Living with Sarah

Oh no... Covid-19 cases have gone up again. Masalahnya dah merebak ke banyak negeri di Semenanjung. Hari ni saja Selangor ada 11 new cases. Memang tak keluar rumah lah macam ni. Haisshhh... baru plan nak beli groceries... Please be extra careful. Semalam sempat berjumpa dengan rakan-rakan sebaya. Dah masuk umur sama dengan dia orang barulah boleh dipanggil "rakan sebaya". Kalau tak mati-mati tak nak mengaku! Oleh kerana akak korang ni selalu jadi committee reunion lah, surprise birthday lah, maka sebarang usaha untuk plan birthday surprise untuk I tidak mungkin akan berjaya 😁. So, kawan-kawan baik I ni organise picnic potluck. Senang cerita. Lokasi - Taman Tasik Shah Alam. Alhamdulillah semalam cuaca sangat baik walaupun semalamnya hujan seharian. Mas awal-awal dah bagitau - kalau hujan, picnic Alam Impian kat rumah dia! Yang hadir. Seperti biasa, Shake sampai lambat. Ada penambahan kali ni, Syiqot datang. Food mewah atas saprah tu - shepard's pie, spaghetti olio, agar-a...

Let's see... it was my birthday last Sunday. My 49th! Oh my, I am so tua already. Syukur Alhamdulillah masih dipanjangkan umur. Dah tua-tua ni ada anak-anak sedara yang baik hati celebrate birthday. Masyaallah... semoga mereka semua murah rezeki dan dibawah lindungan Allah setiap masa. Izzat dan Ekin jemput datang rumah baru. Dah lama teringin nak pergi sebab dengar cerita ada court badminton bagai. Waahhh... memang best. Rasa nak je bawak raket badminton dan bat pingpong pergi sana tiap-tiap hujung minggu! Red velvet cake hasil carian Izzul dan Ati. Every year I would wonder. There are 365 days in a year. Dah kenapa nak birthdate sama? 😄 Cantik deko rumah Izzat dan Ekin ni. Masa ni semua kekenyangan makan nasi tomato, lasagna dan birthday cake! Terima kasih semua! I finished making the batik sling bag on Saturday. Selesai saja... Alhamdulillah... Hilang terus stress! Dapat siapkan dengan jayanya. Pagi tadi settle post. The lady who ordered was so happy and thanked me sebab layan ...

Last Sunday was my arwah mother's birthday. And the day she was buried. It's been one year already. I do miss her. Terribly at times. One thing about me is that my parents always come into my dreams. Not the kind of dreams that people say have meaning or something like that. They are just there in my dreams. Participating in my dreams. Like a few days ago I dreamed of scrutinizing something and my father was beside me making some comments. That kind of dream. No message whatsoever. But I will wake up with a smile. It always feels like meeting again after a long, long time.  Since on Sunday, my Abang Ben was back, I planned a small makan-makan with Izzul. Alhamdulillah... Ini kerja Izzul dan Atie 😍. Lots of September babies in the family. Izzat was on the 10th while my Abang Ben on 14th. Yang kecik tu memang kerja dia tiup lilin! Kali ni ice cream cake... Tengah "shopping" baju dan skirt! I've been busy with sewing projects these few days. Hari ni take a break lep...

My second attempt at making that double zip wristlet also failed. Haisshhh... it's not really the technique. It's the materials used. Tak ikut arahan dan specification. Kali ni hampir jadi. Tinggal stitch that last round to bind the bag together. Tapi bulky sangat. My sewing machine refused to cooperate. Instead of using the suggested interfacing, I guna yang tebal sikit. Memang tak lepas lah. Dah nak siap dah! Kalau dapat sew around this memang dah jadi. Apakan daya. Campak masuk tong sampah akhirnya. Malas nak salvage. So I told that nice lady that I couldn't make the wristlet she wanted. But if she still wants me to make her a wristlet like the old one but according to the size she wanted, I'm more than willing. She said yes and picked the fabric she liked. I finished making the bag just now but it's a test bag because it's been so, so long since I made a bag. Seperti biasa, terlebih pandai, I missed one layer of inner fabric. Tapi memang I buat ni untuk warm...