gifts
While on vacation we stayed with my aunts who lavished us with love, food and gifts. I love my new blouse with Mexican embroidery insert and trimmed with navy rickrack. My great grandmother made blouses like this to sell back in the day, way back.
I mentioned to my aunt that I had been making dolls. [...]
vacation days
We planned on a two day vacation but stayed five. It was wonderful. I forgot my camera, and didn’t pack the laptop. My friend took these snaps for me. We went swimming,
ate junkfood and lounged by the sea.
Went for walks, did some sightseeing, forgot about cartoons, and knitting;
went to sleep by nine o’clock [...]
friday
I spent a scattered week hobbling together my projects, slowly; one sock (Fancy Silk Sock from Knitting Vintage Socks) managed to get finished. It’s a sweet old-fashioned lace sock. Or, what I imagine old-fashioned socks to have been like.
My head is elsewhere, looking forward to the weekend and our get away to the beach.
Another [...]
projects
Usually, after I finish a deadline I feel tired. This time was no different. I have things I really need to work on but instead I took this week to start three new projects. Does anyone else ever feel actual fear when they think about what they’re SUPPOSED to be doing? When anxiety strikes, I [...]
self portrait challenge
I’ve only participated once before in SPC. I don’t remember what the theme was but I took a photo of myself in my bathroom. Weirdly, I was in the mood to do another SPC and when I checked on the theme it was: bathroom.The bathroom has been a place of a few battles lately; since [...]
dolly
Yesterday, I made another doll. Felix asked me, “what’s her name mommy?” I told him to come up with one and the first thing he said was Freddy. But, he changed his mind to Dimples. In the evening when we sat down for a marathon imaginary tea party and (imaginary) video game session with the [...]