New Year- New Project

I am looking forward to doing something with my hands again and not just bake cookies. I did not bake cookies this year.. I cooked rice pilaf instead! I think I won't be mistaken when I say that most Indians are not good at baking( other than what comes out of a box or a tube of dough with the Dough boy's picture on it). When we cook, we normally do what I call "pinch & dash cooking"- you know, a pinch of this and a dash of that. I know some people (I mean some Indians) do use their measuring spoons and cups for cooking and baking but that is not me.

My new project is a bag made from my son's old pair of jeans. I lovingly call it Neel's Butt Bag because according to him, that's where his butt used to live! This is the only time I wish my son were a little older or taller because after trimming out the large holes on the "knees" of the jeans, there is very little cloth left for the handle. I might have to use some other cloth on one side of the handle and I will think of it later. But his butt/ jeans seat is a perfect size for a small purse and not a diaper size bag I would get had I used one of my old jeans.

Will post the picture of the bag as soon as I find those extra batteries. I know they are hiding from me as usual.