Sorry for the Delay

I haven't been blogging much, have I? But I have been creating so I can show them off in this quick post:Here are two awesome new snap wallets! The one on the left is some sharp blue kidskin with orange spots hand-dyed onto it. The right one is a fancy exotic red fish hide.

My little sister designed a new bag for me to sew! Love this one!
Allen cleaned up (ooooh, vacuumed floors!)

Things I want

I want the following:

One giant robotic walking panda.


One portable rotary phone:
If you loved me, I would have these things already.

Shame on you for making me wait.

Peck's Handbag!

It sold! Hooray for Peck! And me!


Allen made another bag, also. He always seems to be unsure of them once they're finished.
I suppose that's an artist trait. But I really like this bag! It's a simple pattern but extremely comfortable!
And I'm working on a blue, beige, and brown bag today!

Hooray for bags!

Wildlife

The flora and fauna around my home!

We have a new visitor to our yard. A little mouse! Actually, he's a pretty fat mouse. I've never really seen any mice or rats in our yard before (although my sister swears she has) so it's a little odd. I chased him all over before I was able to get these pictures:

Then I discovered a small house plant that has somehow escaped his pot! Last year I had a bunch of potted plants that thrived for a short time before they all died horrific deaths due to extreme weather and my lack of interest. Or so I thought. Apparently this little guy managed to thwart my amazing plant-killing powers. I'm trying to decide if I should chance moving him (so he won't be run over my the lawn mower) or letting him continue to live in this dangerous little plot of land.
Then we have this enormous frog. I came outside the other night and was so amazed by his size I had to take a picture. You may not be able to tell from the photo, but his forearms are HUGE!
I named him Biggie.And of course, Buddy watches it all.....

Beer tasting

So last night I got off from my night job extra early and therefore had the oppurtunity to check out the new Wine and Beer store in our plaza. They have a "build your own 6-pack" special so I scoured their enormous selection of single strange brews. And when I say enormous I mean, HUGE! I was in the aisle for quite some time, stopping to call Allen and ask for advice, then scanning the labels some more.
I was mostly looking for light-colored ales (I'm not a Guiness fan) but ended up choosing a few based on a fun label or pure novelty.

The first beer Allen and I tried was the Chili Beer. When I scooped this one up, I didn't notice it had an actual chili pepper in the bottle, which, upon opening, floated to the top like a lime.
Allen took a huge swig first and then choked on the spicy flavor. This beer is HOT! I tried a tiny bit and my mouth burned for about 20 minutes afterwards. We ended up putting a cork in it for possible future use.The next one we tried was called Skull Splitter - a Scottish ale. This was was very dark at bitter (I thought). Allen didn't particularly like it, either.
The final beer we tried was called Birra Moretti, an Italian brand. I really liked this one. Very light and no awful after-taste.

We'll have to try the last three beers some other night.

Happy 4th

After having my fill of hot dogs I logged on to Etsy to find a pleasant surprise!
We're on the front page!
How awesome is that?

Happy Independence Day!

Hooray for fireworks and kitties

I don't have to work tomorrow! My first Friday off in....... I don't remember!
Although I most likely will go into our workshop to finish this REALLY awesome tote I started yesterday.

I worked at the restaurant last 4th of July - so I figured this year I would chill with my family and Allen. Unfortunately, it's been raining every single day for weeks now, and I don't see too much of a chance for clear skies tomorrow.
Want to hear my kitty story?

Yesterday I was awoken by my kitty, Newt, jumping, claw-first, into my skull.
I'm not sure if he was scared of something, or simply trying out a new aerial maneuver. Either way, the result had me screaming myself awake, which, in turn, had Allen awake. When I explained that the cat had jumped on my head I touched the sore spot and looked at my hands. Blood. Great. Thanks kitty - you know how head wounds bleed. As I was cleaning the wound in the bathroom Newt came in and apologized profusely, so all is forgiven.

Check out these awesome kitty catnip cookies by JakeandMicah.

the anticipation.....

Whenever I have a custom order I always wait in suspense to hear from them after I've sent it out. I'll be wondering if they like it, or if they REALLY like it or if it's the most wonderful thing they've ever owned.... Sometimes you just don't ever hear back. But when I do my heart soars!

Here's a couple recent custom orders I've finished:These red sandals turned out really well.
I think I'm going to make another pair similar to these.

What to Do

My night job has been slowly but surely screwing with my body clock.
I used to wake up fairly early - between 7 and 8 am. Now that I've been staying late at work, I won't get sleepy until after midnight and won't wake up until 9 - 10am. And it's unacceptable!
Unfortunately for the alarm clock in my head, I have to keep the night job. However, I think part of my problem is I don't eat until I leave work at night. If I eat at 4pm and start my shift at 5pm, by 11pm when I get off my stomach is growling! I could, theoretically, request a short break around 8pm (if we're not busy) to sit down and have dinner, but I usually don't. Mostly because I feel uncomfortable eating alone, and I'm in such a hurry I don't have the time to sit and quietly enjoy the whole meal.
So, I don't know if there's really anything I can do about it, other than try to slowly re-train myself to wake up at a decent hour.

Now I'm so behind I'm trying to decide if I want to go into the shop and finish my custom sandals or make the most of my day at home and clean and do laundry and list online.

Hmm..... choices choices.

maybe some more coffee will help me decide.

Awwwwwwwww

George Carlin 1937 - 2008

It's like someone just told me Santa Claus has died.
I thought he would live forever.

A couple months ago Allen found an old Carlin record album over at Hospice. As I was waiting in line for the cashier one of the older gentlemen that volunteers saw my album and said, "Hey, George Carlin! You know, once when my daughter was in college, she went to one of his shows." Apparently afterwards they had a few drinks together and she explained that she was on her way out of town the next day. He suggested she share his private plane with him. So she did. And there was a bunch of debauchery on the plane.

So that's my George Carlin story.

Three cheers for you, sir.


"Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck."

"I have as much authority as the Pope, I just don't have as many people who believe it."

"Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things."

"Some people see things that are and ask, Why? Some people dream of things that never were and ask, Why not? Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that."