So, I've been dabbling in a little directing. Des Hussey and I have co-directed a remount of "Pyewacket", the story of a little orphan girl and her creepy rag doll, who only comes to life when none of the grownups are around. It's always been my favourite Spectral script, and it was an awesome experience ( Read more... )

Elizabeth got me up at 8, but Fairlith and Jordan, her boyfriend from New York, were coming by at 9:30, so I didn't bother trying to coax the baby back to sleep. As a result she was crotchety all day. But, she did say her first word, which was exciting, and I called my parents about it ( Read more... )

I love my Spectral boys. The brothers, Simon and Des Hussey, Blake Drezet, and the new boy in the gang, Mike Cope, who I actually worked with on the ShowCase Festival, a few years back. They do funny, quirky little sci-fi and horror plays, all original. Lots of blood splatter and special effects. I have been their resident costume designer for ( Read more... )

I'm so sick. I'm so miserable. It just blew up out of nowhere last night. It started with a sinus headache and now I have a painful cough, a sore throat, running nose ( Read more... )

Ok.... with heart in hand, I'm going back in ( Read more... )

So. I had a meeting with the guys about the whole Paul situation. To recap; Paul is the cutter who's volunteered to build all the costumes for my show while I bury myself in new motherhood, and he's decided to redesign the show in my absence. The company's in a bind because they can't afford to lose Paul (who'd build the costumes?) and they can't ( Read more... )

After a full day at home, Elizabeth and I ventured out into the world yesterday. We went to the doctor's office, and then had sushi for lunch (bliss!) and then dropped by Spectral to drop off a piece of the dress form they've been using ( Read more... )

Loaded up the car with fabric, trim, interfacing, sewing machines, dressform, ironing board, boning, thread, serger thread, scissors, pins and needles, reference books for costume history, reference books for sewing, kids, snacks, laptop and DVDs ( Read more... )

Ezrah woke me up and we had a long talk about last night's debacle. We apologized to each other, and established a more workable system of discipline; from now on, bad behaviour at bedtime will result in the removal of a toy, and good and helpful behaviour will earn toys back. During the day, we'll use time-out as well ( Read more... )

I'm having a rough week. I have four or five major obligations that I can't back out of it, for the next couple of weeks. I have a show, I have my niece and nephew coming to spend the week with me, I have the baby's room to clean and decorate, I have a tent to make, I have diapers and baby clothes to make, and assorted bits and pieces. This is ( Read more... )