OK, finished the new camicia for Autumn. Not bad, for the first run of a totally new (to me, anyway) design. I LOVE the armpit gussets. Why modern clothes don't use them, I don't know. MUCH better fit with them in there, and it does away with the bulky mess in the pits that most of my previous tunics and chemises have had. It is not the most beautifully put together thing, but not bad, considering the learning curve. Yes, I'll take pictures at some point. The other issue with it being that it's for a 4 nearly 5 year old girl, who grows out of clothes in the blink of an eye. I left plenty in the sleeve length to adjust those... the hem, however, I didn't leave enough wiggle room. We'll see how long it lasts. It's got about two inches I could let out in the hem...

OK, j_i_m_r and ldyanna have seen bits of this next project... it's swim cover ups for my mother in law, made out of beach towels. ldyanna and I had giggle fits, as they look like something appropriate for the Viking Luau sort of thing... they're essentially T-tunics made of towels. I've threatened to make them for the entire household, to wear to some event or other, or just to have to run in and out of the shower at camp. *LOL* Sunday morning attire, maybe?

Spent half an hour this morning doing something really silly - deconstructing stale bread into a bag. I was aiming for all the insides, and none of the crust, to use in recipes. *LOL* What a mess! I got bread crumbs EVERYWHERE. But, now I know - the trick is to use a spoon and scrape it out of the loaf. Yes, this was seriously stale bread. An entire loaf of French bread we didn't use for the 4th (because we forgot) and subsequently totally dehydrated on the kitchen counter. Yes, our house is THAT dry. Comes from running the AC, and not opening the windows much!

OK, let's see:
Finished two pouches for my prize contribution for this weekend's tournament. ( more about those )

Still have to finish Autumn's new camicia. Man, am I dumb. I made it too big, so I'm trying to gather it down a TON. ( more about fixing that )

I have some SCA related angst that I would like to sort out, but I wish to tread gently. ( more about that )

I saw an ad for peaches that sounded like a good deal. 55 cents a pound, for a 20 pound lug. That sounds like a good amount for jam or something. Maybe Sunday I can go get some. Thursday night I may hit Farmer's Market in SLO and try to get some other things. I need to make some more sorbet, so maybe more strawberries?

I want to thank j_i_m_r and her hubby for coming down and teaching the class this weekend. It was a pleasure getting to know you both better, and I hope you enjoyed your visit.

For those who may have missed it, she came down to teach a cooking class here in the hinterlands, and though the class wound up being small (various people gone on trips, or stuck at work), we had a good time, and ate a great meal! Period Spanish food is yummy.

After they went home, we came back, and I goofed around, playing a video game and being bossed around by my family. It was fun and irritating all at once. I don't know when it became ok for my husband AND child to tell me what to do at every turn, but I'd like it to stop. Not just with the video game, but in general. I guess I've gone the wrong way with trying to curb my temper and sharp tongue (some of you have witnessed that more than once!), and maybe I need to let them know that they've overstepped the bounderies...

*bleh* I'm tired and cranky. And someone mentioned a dream - I had one this morning that I'd been framed for my grandmother's murder. Why in the world someone would want to do this, I have no idea (nor do I know which grandmother it is! I've still got both of them), but it was highly disturbing. Especially the part where I questioned my own sanity and memory, since these other folks were so insistant that I'd done it... What would Freud say about that?