Spot the Frog
Flamingo Part 2
So I finished the flamingo in time for the Mom’s birthday! I still think it’s super ugly, but I can appreciate the design and the colors now that it’s finished. Here is a pic from before I washed and ironed it.
I’m not sure what she’s going to do with it. There is a distinct lack of wall space in her place. Perhaps a bag or a pillow is in her future? I’m not so good at that part, the finishing, unless it’s just slapped in a frame. It’s all nice and washed and ironed now.
It was super hard to get all the tape of the edges. Honestly, they are still sticky. I should have just cut them off. If you look really close, there are still some pencil marks left over. An unfortunate side effect to using a pencil to mark your place? It will rub off on your fabric eventually.
Typically I use pen to do my marks. However, a more dense pencil would be helpful. Try using a 2H the next time. The lead from a 2H pencil may not be easily seen when it rubs off on the fabric.
Happy Birthday, Mom!
Oretree
I think I need to get my hearing checked. Logan kept trying to say “Ortreat”, it’s a dragon or something from DragonVale. Not a game I’ve played. He’s always excited about birthing dragon babies. Between this and making babies in Pokemon I’m starting to worry about him. Each game has you making babies – isn’t it too early for a 13-year-old to make babies? I made Logan repeat the name over and over. Finally, I made him spell it. Thank goodness his spelling has improved! I still can’t hear him say that final “t” in the word though. Enunciate already! You aren’t Ariana Grande…
Oretree must be a cover band for Classic Rock. Freebird baby!
Awesome shoe still life.
Day of Disappointment
I was asked recently by a funny young man what I was going to do with this blog for April Fools Day. I replied, “I’ll announce that one of my band names is actually being used. And then I’ll be all like “Psych!”” “No,” I was told, “You have to wait for the psych until April 2nd, the day of disappointment.” How is April 2nd not already on the calendar as such? It has such a nice ring to it.
Day of Disappointment is probably a heavy metal band, head banging and all. I have a secret fantasy that it is actually a Renaissance Faire band though playing rearranged rock songs. Lots of lutes = lots of fun!
Fish in the Lost Sea
Butterfly
Leaves
The Penguin Hugs
We used to love watching Pingu when the kiddo was young. He recently rediscovered it via images on some tabletop game on Steam. I dunno, it sounded really complicated. Anyway, we were talking about him at bedtime and I go in for a hug. What I got was some weird stiff arm flapping. “What is this? Some kind of penguin hug?” I asked. And there you have it.
The Penguin Hugs would be a cover band for kids. Maybe a Kidz Bop type thing where they cover current hits. Or better yet doing original songs for kids a la Dinorock.
View from a hike
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