I decided to sew for Pennsic. I made this decision Monday. Monday night, I ventured out to the horrible, giant JoAnn’s Fabrics and bought some cotton. Tuesday, I washed and pressed it. (More about the goddess of irons later…) Yesterday I cut out 4 tunics and a zillion-gore skirt. One tunic is contstructed (except for trim) and the skirt has 4 seams left to sew… of course, one is the hem. I may be crazy and not even close to packed, but I haven’t done any sewing in a couple years so this is kind of fun. I should contemplate packing.

Work is crazy. I’m trying to build a project schedule for a massive suite of projects. Hence while I’m taking a break to shake the craziness out of my head. The first half of the week involved chasing people to prep their program for a big status meeting. Fun, in some ways, but not relaxing for any of us. I’m very happy to be coming up on vacation. And it sounds like I will actually be able to take the vacation properly this year! No checking in daily!

So, in car news, my dad has learned that there’s 1 bolt that holds on the knock sensor and that it’s fairly accessible at the back of the engine. It is actually cheaper for me to fly my father, his tools and a part (which he can get wholesale) down from Maine to Philadelphia than it is to pay my mechanic to do this work. I find this obnoxious. And I’m seriously considering it. I also wonder if I could just buy the right tools and do it myself. Fixing this would make further car-buying procrastination totally viable.

More things are blooming out on the porch, including yet another plant that I’ve had for years but never seen bloom. (And it’s a serious bloom… I need to take a photo of it later.) My african violet is blossoming gleefully as well. One of my once-tiny oyster plants (Rhoeo spathacea I think) has also decided to take off and bloom. I need to do a little planting and rearranging before we leave to make the plants easier for M to water while we’re gone. But now, back to work on the Schedule of Doom.

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