A new dress-

It's not the best picture, as I'd just had a tooth filled, but I do like the dress. I didn't think that the skirt was full enough, so I made a corded petticoat to wear under it. I do like how the skirt fits with the corded petticoat, a tucked petticoat and my full plain petticoat layered under it. I wore it with my new robert land boots to a Civil War period dance on Saturday. (yes, I know it's about 15 years too early.... It's what I had!)

I have been knitting a little bit, I've got several socks going, and a pair of mittens almost finished. I also finally decided to just serge the raw edges of the towels I took off of my loom months ago. I hope that they hold up, but they've already been gifted, so I don't have any pictures of them. I also made a dress for Gianna, but it's still a little big for her.

There is no need to honk your horn!

I've been getting back in the habit of riding my bike- my goal is to be able to ride up to Grass Valley by the end of the summer. We'll see, I was able to do stuff like that in high school, of course that was 14 years ago. In any case, I want to make sure that I don't gain weight this summer like I do some summers because I'm not as active as I am during the school year.

So anyway, I've been riding down the street I live on for several miles into the county then back home, it's not a low traffic road, but not a city traffic road either. It's steady for the most part, but only two lanes. For all but a couple hundred yards there are shoulders big enough for my old bike. So, why are people honking at me? Most people are just fine, but a few people today were honking at me, as well as swerving way over into the middle of the road. If you're honking for me to know you are coming, I do have good ears and I can hear your car behind me. If you're honking because I'm in the road, you're very mistaken. Look at the lines in the road, I'm a couple feet away from the edge!

Tomorrow I plan to ride into the post office, hopefully this doesn't happen on the other roads I will have to take.

New words

I babysat my 15 1/2 month old niece tonight- she's definately a busy girl. She's picked up a TON of new words this month. Tonight I heard the most of "hi," "no," "mine," and "meow." I think she also told me "nothing" at one point when I asked what she was doing.

The picture above was taken in February- she is hiding under the apron of my 1840's dress.

random stuff

Babies! two new texel litters born this week.

And some weaving

It's only about 3" wide, threaded as an 8 harness rosepath, the treadles are tied like a twill, but it's woven as an overshot....

Animal Research Quiz

Thumbelina

I have a two day old pup who is just the tiniest thing. I keep thinking that she's not going to make it, but she's acting just like a normal pup other than her size and seems to be eating just fine. Yesterday I took some pictures of her with a half sibling who is about a week old.

And here she is next to a pair of normal sized fiskars for a size comparison.

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