Day 118

All these tests are doing my head in.  Once this is done, I will have passed some major hurdles.

Day 56

This is Baxter the Bunny.  He is my finished critter.  I just need to pick up a card and a few goodies to go in the package.  His new home is in Ohio.

Day 55

Here are the critters!  Well, critter prototypes in muslin.

L-R:  Prototype one, stencil, and the much better prototype two.  They are unstuffed and faceless, but, I am just getting the sewing bit down.  I know how to embroider the eyes, nose and mouth.  

Day 54

Critter creation in progress (okay, the shot is a little staged, but, I made the object!).  Notice the theory book in the background?  Yes, the husband was quizzing me while I worked.

Day 53

I recently signed up for something called a "Critter Swap."  Basically, you send someone a hand-made critter and someone sends one to you.  In order to make a critter, you get information on your person.  Based on that, you create.  I have never sewn anything in my life (other than a button).  This is the drawing and the stencil for my critter.

Day 51

I was reflecting on objects that meant a lot to me.  My wedding ring means quite a bit.  It is my grandmother's diamonds and the white gold from her ring, but, re-designed for me.  I love that it carries 63 years of a loving marriage in it.  I also love it because it symbolizes how much I love my husband.  And, it is just really purty! 

Day 50

I just love that I have to retake a driving test after driving for over a decade...sigh....

Day 25

When I was in college, my close friend and I purchased this Thor's Hammer for her mother, Ruth.  Ruth, who was like my second mom, passed a few years ago and it came into my keeping. It now sits on my bedside table on top of a piece of Leicestershire sandstone that I picked up on one of our walks.  I saw it today and thought it was pretty illustrative of my past and my present.

Day 22

Tea and the iPod.  It was the only thing that got me through work today.

Day 21

Typical stuff for work.  The orange glow from the bad office lighting is particularly lovely.  Ha!

Day 20

I was at a conference for work and had to stay overnight.  This is how I spent my evening.

Day 19

I visited London today.  We got held up on the tube because someone threw themselves in front of a train.  Not the best start to the day.