls came over for dinner and valentine-making. I served

A made-up cocktail I call a Valentini (though it does not consist of any martini ingredients), concocted thus:
Valentini:
Juice of 6 blood oranges
Juice of 1 pink grapefruit
Juice of 1 lemon
1/4 c sugar syrup
Framboise (either rasperry wine or liqueur, not the flavored beer)
Sparkling Water
Combine first four ingredients in a pitcher and chill. In a wine or champagne glass combine 1/8 cup fruit juice mixture, and 1/8 cup framboise, then fill the remainder of the glass with sparkling water.

It is fruity and yummy and a lovely pink color, as well as not being too alcoholic so not that bad for a weeknight.

The lasagna was Ina Garten's recipe, but sans goat cheese (since I don't like it). Be prepared when you go to the grocery store, because this is basically a $50 lasagna if you don't Trader Joe (or otherwise discount) it. It was very good, though, and since there were only three of us there are tons of leftovers which I can eat for a few days at least.

I would show you the valentines I made, but they are winging their way to people who read this blog so I don't want to spoil any surprises. I hope Camilla posts pictures of hers because they were GORGEOUS--a serious cut above my misshapen hearts and globs of glitter!

I've got some wardrobe refashioning going on, but nothing completed yet to show you! Perhaps tomorrow...

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