Thursday-ing

 
A window in my schedule means I'm doing a lot of experimenting these days. As far as a success rate, I'd say 90% has gotten drop-kicked into the trash and 10% seems to be moving in the right direction. And that's a ratio I'm okay with. But before I forget:

* If you haven't watched Kingdom, you need to. Now. It is kind and it is hilarious, but if you needed more convincing, there is Stephen Fry.

* I'll be signing copies of The Glitter Trap at RiverRun Bookstore in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on Saturday, September 21. More details here.

The Riddle of Mathilde Martin

 
Mathilde had made up her mind to go see Madame Odile again. Madame was bound to have the answer to the riddle. She had the answer to everything. But of course such a visit would require payment, a debt of pain au chocolat for services rendered. So as soon as school ended, Mathilde ran for the corner bakery, hoping against hope the baker would not have sold out of the pastries.

And as luck would have it, he had not.

One Last Hurrah

 

One cookout, a bike ride, two kinds of ice cream and several movies later, I'm declaring Labor Day Weekend '13 a success. Summer, you did good.

And one other thing I did this weekend: dollmaking. I think she looks like a Eula, so that's what I got her answering to. She's made up of a fabric body (mostly vintage bed sheets), a hand-knit vest, painted on boots and a flower crown, because, well, utilitarianism be darned.

Forest Denizens

 

A fabric design I'm working on for a gift. Truth be told, I'm 110% certain I need a skirt with this pattern on it, like, now.

And for those state-side, happy (early) Labor Day weekend. Enjoy your last bit of summer-ing!

La Pucelle d'Orléans


Something Joan of Arc'ish I finished last week. Her hair is made up of hundreds of tiny pin pricks, a tragedy for my finger tips, but a boon for her coiffure.

It's Swell

 



I spent Saturday on the Isles of Shoals (Star Island, to be specific) with The Swell Society for their "Gatsby on the Isles" event.

* Top to bottom, I made my dress using Folkwear's 1927 Tea Frock.

* The band was mighty fine.

* Also, wouldja' look at that view. No matter how long I live here, the Atlantic always manages to make me go weak in the knees. But then again, that could also be a side-effect of gallivanting all over a rocky ocean outcropping wearing period shoes. Yee-ouch.

All in all, though, a top-notch outing and one of the very best Saturday's in recent memory, complete with gorgeous weather and delightful company. I think Jay Gatsby would have been duly impressed.