mary e. robbins :: moth written

sunday morning mezza.

last night mum, dad, sister, brother in law, and both nieceys joined us for dinner and it was wonderful to have everyone here round the old robbins family dining room table.  i spent much of the day cooking yesterday, preparing a mezza, or spread of appetizers and salads to accompany the main meal.  among the items i made were a few new recipes--this walnut pate topped the list of firsts.  yum.  the recipe came from mollie katzen's moosewood cookbook--a favorite.  and the best thing about having guests for dinner?  next day leftovers for breakfast.  mmm.  the pate goes very well with sesame crackers or pita bread. 

and in the quiet, late hours of the night and early morning, after my family had all packed up their sippy cups and bid us adieu, i sat and answered the interview questions of dear longwinterfarm, who offers a great series of 'sunday friend' interviews on her blog.  i am honored to have been featured, mandi--thank you!  longwinter celebrates the handmade life and its community members with gusto, and i am so thankful to have met her and call her my pal.  so for more information about moth designs and yours truly, head over to her blog and see!  thanks, dear heart.

i am also very touched by your excitement for the hat giveaway--there's still nearly a week to leave a comment for your chance to own this wee cap, so go forth and comment away!  thank you for reading, and for your sweet thoughts on the article, moth designs, and the hat.

also--one more thing!  i have made a promise to myself this year to be much more organized about my photographs, and have upgraded my flickr account to pro for this very reason.  the photos on this blog are now linked to flickr, and you can see more photos there, if you like. 

now.  i must wash some dishes and such.  lovely sundays, all!

a giveaway (!) :: the new wee tab cap

last night i knit this wee cap.  this morning i decided to make it the first ever blog giveaway.

yes, this wee cap could be yours!  simply leave a comment at the end of this post--any ole' comment.  the comments will be open for one week, until the end of february.  on march 1st, the random number generator will find me a number from among your comments, and ta-da, a winner will be born.  the hat will be yours.   so, what do you have to lose?  leave a quick comment to say hello, salaam, bonjour, buenos dias...and if you are saying hello in any other language please teach me how! i will happily ship the hat anywhere, worldwide.

i loved knitting it so much--i made it up as i went along.  the details:  knitted in seed stitch on 16" bamboo rounds, size 13, with two strands of super soft vegan friendly acrylic yarn, not in the least bit itchy.  that button?  vintage, given to me as a gift by maryam of the hand of fatima, many moons ago.  that neckwarmer?  one that i knit for myself several weeks ago, the likes of which you can find at the shop.  my head is 22.5 inches round the largest part, and the hat fits me well, but it stretches quite a bit.  it has only been worn just this once, for the photo, by me, with my (very) short hair.

it could be yours!  best of luck ♥,  and thank you for reading.