A Day Away

At the risk or getting all tmi on you, yesterday was my annual doctor's appointment. You know, the *girl* one. Don't worry, I mention this only as a segue. Since it was early, I rushed through the five year olds school work very early and even got all the laundry and other chores started. When I got back from the doctor, my day was fairly clear. So, I tagged along on "Grandma day", went to lunch and did a little shopping.

I have to tell you, I forget how nice it can be to break away from my routine even for just a little while. Since I'm caught up on orders and sales have been...well, let's just say inconsistent, I didn't need to be full speed tatting either. I did manage to finish a mask in the doctors office, but only because there's nothing else good to do there to kill all that waiting. I started on the last mask I'm going to make for now yesterday as well. When it's done, all the ones listed in the etsy store are made and ready to ship. Though that whole inconsistent thing has me worried that I've already sold all the masks that I'm going to for the season. I know mine are much more expensive that many that can be acquired. I've also noted a few lace ones popping up at etsy. Of course they are manufactured lace and even one made on an embroidery machine, but they're cheap and I suppose have the same general look.

In other news, the folks over at Instructables have again placed my mask in a nice and visible position. This time on the craft page with other Halloween themed craft guides. They used the image for the icon of the mask guide, where my instructable sits along side many other interesting mask choices. So, thanks for the attention again Instuctables, you know how I love the attention for both myself and tatting. It really is a great site for anyone who wants to learn how to do almost anything and of course if you haven't yet, you can learn to needle tat too.

What's on the agenda today? I have no idea. After I finish this last mask, I guess I'm waiting for a sale to appear to give me something to work toward. I mean otherwise, I'm going to have to focus on cleaning or something and I'm saving that for next week.

And Back The Other Way

This is my last hello until I return home as I am leaving hotel Internet behind for the open road. Yesterday's adventure was The Museum of Flight at the Boeing complex. I've been around a lot of old planes over the years and this was definitely a gorgeous collection. The kids had a blast playing with displays and anything with a button.

We're making one special stop today that I'm really excited about and that in the home of the lovely and talented Diana Crites, also known as Paynesgrey. This is the second time in as many weeks that I have gotten the opportunity to meet people found through etsy that I thought I would never see in person. Since we're heading through their neck of the woods and since husband has also become Internet acquainted with the family, we can't miss the opportunity to stop by.

We should be back home to our cats that will probably be annoyed that we left them in the care of my brother, by Monday evening. This puts us back to the real world on Tuesday, but don't expect me to be operating at full power yet. I shall definitely need a vacation to recover from this vacation.