So....I have decided. Next week, I'm closing the shop, and the forge. I think I need a little bit of a break before I forget what daylight really looks like ( Read more... )

Haha, wow, finally. It's finished. Officially the largest, heaviest, and arguably most dangerous weapon I've ever made ( Read more... )

So, I had a really strange experience just now ( Read more... )

I am not amused. My "assistants" decided to hide my Quill for a week, and they've circled their wagons, so to speak. Neither one is confessing, nor are they blaming each other...so I can only assume they were in it together ( Read more... )

I really feel like work is going well, and at a good pace. I have enough projects to keep me occupied, but not so many that I'm overwhelmed. Most are repairs - sharpenings, removing dents from shields and armor pieces - but I do have a couple of pieces that I get to make from scrach. I really think that's my favorite part, because it lets me be ( Read more... )

I got to meet Ojii-san's grandchildren yesterday. They're twins, a boy and a girl, and they're my age. Misa-san is kind of quiet, but she's very nice and very pretty, in a very girly way. Ryunosuke-san is more outgoing and playful, but he has a serious side to him. Apparently, he wants to become a blacksmith like his grandpa, so he offered to help ( Read more... )

So...work is kind of off to a slow start right now. People come in, looking for the old owner, and instead they find me. I guess it's a little...I don't know. Not-reassuring? To go in looking for an older, experienced man and find a teenager. The old man has been kind enough to stick around, helping out in the shop part a little, and he's doing ( Read more... )

Finally, after being home for almost two months... I have secured a forge for myself ( Read more... )

Aniki seems to be feeling better. I'm glad. He had me really worried, for a while there. I didn't go anywhere I didn't absolutely have to, I was so worried and it didn't feel right to leave him alone.I let a few things pile up, so now it's time to get back on track. I'm going to go see the horses today, maybe take them out for a run. Nocturne will ( Read more... )

( Screened to Yukari )