Staging, Phase Two

See, much better! Almost all done. Just the food and toiletries, and mundane clothes to pack, the things I really can't do until tomorrow! The last minute things have been bought and picked up by my wonderful husband, who is cleaning the car tomorrow so I can pack it tomorrow after work. THEN I GET TO LEAVE!!!!!!!! No, I am not a bit excited, why do you ask?

Staging....

Looks awful, but it is actually not too bad. I have finished all the dewing except for one chiton, which entails exactly two small tailor tacks, so sewing is essentially complete. I have dragged out all clothing and the wool will be home drycleaned (tumbled in good-smelling stuff) and the cotton and linens will be refreshed in the dryer with a damp towel. Candles and other lighting stuff is packed, cooking gear ditto. Feast gear is packed and so is entertainment stuff and jewelry. The all important honeypot is ready, as is the bedding. The bath and mundane clothes will be done last minute. Foodstuffs are as ready as can be done at this stage. More to be done later. Packing will happen Tuesday night after work and Wednesday morning. Panic is actually subsiding! A little.

Not Quite Six Days....

Ack! Panic! Not enough time! Too much to do! Why am I posting? Why am I on the computer? Must sew! Must pack! Must make lists! Must make ready! Must go! Yippee! Almost ready! Almost there! Ack!

A Trip to my Seeeester

I got to visit my sis this weekend, and it was so nice. I only get to do that about once or twice a year, so I value each time alot. I was going to get a nook after I got back (my wonderful hubby's anniversary gift to me, given early) but Kris suggested I get it early so I could work out the details BEFORE I go to Pennsic, and I am so glad I did.... there is a definate learning curve. Good idea, Kris!

Kris and Don have 3 siberian huskies, and they are very cute. We all had a great time talking and shopping and just being together. The weather was very hot, and the trip home was rough.... the photo of the cars show an accident around Lexington Va that had us all sitting in the heat a long time. Worth it though. Kris, I love you!

Another bear and a few purses.

Slowly but surely building up inventory. Now I have to turn to clothing for a while, and get a few medieval things done... and a baby thing or two. Too many things to do, no enough time!

Happy Independence Day

Hurrah! for the flag of the free,

May it wave as our standard forever,

The gem of the land and sea,

The banner of the right.

Let despots remember the day

When our fathers with mighty endevour

Proclaimed as they marched to the fray

That by their might and by their right

It waves forever.

Stars and Stripes Forever by John P Sousa

Hot Day, Fun Time

So Pumped

Tomorrow I go to the National Zoo to meet with a lot of Molly the Owl friends! So I have been making a couple things to go with... as it turns out, one is not going to be necessary, I made a bag to carry water in, but decided on a larger container and so will carry a larger bag and will just use one I have already. That's okay, that other will come in handy at Maryland Sheep and Wool or another place. But I decided I needed to have a little owl to carry around and take pictures of as we go around together to tour DC (some are coming from as far away as Boston) and this is the result. Molly and McGee Barn Owl had four little owlets: Max, Pattison, Austin, and Wesley, and this is Wesley! She is about four months old, and cute as a button, I think, though turning quite beautiful as she matures. Max is a female too, and Austin is a male. Pattison, we think, is a male too, though there was some discussion about that. Plummage is the only key, and at this age, it can be a little iffy sometimes. When they were named, no one could tell, so boy names were chosen. Anyway, little Wes will have her photo taken at the Zoo, and where ever else we go to record the experience. I will post when I get back!

Teddy

So after not making anything for a long time, I got to make several things this past week... and it really felt good. One of them was this cute little teddybear. Way back when Grown Man was Small Boy, I made a faceless teddy with no pattern out of plain fabric and stuffed it rock hard. Not a favorite toy, but I always knew it had potential. I found it and took it apart and remade it from a soft old felted sweater and then stuffed it softly and sewed a minimal face on him... I think he needs a smile. I will fix that this weekend. I like this so much better... squeezable, huggable, soft, and yummy. At least I think so! I will post on the rest of the things I made later.

Quietly Coming Back

You know it really was a long three week illness. I am much much better, and have been back at work a week, but I still tire easily, and still can't hear well out of one ear. I saw (yet another) doc today re the ear, and got yet more meds, but the good news is that it really is only inconvenient and not a danger to permanent hearing loss. Whew. BUT WHAT A PAIN IN THE NECK. Ear. Whatever.

I have done a bit of stitching, and a bit of spinning, but not much. I am really just hanging out. A different feeling, that, since I seldom do nothing. I just feel the need to not rush things. Yet I do need to get things done for October, so I can't lollygag around, but I think I may have learned that a few days well taken may save many days later on. If I hadn't tried to keep on going to work, doing the regular, could this have been a one week virus? Sigh. The cats are my constant companions, and give good scratches... oh wait, that's me scratching them! Hedonists! But then they are cats, so that is to be expected.

Back Among the Living

Well, I appear to have survived, though for a while there I wasn't altogether certain I wanted to! I am still taking it very easy, I made it through two days at work last week, and did a little shopping Friday, but whether it was the heat or the walking or whatever, I found myself very dizzy and faint feeling, and rushed back home and ate a bite and napped. I took it easy the rest of the day. Saturday I made it to the Quilt Show for a couple hours, and left BEFORE I got too tired. The air was cool, so I do think that was an issue Friday. I bought a pattern and cd from a company http://www.critterpat.com/ that sells animal patterns of wonderful quality. I have a couple others of theirs. This is a sheep pattern I plan on doing all in wools on a wool background for a winter's night! I am not sure if I will do it as a crazy pattern or on a woven background, I am still thinking. But I like it. I must say, though, I had hoped to feel better by now. I still feel pretty rocky this morning. Still don't have much of an appetite either. And my ear is really annoying, not clearing up at all. It is crackling, but still very clogged. Maybe I will give it till Thursday.