I'm Back

First off, how sad is it that 5:15 in the morning is sleeping in for me? Yeah, I know right? Anyway, I am back from the cool, cool coast to the hot arid valley. I want to go back already, but I didn't tat and I didn't blog, though my new iphone at least kept me relatively in the loop. I even managed to record some things that would have just faded from memory like this collar here. I hesitate to say it is very old as it was in really good condition and very crisply white, but I hadn't seen this design floating about. No, I didn't buy it even though at $35 it was under priced, I still couldn't justify the purchase. I found this at the Cannery Row Antique mall. I've seen tatting there before and like this piece it is usually mislabeled. This one said it was most likely Irish crochet. I suppose they guessed that based on the rose motifs, but I think if you're going to sell something, at least do a bit of research or look at it a bit closer. The only other piece of tatting I came across was a very antique roll of a ring edging this time in horrible condition.

The rest of my time away was spent at the Aquarium, down on the beach and being slightly more exploratory than usual. We are creatures of habit and generally do the same exact things even on vacation, but I think we're getting stir crazy so we ventured out a bit. First we went to a park we'd seen, but never visited, the Dennis The Menace park. The kids enjoyed it and it killed an hour or so and gave us a place to pack a lunch for. We also wandered down to the beach early in the morning and got some incredible tide pool viewing.

So all in all, it was a lovely trip. The husband is still home for a few more days, so I will still be off balance likely until next week, but something a little off balance it good for a nice reset. I make no promises regarding tatting projects though I do have another bridal veil in queue and a possible request for a custom slave bracelet design so I might have something to share in the coming days, we'll have to wait and see.