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Apparently is pleased to participate in Sew, Mama, Sew’s Spring Giveaway Day on May 17. Sew, Mama, Sew! is a lovely online shop full of beautiful fabrics, and the Sew, Mama, Sew! blog has been a true source of inspiration and instruction ever since I hauled my trusty old Kenmore out of the closet three years ago.

Come back here on May 17 to find out what I’ll be giving away and how to enter to win. I’m thinking it’ll be a handmade jar pincushion filled with supplies along with a yard of fabric, but suggestions are welcome!

Years ago, in the midst of a ramen fixation, Mr. Apparently and I wandered into a little storefront in the East Village that turned out to be Momofuku. Since then David Chang has turned his love of simple Asian food into a mini empire and followed it up with an enormous cookbook, which I recently ordered not so much for the recipes but for the stories. I have a thing for foul-mouthed chefs.

Now a woman from Canada has hopped on the blog-your-way-through-a-cookbook bandwagon (with no apologies) and tells us about what it’s like to make every single recipe:

Momofuku at home – Cooking the Momofuku cookbook at home | Momofuku for 2.

And here’s a special link for Mr. Apparently in particular: using meat glue to attach bacon to bacon.

The June issue of Martha Stewart Living has an article on tartlets by Clotilde Dusolier, which is charming enough by itself, but the lovely illustrations of vintage plates by Miyuki Sakai made me look twice. Sakai works entirely on a sewing machine, using only thread.

The images in her online portfolio are sweet, but the plates in the magazine are stunning. You can see all eight of them here on Miyuki Sakai’s site.

Miyuki Sakai Sewing Illustration.

I’m am officially a beekeeper! : Juniper Moon Farm

Susan Gibbs just stacks one impressive thing on top of another. Not only is she a shepherd and small business owner, but now she’s keeping bees, too. These pictures walk you through the process of setting up and unpacking your beehive(s).

And just to pique your interest: did you know that queen bees eat fondant?

Thanks to some changes at Blogger and my brilliant husband, apparently has switched platforms and will be experimenting with the look of the site for a bit. Thanks for your patience as I sort this out. Suggestions are welcome!

Have you seen my latest hat? I think it’s sweet.