knockabout club in the tropics

 
aww, isn't the lobster cute?  and tasty! yes, i'm still thinking about maine!  here are some photos of must-have-meals: crabmeat roll, coffee & popovers, & lobster.

thank you all for helping with the coffee fund, i'm up to $12!  my landlord took pity on me & lent me his old coffee maker.  that was after he tried calling me before 8:30am & found me a bit cranky...  i feel guilty being so forlorn about my lack of coffee when so many are much worse off down south.  have you seen that Crafters United has a shop set up on etsy?  it's great to see so many crafters reach out to help, i hope to have something up on it soon.
  i've spent my weekend tiling in the kitchen, cleaning my studio, sewing little quilts & trying to make the whole apartment look presentable.  it's quite sad & lonely in there, it echoes because two rooms are completely empty now that abby moved out.  i still haven't found a new roommate so if you know anyone nice...  i did show the apt on sunday, but that was awful, she clearly didn't like me & barely looked at the room.  i forgot how intrusive & hurtful it is to let strangers in to scrutinize your home.  i don't want to go through this again, it makes me think seriously about living alone.
in a cabin?
in maine?
filled with reproduction fabrics?
in many shades of brown?
(that's the Busy Thimble in Litchfield, ME)
we had our second annual block party on sunday & it was awesome.  perhaps not as many people came, but it was much more comfortable this time & my orange chocolate pound cake was a hit.  i got to know some of my neighbors better & even met someone my own age!  i think i need to have a little bbq this weekend, perhaps an "erica's apt is lonely & empty please fill it with friends" kind of bbq.  maybe i will ply them with cheap alcohol & stuff them with food so they have to crash on my couches...  this is starting to sound like a plan...