duckies, cooking, and baking

don't worry. i didn't cook or bake any duckies. but i did make a ducky shirt for andrew with cloth from knittin' kitten, the thrift crafting store in portland!

i dismantled one of andrew's old, stained shirts (no shocker) and used it as a pattern for tracing on the ducky cloth, but keeping in mind that the old shirt was too long and too narrow at the chest. i underestimated how much cloth was needed to make the shirt (sarah's only took half a yard, so i figured a yard would do for andrew's) and thus had to rely on this navy linen cloth of which i had bundles at home. for the bottom hem, i trimmed with bias tape that i made (after googling how to make my own). bias tape is also used to trim quilts! hmmm... next project? note: i call this a ducky shirt because those little dots are mini wood ducks! see the 4th pic of this postlast night was very productive because after i finished the shirt, i decided to bake these local peaches that andrew picked up while on the way home from fishing in rural virginia. they were tasty but starting to go, so i had to come up with a quick solution! to the joy of cooking i ran! since i had never made a custard, i opted for "open faced peach custard pie." it was so easy to make! before heading into the oven:

i made dinner while i was waiting for the pie to bake (took an hour and a half total!). pita bread with spicy black bean dip, asiago cheese, and fried eggs. i'm not much of a cook, but it was tasty.

and finally, the pie was done! it was so good! the custard was sweet and the peaches were soft and a little tart. hurray for summer fruit!