Is this the new normal? I am not impressed. I seem to be in this less than useful rhythm where I dive into a project for a day or three, finish it, then the next several days are basically useless while I try and ramp myself back up into being productive. All I managed to do today was finishing up the sewing of tiny SCA clothing for Nandina and Almandine.
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~ creativity challenge ~ "shoes"
"shoes" - having appropriate footwear makes a difference. While Almandine mostly goes barefoot (foxfoot?), Nandina is more comfortable well shod. She has tall felt boots for sturdy adventuring, some red leather clogs for parties, and some black painted-on Mary Janes for everyday...~ creativity challenge ~ "shoes"
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well that was silly! While I was out for a short afternoon walk, I saw a sign on the back of someone's chicken house that said "Peep Show : Live Chicks inside!!
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beauty in the time of isolation:
Earlier this month I began working on a regalia commission to make a Viking Age style cloisonné Pelican medallion. Finished it this last weekend and mailed it off on Tuesday. This is one of my favorite Pelican motifs, and the actual size of the pendant is about 1½" in diameter. (my hand for sense of scale of my work)beauty in the time of isolation:
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January SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | blue Almandine trousers | pruned feral roses | yard waste bin |
| 2 | tiny dominoes | mended turtleneck | recycle bin |
| 3 | tiny domino box | cleared dining table | - |
| 4 | Almandine ragg pullover | third jacket toile. | - |
| 5 | leather thimble | ironing board cover | - |
| 6 | Almandine underdress | new earring wires | x |
| 7 | Pelican enamel | x | x |
| 8 | tiny "On The Road" book | x | x |
| 9 | x | x | x |
| 10 | x | x | x |
| 11 | x | x | x |
| 12 | x | x | x |
| 13 | x | x | x |
| 14 | x | x | x |
| 15 | x | x | x |
today's gratitude - Today there was an unexpected belated birthday package on my front porch, from my beloved Mud Bay pals. I am excited to try out some of the mixed dried mushrooms and make a mushroom soup! There was a new dot-grid notebook for my next Bujo, and a lovely pale blue "Bread Rising Over Mud Bay" tee shirt, which I shall, in my usual way, use as a jumping off point for a new lightweight jacket (combining various denim indigo, black, and blue fabrics into a fun textile collage...)
