Monday, January 3, 2022

A New Dress, New Recipes and Blog Problems

Several months ago I started making a simple dress. I used to sew dresses back when I was an undergrad. But, I didn't make any dresses after moving to the United States.  

Finally, I completed my first dress in many many years.


I bought this fabric from a yard sale for $2. I still have  fabric leftover, enough for another dress.  I'm not sure if I want two dresses from the same fabric though. 😊

This is a very simple pattern. I used an old dress to make this pattern on a newspaper. 


Last week I watched this Milk Street episode on YouTube. It really inspired me to use Miso, which I hadn't used before. I bought both red and white Miso, and tried several new recipes.

I made both salad dressing and roasted cauliflower recipes shown in the video, and also miso soup ( a combination of several recipes on internet). They all came out really well.

Miso soup

Roasted cauliflower with red miso glaze

I think Blogger doesn't let me comment on some blogs. After I came out of my blog hibernation, I went on commenting and wishing everyone happy New Year on all the blogs I read. But I saw only a couple of them published. I know some bloggers moderate comments, but my comments didn't even appear on the blogs that do not moderate their comments.

This morning when I tried commenting on Belinda's blog, this error appeared.


I cleared cookies but I don't think that helped.

Does anyone else have this problem? Or know a solution?


Have a wonderful week everyone. Stay safe. 🌹🌹🌹

XXX

Nil





19 comments:

  1. The dress is beautiful, Nil, and I love that fabric, such a pretty shade of blue. I’m sorry you’re having trouble commenting on my blog. I’m not sure what the problem is, but if I hear of anything, I will be sure to let you know. Thank you for letting me know.

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  2. Beautiful dress, Nil! Lovely fabric and what a bargain! I'm sure you'll find some other use for the remaining fabric - quilt, pillow cases, cushion covers, etc. :)

    I must show your miso dishes to my daughter as she likes to use miso when she cooks. As for the blog problems, so far, I've been able to comment; hopefully, the error will correct itself!

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  3. Nil I love the dress. I have noticed I couldn't comment on a couple of blogs too.I thought it was just me 🤔

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  4. I love the dress! It looks great on you.
    Blogger seems to have a mind of its own!

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  5. I've seen that error message, but I haven't a clue what causes it. I have much more trouble on the iPad than I have on the laptop or desktop computers. Like you, I have not sewed anything in many years, but I'm probably not going to start again.

    best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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  6. I love the dress --very nice fabric -- what a bargain. I often have that problem--its so frustrating when you really want to comment and the comment disappears. I always enjoy your blog its a favourite of mine - I like your recipes, your thrift finds and hearing about your plants.

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  7. I love that dress. Maybe you could make a top or a skirt with the rest of the fabric. Depending on what you team them with, the pattern might look quite different.

    xx

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  8. I've had problems commenting from time to time but have never seen the fault message you've shown. Each time the problem lasted for a few days and then resolved itself so I can't offer any advise on how to fix it.

    I love your new dress.

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  9. The dress looks beautiful 😀! Thanks for sharing.

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  10. The dress is pretty! I've had blog comment problems, too. I suspect it's an upgrade issue that'll be solved with time, but we'll see!

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  11. Your dress is lovely. I watch Milk Street shows once in a while and find them very interesting.

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  12. The dress looks lovely, Nil, and perhaps you could make a shirt or blouse with the remaining fabric. Unfortunately I am not talented in the sewing area and so admire those who can make an item of clothing. I did receive you comment on my blog and it was nice to find it. I hope you also have a good 2022.

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  13. Your dress looks great, Nil. I think it's always really important to have skills like sewing where you can make things for yourself. Great bargain on the fabric too!
    I haven't had any problems, so far, with commenting.
    MegXx

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  14. Your dress is beautiful, Nil. And I love the fabric. X

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  15. I got you comment, Nil. Your dress looks spectacular! It fits you perfectly.

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  16. love your dress - it's fabulous. I love miso and i've just bought a bottle of miso hot sauce. so much flavour and heat - yum. have a good year!
    cheers!

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  17. I love the dress- the material and the sale is very flattering. I too sometimes have issues with comments on blogger. They just won't go through.

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  18. You've stitched it beautifully and I like the fabric too.

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