Random Updates
So tired. I've had insomnia for about a week now. I just can't seem to make myself get to bed at a reasonable time.
Marguerite is watching Sesame Street - James Blunt is singing "Triangle" to the tune of "You're Beautiful". She's trying to use the balloon from Benefse's reception as a pillow with not much success. Now she's decided that Teddy's bed is much more comfortable. I keep trying to catch a picture of her in there, but the camera is never around when I need it.
She has been so much fun lately. Her language skills are improving so quickly, and it's so funny to hear what she comes up with. Lately if you tell her that it's time to do something she doesn't want to do she usually replies "No, thanks" or "I don't think so"!
We went to String Thing yesterday. Hopefully she wasn't too annoying to people. Francesca was very welcoming and gracious, but I know that not everyone enjoys having children around. I always worry that she's irritating people and that I'm being oblivious. Clue-by-four me as needed.
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Miss M starts pre-school next week. I'm looking forward to having some time to myself. I haven't felt very creative lately and would like to really dive in to some of the projects that are waiting in the sewing room. Last fall I concentrated on getting some of the UFO's done, with some success, and I think I want to focus on doing that again although I bought some yummy silk from Clare last week and need to check on an idea I had for it. I really want to decrease the amount of stuff in the sewing room. At a certain point I just can't focus on anything if the room isn't reasonably tidy. Reasonably being relative.
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Plans for our trip to Italy are coming along. So much to see, so little time. It's been over 20 years since I was there, and Jeff has never been. I hadn't even started studying Italian art when I was there last, so there are tons of paintings, frescos,etc that I want to see. I'm trying to squeeze in a trip to Ferrara to see the frescos at the Schifanoia palace. I've taught a class on the fashions depicted and would love to see the details that don't show in the art books.
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We're planning to go to SSBB this weekend. Jeff wants to play with the horses. He had a great time at the equestrian practice this weekend, including getting to joust for the first time. He's hoping to authorize as a banneret this weekend as well as get in another MIT-Equestrian session. Jeff was really happy this weekend to meet a man in his 60's who was playing equestrian games and learning to joust. He is so happy finding different things to do than can help take the place of the heavy fighting that he has to forgo. I was so happy that he got to fight in some of the historic martial arts tournaments at Pennsic. If he can do those, fight in battles at Gulf Wars (it's cooler than Pennsic) and do the equestrian games and jousting, he should be happy (as well as very busy).
Well, need to run. We need some fresh air before it starts to rain.
Marguerite is watching Sesame Street - James Blunt is singing "Triangle" to the tune of "You're Beautiful". She's trying to use the balloon from Benefse's reception as a pillow with not much success. Now she's decided that Teddy's bed is much more comfortable. I keep trying to catch a picture of her in there, but the camera is never around when I need it.
She has been so much fun lately. Her language skills are improving so quickly, and it's so funny to hear what she comes up with. Lately if you tell her that it's time to do something she doesn't want to do she usually replies "No, thanks" or "I don't think so"!
We went to String Thing yesterday. Hopefully she wasn't too annoying to people. Francesca was very welcoming and gracious, but I know that not everyone enjoys having children around. I always worry that she's irritating people and that I'm being oblivious. Clue-by-four me as needed.
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Miss M starts pre-school next week. I'm looking forward to having some time to myself. I haven't felt very creative lately and would like to really dive in to some of the projects that are waiting in the sewing room. Last fall I concentrated on getting some of the UFO's done, with some success, and I think I want to focus on doing that again although I bought some yummy silk from Clare last week and need to check on an idea I had for it. I really want to decrease the amount of stuff in the sewing room. At a certain point I just can't focus on anything if the room isn't reasonably tidy. Reasonably being relative.
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Plans for our trip to Italy are coming along. So much to see, so little time. It's been over 20 years since I was there, and Jeff has never been. I hadn't even started studying Italian art when I was there last, so there are tons of paintings, frescos,etc that I want to see. I'm trying to squeeze in a trip to Ferrara to see the frescos at the Schifanoia palace. I've taught a class on the fashions depicted and would love to see the details that don't show in the art books.
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We're planning to go to SSBB this weekend. Jeff wants to play with the horses. He had a great time at the equestrian practice this weekend, including getting to joust for the first time. He's hoping to authorize as a banneret this weekend as well as get in another MIT-Equestrian session. Jeff was really happy this weekend to meet a man in his 60's who was playing equestrian games and learning to joust. He is so happy finding different things to do than can help take the place of the heavy fighting that he has to forgo. I was so happy that he got to fight in some of the historic martial arts tournaments at Pennsic. If he can do those, fight in battles at Gulf Wars (it's cooler than Pennsic) and do the equestrian games and jousting, he should be happy (as well as very busy).
Well, need to run. We need some fresh air before it starts to rain.