Things have finally been settling down a bit over at my life. The apartment is on its way to looking fabulous, and the boy and I are holding our first Thanksgiving dinner at our place! The theme started as a shabby chic look, but its now starting to look a little more like my old room…a colorful melting lollipop. We decorated for the holidays to make it look more festive, and are looking into buying a white x-mas tree! I love our place, seriously I couldn’t ask for better.

I have been experimenting with cooking different dinners, and the other night I decided to make penne alla vodka with shrimp from scratch. I had all the ingredients, and everything was coming out perfect. However, I made ONE little mistake, which ended up being the biggest mistake of the recipe. Instead of 1/4 tablespoon of red pepper flakes (which are REALLY spicy), I poured in a whopping 1/4 cups of it!!! It was so spicy me and the boy couldn’t even handle it! I was so hungry, and it tasted so good that I forced myself to eat a bowl of it, while sipping milk in between each bite.

The derby season is over, which means lots more time for knee healing. I am selling prints once again on Etsy, the link is below to check out. I am in the process of making some roller derby and roller skating wallets to sell as well. I finally got a new sewing machine, and by ‘new’ I mean another 1950’s Singer. The one I have was giving me some problems, but I refuse to get rid of it.  Also, the Long Island Roller Rebels have a blog. (http://longislandrollerrebels.blogspot.com) If you scroll down, you can see some of our Halloween fundraiser pictures (Hint: look for the Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter).My boyfriend found his silk-screener while organizing the studio room. I am hoping to use it for some wallets and possibly some tee-shirts as well. I have a tendency to create a million art ideas, with little or no time to actually work on them. And I don’t think I can blame that on the ADD or OCD.If you are reading this, and are under 12 years old, you may be interested in some new art classes I will be offering over at The Drawing Studio in Smithtown. The flyer will be out this week, classes start in January.