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koshka_the_catI picked up my prescription today. That was annoying! I should eat something very bad for me to celebrate...
Trying on
Feb. 11th, 2026 05:19 amatherleisureI tried on my 1880's stocking I've been slowly knitting away on. I thought I was getting close to where it was time to start the toe. It turned out I was over an inch past where it was time to start the toe. I want to make sure there's room to shrink, but not that much room! The heel came a lot farther forward than I was expecting it to.
I ripped back to where I wanted the toe to start, counted how many rows that was so the second stocking ends up the same size, and knit the first toe row. By the end of the weekend, I expect I'll have finished the first stocking and cast on the second stocking.
I ripped back to where I wanted the toe to start, counted how many rows that was so the second stocking ends up the same size, and knit the first toe row. By the end of the weekend, I expect I'll have finished the first stocking and cast on the second stocking.
winter
Feb. 10th, 2026 10:56 pmhouse_wrenFor two days a bald eagle was hanging around, flying over the house and then sitting in the big trees by the gravel road. This is unusual. When the temperatures rose I saw it on the ground, by a dead raccoon which must have thawed enough that the eagle could eat it. The next day the raccoon was in the middle of the road, dragged there by coyotes. It's gone now.
I'm happy to have completed my Physical Therapy visits and to have a break from going to the clinic. PT was effective. I was lucky to get a therapist who listened well and understood how to help me.
I am still reading the book of the letters of George Sand and Gustave Flaubert.
The winter thaw is happening this week, with temperatures predicted to be in the high 40s. The snow will melt and then the scenery will be mostly greys and browns.
I feel overwhelmed with what's happening in the world. I have done some positive things for others and I have taken care of myself. But I feel frozen. I'll dance a bit and that will help.
I'm happy to have completed my Physical Therapy visits and to have a break from going to the clinic. PT was effective. I was lucky to get a therapist who listened well and understood how to help me.
I am still reading the book of the letters of George Sand and Gustave Flaubert.
The winter thaw is happening this week, with temperatures predicted to be in the high 40s. The snow will melt and then the scenery will be mostly greys and browns.
I feel overwhelmed with what's happening in the world. I have done some positive things for others and I have taken care of myself. But I feel frozen. I'll dance a bit and that will help.
Success!
Feb. 10th, 2026 06:14 pmkoshka_the_catI can finally get my prescription tomorrow. Thankfully at a nearby pharmacy, not mailed from New Zealand, which was one of the options.
Delaying...
Feb. 9th, 2026 05:26 pmkoshka_the_catI decided to call insurance tomorrow. I wanted to take today off properly. I have prep tomorrow and am caught up at work, so a much better time to call!
Trousers Finished
Feb. 9th, 2026 05:26 amatherleisureI put the trim on the trousers of the 1878 bathing suit last night so they are officially finished. The dress still needs a hem and trim and buttons and buttonholes.
Day off
Feb. 8th, 2026 05:13 pmkoshka_the_catNot every weekend day is a day off, but so far today has been. And there are leftovers for dinner, so hopefully it will continue to be a day off...
Oops
Feb. 7th, 2026 05:13 pmkoshka_the_catRemember the desk I was painting during break until covid stopped everything? I was going to put the wax top layer on it today. It went fine on the back. Then it peeled off the side, once again, like Tinkerbell nail polish. I guess the sanding I thought did nothing worked? Oops.
I peeled off everything but the front drawer, which had also been sanded, and tried waxing that. It worked.
I'm not sure about repainting. It's fine with just the drawer green. The back doesn't show, obviously. I painted that as a test.
IKEA should sell paintable options. You're already building it, so why not paint?
And the cats woke me up in the middle of the night. A kitchen drawer was open, the tray from my espresso machine was pulled out, a lamp was on the floor, a small scratcher was feet from where it should be, and they crashed into the food and water bowls in my room. I think it was all of them because they were all lurking when I woke up.
I peeled off everything but the front drawer, which had also been sanded, and tried waxing that. It worked.
I'm not sure about repainting. It's fine with just the drawer green. The back doesn't show, obviously. I painted that as a test.
IKEA should sell paintable options. You're already building it, so why not paint?
And the cats woke me up in the middle of the night. A kitchen drawer was open, the tray from my espresso machine was pulled out, a lamp was on the floor, a small scratcher was feet from where it should be, and they crashed into the food and water bowls in my room. I think it was all of them because they were all lurking when I woke up.
1790s Portraits
Feb. 6th, 2026 05:22 pmmandie_rwHad the 1790s shoot with Michele yesterday (it was originally scheduled for last week, but she gave me the option to push it back a week if I wanted, and since Tom had the plague last week plus that relieved me of extra-frantic last-minute sewing, we agreed to do it this week instead). And it was fun! At least, as fun as it is to be a photography subject, which is not the most fun in the entire world, IMO. Lots of sitting very still and making minute adjustments to one's pose. But I love Michele's work, and am very flattered that she wanted to include me in the portrait series enough to do it gratis.
And I did finish everything I wanted to; take that, executive dysfunction!
The Anna Romana Wright dressing gown is pretty fucked on the inside LOL...it was very late in the game when I realized the red lining and yellow top fabric were not actually the same width, which made things difficult to match up. In my defense they're both taffetas from Silk Baron, so why the hell wouldn't they be the same width?! So I never actually measured the width of either of them. Rude. So there are random gaps in the lining where it wasn't as wide as the yellow silk, and it's just tacked in a bunch of places, but it was perfectly functional for a shoot. I want to figure out ties or bows or something for actual wear, but as the portrait didn't have any fastenings, I wasn't going to bother with those before the shoot. It's also not a shade of yellow I would EVER have bought for a dress on my own, without portrait inspiration...but I bought swatches and tested them in actual candlelight and that was the obvious winner.
So here we are with a mustard-and-ketchup dressing gown. xD And you know what, I actually really like it. It feels like a very 18thc color!
The working-class outfit was finished a while back, so thankfully no last-minute sewing needed there. I felt like the cap was treading the fine line between "amusingly derpy" and "just stupid" but I suppose it works as part of the outfit! I do need to en-biggen the jacket sleeves though. I thought they were just-this-side-of-big-enough when I reworked the jacket, but my shift sleeves got wedged up in there when I was trying to get it on and I got very sweaty and sausage-arm-y trying to get them pulled down, so clearly there's a little more space needed! Will probably wear some variant of this outfit to the Georgian Picnic in May, so should really add a piece to the sleeves before then, as I definitely won't be able to get that jacket on in the parking lot or easily drive in those sleeves. xD
I took a couple of mirror shots for lolz and posted them on Insta here - so you can get the full mustard-and-ketchup effect!
And Michele has posted a couple of shots so far: the working class and the Anna Romana Wright portrait, and I think they're absolutely beautiful! I'm so glad we came up with the idea of playing with the chiaroscuro lighting effect, because even the raw photos of the candlelight shots looked so neat yesterday, and I can't wait to see the rest of them.
And I did finish everything I wanted to; take that, executive dysfunction!
The Anna Romana Wright dressing gown is pretty fucked on the inside LOL...it was very late in the game when I realized the red lining and yellow top fabric were not actually the same width, which made things difficult to match up. In my defense they're both taffetas from Silk Baron, so why the hell wouldn't they be the same width?! So I never actually measured the width of either of them. Rude. So there are random gaps in the lining where it wasn't as wide as the yellow silk, and it's just tacked in a bunch of places, but it was perfectly functional for a shoot. I want to figure out ties or bows or something for actual wear, but as the portrait didn't have any fastenings, I wasn't going to bother with those before the shoot. It's also not a shade of yellow I would EVER have bought for a dress on my own, without portrait inspiration...but I bought swatches and tested them in actual candlelight and that was the obvious winner.
So here we are with a mustard-and-ketchup dressing gown. xD And you know what, I actually really like it. It feels like a very 18thc color!
The working-class outfit was finished a while back, so thankfully no last-minute sewing needed there. I felt like the cap was treading the fine line between "amusingly derpy" and "just stupid" but I suppose it works as part of the outfit! I do need to en-biggen the jacket sleeves though. I thought they were just-this-side-of-big-enough when I reworked the jacket, but my shift sleeves got wedged up in there when I was trying to get it on and I got very sweaty and sausage-arm-y trying to get them pulled down, so clearly there's a little more space needed! Will probably wear some variant of this outfit to the Georgian Picnic in May, so should really add a piece to the sleeves before then, as I definitely won't be able to get that jacket on in the parking lot or easily drive in those sleeves. xD
I took a couple of mirror shots for lolz and posted them on Insta here - so you can get the full mustard-and-ketchup effect!
And Michele has posted a couple of shots so far: the working class and the Anna Romana Wright portrait, and I think they're absolutely beautiful! I'm so glad we came up with the idea of playing with the chiaroscuro lighting effect, because even the raw photos of the candlelight shots looked so neat yesterday, and I can't wait to see the rest of them.
Wheee!!!
Feb. 5th, 2026 05:19 pmkoshka_the_catInsurance denied the medication I've been on for five or six years, a student knocked me over with her backpack and I hit my arm om my door, my poor teacher friend is sick, so I took our shared class instead of having prep, and the visit to the new vet was interesting. Three minutes on Tom, 20 minutes of stories. I think another vet is in order.
And I forgot my lunch. At least I had crackers, but no hummus, veggies, and grapes.
I stopped at our insurance place after work, and got an 800 number. Then transferred to the prescription optimization plan. I had to hang up though, to go to the vet.
A little while ago I got a letter that said I may be eligible for the optimization plan. I ignored it, because may doesn't mean you have to. Hopefully I can call tomorrow and get my medicine approved.
I'm so thankful it's a random three day weekend for a contingency day!
And I forgot my lunch. At least I had crackers, but no hummus, veggies, and grapes.
I stopped at our insurance place after work, and got an 800 number. Then transferred to the prescription optimization plan. I had to hang up though, to go to the vet.
A little while ago I got a letter that said I may be eligible for the optimization plan. I ignored it, because may doesn't mean you have to. Hopefully I can call tomorrow and get my medicine approved.
I'm so thankful it's a random three day weekend for a contingency day!
Progress
Feb. 5th, 2026 07:26 pmatherleisureEveryone else went to the movies last night (a makeup from the icy Sunday when the theater was closed) so I worked on my 1878 bathing suit. I hemmed the trousers and cut, joined, and pressed the bias strips for trim. I put the dress on the stand and pinned the back pleats preparatory to tacking them at the waist.
Long day
Feb. 4th, 2026 06:59 pmkoshka_the_catI woke up at 4 and work thoughts invaded and I never really fell back asleep. After a while I decided to do Wordle and found I somehow skipped yesterday. Oops.
Then work felt so long. Kids are fine, but budget stuff clouds everything.
Routine doctor visit was routine. The NP was nice and I have routine tests to schedule. Fun.
Now I'm going to do the crossword puzzle, pretty much my favorite thing right now!
Then work felt so long. Kids are fine, but budget stuff clouds everything.
Routine doctor visit was routine. The NP was nice and I have routine tests to schedule. Fun.
Now I'm going to do the crossword puzzle, pretty much my favorite thing right now!
Minor operations; testing new serving path
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dw_maintenanceHi all!
I'm doing some minor operational work tonight. It should be transparent, but there's always a chance that something goes wrong. The main thing I'm touching is testing a replacement for Apache2 (our web server software) in one area of the site.
Thank you!
Yawn
Feb. 3rd, 2026 07:12 pmkoshka_the_catLong day. Worked. Came home. Cleaned poor Tom who had the long haired cat curse, poopy butt. Changed the litter box which finally came after weather delays. Repeat tomorrow, hopefully without cat trauma, but with a routine checkup at my new doctor's office. Yay? It's a good thing, but bleh. I just want to go home after work.