So far, so good. We're back from the Museum and "Ike" has arrived. Not too much in the way of rain, the radar's clear right now but the winds are fierce. There is a huge piece of dead tree half blocking the road between here and the intersection north of here. I think that the broken tree at the edge of the woods will come down tonight if the wind hits it just right. It's been cracking more and more every time a storm moves through. This may be the one that brings it down. The lights are flickering, understandably, so I'm gonna post this fast.
Updates later.

*giggle* Skywise has plans that involve my enthusiastic participation so I AM OUTTA HERE! *more giggle*

Everyone sleep well and be safe. [smiley=goodnight.gif]

It's chilly and cloudy but the day is good. My purse is almost finished, ideas on how to make a bra without a pattern are presenting themselves, various plans are preceding on schedule -- although I DO wish CVS had been considerably more prompt in approving Nike's vacation request -- and on the whole, things are going my way. "Big time" if I may be so confident. I'm going to finish up this bit of sewing I have to do today and pull out Chapter 10. The mini layoff I've taken the last day or so should have recharged my batteries nicely. If so, I could have 10 done by the end of next weekend.
So yeah, very happy, "laughing out loud" person here!

It occurs to me that I could get a lot more writing done if I didn't have to cook!
Things are going pretty well writing wise tonight. I'm just about through a major section, hopefully I'll get it finished tomorrow. Then I have to write a paragraph or two to make a "bridge" between the section I'm working on tonight and the next one which is one I've already been working on. I'm going to really tighten up some things and since I'm hovering around 99 pages at the moment, I think that I can do that without worrying about the chapter being too short! Yeah, Chapter 9 became 9 & 10 and now it looks like 10 is going to be 10 & 11...
Methinks this is gonna turn out to be a fat little novel!

Morning! We're heading out to a state park for a few hours. See ya when we get back. Everyone be safe!

The purse is done!

Now I get to start on my costume bra. The first thing to figure out is how I want to do the chest band. I've already got a good idea for the shoulder strap.

I'm cooking tonight so there is that.

And the SunLord has brought a dead, headless mouse in through the catdoor. Methinks I'd better move if I don't want mouse guts on the living room carpet. I just hope it was headless when he brought it in!

HOT DAMN, I THINK I’VE GOT IT!
Or at least, Skywise says so!

I made a quick and dirty prototype of my costume bra out of elastic, pellon and safety pins (REAL quick and dirty! ) and my beloved, who is good at visualizing a finished sewing project, says that it will achieve my stated goals!! So I am one happy sewingperson tonight. There is still a lot to do but I’ve made a good start by getting the pattern designed.

I also did some quality work on the novel this evening. Not a huge amount but a small section that was being troublesome sorted itself out tonight and I’m pleased. Getting that part taken care of will make getting the rest of it to fall into line much easier. Then I’ll be able to tackle a large gap I need to fill in and go back and do some “backfill” now that I know how that troublesome spot turned out.  Happy writerperson!

Since it’s nearly 1 a.m., I’m going to head out. I’ve hiked, written, washed dishes, cooked and sewed today not to mention disposed of decapitated mouse carcasses.  That is enough for one day!
Everyone sleep well and be safe!

We’re back! We got in at a little after two but the internet is slow today. Someone in the neighborhood must be downloading the Congressional Record. Oh well..

We had a nice lunch and, since we needed catfood and electrical parts, we went to Wal-Mart after. Since I have had no luck in finding any bead or chain fringe that I like, I’m going to make my own bead fringe. It’s gonna take a while since I’m going to need 40 inches of it, more or less. On the other hand, I do have some time before I start decorating the bra. Since I’m making the bra from scratch, I’m going to wear it while practicing for a while to make sure that it performs like I want it to.

I got another bellydance music CD in the mail and I’m listening to it now. I also got an instructional DVD today too which promises to be interesting. *giggle* It’s called “Sensual Bellydance.” Skywise should like it once I’m well enough along to learn the choreography.
In the meantime, book to write and dishes to wash!
Later!

Skywise has made an agreeably naughty suggestion and since I'm up to 102 pages on Chapter 10, I'm going to head out and take him up on it! What can I say? *giggle* I'm an evil woman to the bone!
I have no idea what we will be doing tomorrow or how well the internet will be working for me. I'll be here when I can.
Everyone sleep well and be safe.

My costume bra making just got a whole lot easier! It’s amazing what you can find on the Web! *more[smiley=evilgrin0029.gif] *
I need to explore the site but it looks very promising. Just wish that things would load faster!!

Morning! This is payday and you know what that means! We're be back in a few hours.
The net seems to be running faster today. I hope it stays that way.
Later.

I'm back. I've spent most of the last two hours placing an online order that should have taken half an hour tops to do but at least I won't have to go tromping all over Indianapolis looking for what I need to make my costume bra. If the first one works out like I envision, I'll probably make a few more!
The later it gets, the faster the net gets. This is an important tidbit of info. If it stays reasonably fast over the weekend I'll be able to make a pretty good guess as to what the problem is.
I'm working on the novel and the more I work the more it looks like adding another three or four chapters is going to be necessary. I'm thinking that it may be Thanksgiving before I get the first draft done! Oh well, if I have it done before Yule, I'll be a happy writer person!

Greetings!! Things are running a bit better than yesterday. It has only taken me a bit over an hour and ten minutes to get logged in today rather than not being able to get on at all yesterday.

I’ve been reading a new book that Skywise picked up while I was waiting -- Vampire Nation by Arlene Russo published by Llewellyn. Very interesting book so far. I’m going to have to put it down and get busy though. Housework and laundry to do which I’ll see to while waiting for things to load. I should get a lot done! I picked up the astrological almanac for 2009 and I’ll be looking at the predicted trends for us for the next year. So far, things look very good.

We stopped at the fabric store and after some searching and fighting my way through the crowds -- HATE shopping in the craft and fabric stores on the weekends! -- I found the tiny  [2.5mm] silver plated beads I need to make the fringe for my costume and a whole mess of lightweight silver disks that I can use instead of the “coins” I got at Wal-Mart. These will work better because a.) they aren’t already attached to the wrong color of twill tape and b.) being a bit larger, they will supply more “flash” on the costume and I won’t need as many of them. Of course, I’m not planning on completely covering the outfit with silver scales along the lines of Red Sonja’s famous armor. Been there, done that don’t cha know!  It was fun too!  Anyway, I’m all set as far as decorating supplies are concerned unless I happen to run across something absolutely fabulous! I still have to order that “black diamond” cubic zirconia drop which I will likely do whenever the jokers that are eating all the bandwidth go to bed tonight!  I should have the stuff I ordered for the bra sometime late next week.  Then it will just be a matter of assembly and “test driving” the results. Should be fun.

With luck, I’ll be back later tonight. I don’t have much hope for getting back before then but I’ll try periodically. It has taken this reply window a tic over thirty minutes to load.