National Pie Day + MPB Turns FIVE!

OMG, you guys: It's NATIONAL PIE DAY once again!

But wait -- that's not all.  Today MPB turns five -- five.

I can hardly believe it, because with the exception of a small solar lentigo on the side of my nose (always wear sunscreen, kids), I look exactly the same; I'm like the male Jennifer Aniston.  When will I ever look forty?





As most of you know, I started sewing in June 2009 and launched this blog roughly seven months later when Michael burst in on me in the bathtub and said, "I've got a great name for a men's sewing blog!" (I'm not kidding).  The following day MPB was born.

While I've taken short breaks here and there, I haven't really stopped sewing or blogging since that time.  It's only when I remind myself what I've sewn (much of it archived here) that I realize how much time has gone by.



Naturally, the celebrity greetings have been pouring in, including a brief (but heartfelt) telegram from Tippi Hedrin, a luscious Whitman sampler from dear Ann-Margret and, from my good friend, actress Gladys Cooper, an autographed photo I will treasure always.







So what will the next five years bring?  I can only say that I have big plans for pants in the coming months, then we'll take it from there.  As you know, I prefer to go where my energy takes me.

I won't be blogging for the rest of the month (a little winter vacation), but I'll be back the first week of February.  If you like pants, you won't want to miss a thing!

Have a great week, everybody, thanks for all your support over the years, and don't forget to eat some pie!!