silver lining

Sidney recently went to Barcelona for 7 days. It’s always weird when he’s away. I find myself feeling zombie-ish, or maybe it’s more like sad ghost-ish. I attempt to retreat from the feeling of being only half a person by doing things like adding multiple UFO and haunting documentaries to my instant queue and vegging out, tripping out and creeping out with my favorite friends (a.k.a. our kids).

We had a long Sunday that week that Sid was away, no school, no errands to run, no more UFO documentaries available on instant. I needed something to lose myself in to pass the long day. Sew . . . I sewed. The pattern came from a book I got from the bookstore in Mitsuwa a while back called Cotton & Linen. It has super cute patterns for projects made from cotton and/or linen. Good thing the instructions are illustrated cause the whole of the text is in Japanese.

I used a sheet I bought from a thrift store and the silvery bias tape I made from an old flat sheet of ours. I love this tank top! I extended the length beyond what the pattern called for. I like the fit a lot.

I wore it to the airport to pick up my other half. Synchrony of our systems was reestablished, and that felt wonderful.
Aaaahhhhhh, there always is a silver lining . . . Get it? The tank top has silver . . . yah, nevermind.

Then, as a whole, we celebrated the 13th anniversary of our elopement the very next day. <3 4 ∞