Mourning Market rocked.  That is all.

Number one song the day I was born, and incidently my mother's favorite lullaby when I was young:

Crow, of course.  I mean, I've been known to act rather cat-like on occasion, but then, crows are the cats of the avian world.

Hey, folks, I've found another silk supplier.  I haven't ordered from them yet, but the prices look good and they've got a great selection of colors in taffeta.

http://stores.ebay.com/Bangkok-Thai-Silk_TAFFETA-SILK_W0QQ_fsubZ13780189QQ_sidZ187459782QQ_trksidZp4634Q2ec0Q2em322

Oh brighidross , is this: http://www.silkbaron.com/silk/color.aspx?collectionid=3&categoryid=18&colorid=21  what you were looking for?

italy_katy !

25 years ago, at 11:30 am, I gave birth to a beautiful black haired baby girl, who has grown up into a beautiful, intelligent and interesting woman who I am very proud to have as a daughter.  I hope you have a great day, and I'll see you this afternoon.

And a couple of sales items

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Just in time to be give to its lucky receipient.  You all can speculate on who that might be, they're on my flist but he/she doesn't know about it.

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Remember before 12th night when I was so stressed and frazzled?  This is part of what I was doing.

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I finally got decent pictures of this
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On Dec. 30, on my way home from Omak after visiting my mom and sister, I had an adventure.  It had snowed, but the roads weren't bad,and I would have been fine except for some idiot who blew through a stop sign and would have broadsided me, except that I swerved onto the shoulder, hit a patch of ice, slid sideways into the ditch, had both righthand tires mount the side of the ditch, so rather than roll I yanked the wheel as hard as I could to the right and floored it.  Ended up driving up out of the ditch and coming to rest between two apple trees.  Idiot did not stop, but the farmer whose orchard I stopped in was very helpful.  I don't know how I managed it, but there wasn't a scratch on the borrowed car, and I was fine except some really sore muscles the next day.  There was also a spinout wreck on the pass, but that didn't involve me, except for having to wait for 45 minutes.  It took me 8 hours for a drive that usually takes 5, with good road conditions.  Sigh.

12th night is this weekend and I'm putting the finishing touches on 3 commissions AND school started this week.  I'd really like to have one more week before school starts again.

Merry Christmas to all my friends.

This is amazing:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/12/22/luxembourg.santa/index.html

This is the outfit I'm making for a client for 12th Night.




The outer gown is going to be gold, instead of white, probably lined with light blue linen woven in a diapered pattern, with the same slate grey velvet for the collar and facing as I'm using for the doublet and hose.

Yesterday morning, I went to Fireman's Park in DT Tacoma to observe the Winter Solstice sunrise over Mt. Rainier. It was pouring down rain, but much drumming, chanting and singing was done, and the sun did come up.

On the way home I had a small adventure. I was waiting for the bus on Commerce Street, minding my own business, when up walked a women who was dressed ok, definitely clean and well groomed, but as she got closer I could smell the crack she'd been smoking. Evidently she didn't like something about me, because she started yelling to stay away from her shit, and just because I was dressed like Alice in Wonderland didn't mean I was better than her (wtf?), etc. She finally stepped a bit closer and made some comment about kicking my ass, so I went on guard, with my umbrella tip touching the ground ready to spike her in the chest if she came closer. According to one of the other bus riders, my expression was a classic "Make my day" look. I remember thinking that I really didn't need this shit. Anyway, she decided that she would wait for the bus elsewhere and took off.

The rest of yesterday and today was spent sewing. I'm late on finishing one full outfit for 12th Night, and alterations on another. Oh, and Evaria's sleeves need to be finished. We also had to work on Gwalchgwyn's brother and family Yule gift. We finished that today and got it mailed by 6 pm. I'm not as far as I'd like to be on the other projects, but the fitting today went well, and I think I'm in the home stretch, if I can just get the damn velvet to behave.

Happy Solstice to all!  In honor of the day I give you a picture and a song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pwi4MyZGvbs

So, the cat just jumped up on my desk, knocked over and spilled my glass of water all over my desk, me, the floor.  Luckily none of the papers that were soaked were anything important and I really think that this computer is waterproof.  I do have a puddle of water in the top of my new candle, though.

I have a new scented candle that smells like apples, spices, fir trees and snow, pink Canada Mints, and I'm wearing my pink fluffy robe and slippers.   Life is good.