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deja vu
This weekend was remarkably like last weekend. One morning Gwen slept late-ish, the other she didn't. One afternoon we played outside for awhile. Saturday morning all of us went out on errands -- grocery shopping, Bauhaus, and then I stopped at the rock and gem shop. I was recently asked to step in to the Nobelese Largesse exchange that has almost finished up as a replacement artisan for someone who had to back out. I spent about a week looking through picture galleries to develop my ideas, and was pleased yesterday to be able to purchase everything I needed. I'm just waiting on some sizing info for my recipient, and I may even be able to get her gift finished up this week.
Saturday Gwen was still not feeling 100%, in that at one point she asked to lie down with me on the couch, so we cuddled together while we watched a few videos. At one point she squirmed around to face me, said "kiss, kiss", and then -- completely unprompted, which is still so rare as to be even more precious -- said "I love you. I love you, Mommy." There are some times when motherhood really is rewarding.
I spent most of today embroidering. My plan is to do a wreath of roses around the capelet I'm making, though I doubt I'll get more than a few of the roses done before Coronet (I won't get the barbs and leaves done before then, I'm sure, since I have no green, and am awaiting the next time that Mechthild dyes). This is the first time that I've ever attempted something so big, so naturally I started with the rose that's in the center bag, where, depending on what else I'm wearing, it can be hid by hair or veil. :) It's actually turning out rather well: Gwen peered over my arm once and said "flower!" so clearly it's sufficiently identifiable.
For Sunday supper, we again roasted cabbage, this time in the roaster with a slice kohlrabi, and did the same spice rub that we did on the beef last week, but this time on a pork fillet. It was good, though definitely better on the beef and lamb, but is quite possibly one of the least appetizing things I've ever cooked!
Saturday Gwen was still not feeling 100%, in that at one point she asked to lie down with me on the couch, so we cuddled together while we watched a few videos. At one point she squirmed around to face me, said "kiss, kiss", and then -- completely unprompted, which is still so rare as to be even more precious -- said "I love you. I love you, Mommy." There are some times when motherhood really is rewarding.
I spent most of today embroidering. My plan is to do a wreath of roses around the capelet I'm making, though I doubt I'll get more than a few of the roses done before Coronet (I won't get the barbs and leaves done before then, I'm sure, since I have no green, and am awaiting the next time that Mechthild dyes). This is the first time that I've ever attempted something so big, so naturally I started with the rose that's in the center bag, where, depending on what else I'm wearing, it can be hid by hair or veil. :) It's actually turning out rather well: Gwen peered over my arm once and said "flower!" so clearly it's sufficiently identifiable.
For Sunday supper, we again roasted cabbage, this time in the roaster with a slice kohlrabi, and did the same spice rub that we did on the beef last week, but this time on a pork fillet. It was good, though definitely better on the beef and lamb, but is quite possibly one of the least appetizing things I've ever cooked!
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I love the idea of embroidery til I actually sit down to it. Then I can't wait til the damn thing is finished. I'm clearly intended to be a 'patronage' peer in the embroidery dept!
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Yeah. I love the idea of having done embroidery, which is a very different thing from doing it itself.
However, starting tomorrow I'm taking a 6 week course, meeting 1 day a week for 6.5 hours, which nominally I have to bring my laptop along to, but which I hope to get at least some embroidery done during!