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Yesterday was Christmas! P opened his hilariously large gift from me, an
epic bathrobe. So warm, so fluffy, very enjoyed. Also a book on
pottery-as-cookware.

I trued the ends of the canvas I bought for hem stiffening and washed it
along with the white voile that didn’t get washed last time around. I laid
out the center front and side front panels on the wool flannel, and
attempted to pleat the remaining fabric onto the side back pattern piece,
but it turned into a huge geometry pain in the ass. I opted to make a
proper pattern piece including pleats instead, and spent the rest of the
afternoon learning that fan pleats are legit trickier than standard
parallel pleats. I have a two-pleat version that looks alright, but I’d
like to try a three-pleat version for the same length and flare of fabric.
I think I’m going to have to do it with math instead of origami.

There was an extremely spherical rabbit hanging out in the front yard most
of the morning. 😍

I made a Persian lentil rice dish for dinner that turned out fluffy and
separate — the opposite of mujadara but similarly delicious. I bailed on
the potato tahdig for solanine reasons, and the rice version was
unpleasantly hard; crunchy but not crisp. Lessons for next time.

P made a loaf of part-whole wheat bread, and pizza.

P found a rogue gift for me that turned out to be a really lovely book on
Islamic geometric design, with a focus on compass-and-straightedge
construction. Very absorbing!

T was super enthused about the Snarky Puppy — apparently he already knew
about them but didn’t have this particular album yet, and is seeing them
live next spring. Success!