What I Did This Weekend

Well - I didn't do too badly as far as my weekend goals went.

1. Skipped the game (they won - but this opponent at least managed to score.)
2. Finished the pantaloons and camisole, made the undersleeves and collar, and got the bodice and oversleeves cut out. Forgot how long it can take to match plaids - also forgot, on Friday, that the plaid is red with orange and purple instead of predominantly orange. We won't cut out the skirts until we get her hoops to measure over.
   
3. Decided she's old enough, and dressed fancy enough, not to need the apron. So we have a chunk of white fabric left.
   
4. Never got Kelly into the corset - we'll try again next weekend.
   
5. Installed Filemaker Pro Advanced but didn't get any farther with it.
6. Absconded (with permission) with Meagan's shawl, since I don't have a knitting project right now and the colors she picked out in Aug are a perfect match for the plaid she chose last weekend. Nice easy pattern - knit til you reach the end of the row, knit the last two together. Repeat until you're out of stitches. Perfect tv-watching/audiobook-listening knitting.

Oh - and they took me out to dinner for my birthday. If I work this right, I may get one more dinner this month in honor of my birthday. At any rate, I still have almost a week to work on it!

Five for Friday

What do I want to accomplish this weekend?

1. Watch my niece cheer for the Raiders. (These Raiders are undefeated!)
2. Make "Miss Kitty's" dress for the Dickens Faire (we found a great orange/purple/red plaid last weekend, plus all the lace and ribbon we needed.)
3. Figure out how to adapt the adult apron pattern to fit her.
4. Take in my sister's corset (and probably her jacket as well) - a loss of 15+ lbs will seriously affect the fit.
5. Install Filemaker Pro Advanced and get started on my kitminder project again.

That should keep me busy - just a little!

Words to Live By

When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes. Desiderius Erasmus

I have always liked this quote: I happily live by it. (Alas, rent has to come out first...)

The only rooms that aren't lined with bookshelves and laden with books are the bathroom (steam isn't good for them, you know) and the kitchen (ditto - and the cookbook collection is in the dining room where there's room.)

Furthermore, one of our long-standing family jokes is the answer to the question, "What happened in 1492?" The 'correct' answer is, "Erasmus became a priest."

So you can imagine how delighted we all were when Kelly, putting together "On Your Birthday" trivia for my 40th birthday, found out that Erasmus and I share a birthday - October 27th.

The Sounds of 4am

Mostly, I can hear the soundtrack to "The Lord of the Rings" - I'm up to the end of "The Two Towers" right now, the track entitled "Samwise the Brave."

Behind that, the first rain of the season! Very light, as it was all day, just going drip, drip, drip.

Beyond that, the very occasional car going by out on the road.

One thing I'm not hearing tonight are any catfights in the backyard. They've obviously found someplace warm and dry.

Oh, and I'm listening to the click of the keys as I type.