Except we got bathroom breaks, and lots of fun people to hang out with.  Once upon a time, I did a Foods and Feasts Thursday and Friday with Bob, and it was us and five or six staff only.  I talked for two days straight in the four-bay house, and it was awesome, because it was the first time I was allowed to interpret entirely unsupervised.  Also, ( Read more... )

Being sick sucks, and it's a lousy excuse for not posting, but there it is, and I can't get away from it.  Pennsic was physically rather challenging, though I had a great time, but at the end of War week, it had become rather obvious that I was on a downward turn again.  I see my doctor on Monday ( Read more... )

*I have been canning caramel apple pie filling all day, and have lost my mind.  This is half an idea I thought up about 6 months ago. Enjoy.

Q.  Dear Attack Laurel:  My Local Laurel has asked me to be her apprentice.  She already has 400 apprentices, so I don't know if I will get the one-on-one attention and teaching opportunities I desire.  What ( Read more... )

I picked up some plague somewhere (I blame the plague monkeys in Whole Foods), so I'm currently hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh on Benadryl ( Read more... )

And here's Bob's very clever flying bicycle:


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Here's a pic of Bob in his utterly awesome costume, of a western gentleman.  I made the goggles on his hat, he put the rest together.  His hair is so gorgeous.  *sigh*

Behind him, you can see the robot he built - it's not working right now, which is why its innards are on display. *wink*  We did quite a bit of lighting with glow sticks and mini ( Read more... )

The party turned out awesome.  You can see all the pics at VDye69's Flickr stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/8373433@N02/sets/72157631877307723/
and jenthies (pinkleader)'s Flickr stream: Read more... )

I'm in deep production mode for a friend's Steampunk Halloween party this weekend.  Bob finally made me stop cutting things out, saying I needed to rest ( Read more... )

We went to a lovely party at pinkleader and her inestimable husband's house, to say goodbye to kass_rants and Bob, as they get ready to start the next stage of their life in St. Croix.  It was delightful meeting the greyhounds for the first time, and we're going to miss you guys!  Of course, I still have plans for new patterns.

Thanks to Theo and Roland for hosting us ( Read more... )

xkcd has it right.

I love Cadbury's Creme Eggs. I buy many every year when they appear about three weeks before Lent (or in January, depending on where you shop, but those ones are a little stale by Easter), and slowly savour one of them every week or so until they run out, occasionally eating two in one day.

Now they have the mini ones, but they're ( Read more... )