Fort Pulaski visit

On Sunday we took advantage of the great warm weather and took Captain Ahab over to Fort Pulaski for a good walk. Ron had never been to the fort before and so we clambered all over that for about an hour before even hitting a trail. One great thing about the place - super dog friendly. I was shocked that they welcomed dogs into the fort itself. After the fort, we followed the lighthouse trail out to the end where we walked through the marsh to the edge of the ocean. Ahab mostly enjoyed rolling in marsh mud and then wading in the water. Ron enjoyed his pipe and the view.

Shhhh....

As a librarian, I can't resist these Shhh cards meant to hand to people who are having loud cell phone conversations. It's definitely one of my pet peeves and I would love to see the reaction of a student as I handed them one in the library...or in the supermarket...or in the movies.

New Addition to Team Awesome

Welcome to our new pup - Captain Ahab. We are just so lucky to have this guy in our home. We adopted him last weekend through the organization Voice for Pets in Savannah. Before getting him, Ron had said that a dog would be entirely my responsibility, but wouldn't you know it? Ron's just totally a push-over for him.

Kitsch

We've got some amazingly kitsch christmas decorations this year. Over Thanksgiving Ron's mom gave him some family treasures. The ceramic reindeer were made by his grandmother and are just the craziest looking things I've ever seen. They provide good hiding spots for our cats under the tree. The ceramic light-up tree is my absolute favorite though. It was his great-grandmother's and instead of light bulbs has vintage marbles.

New Studio Space

Thought that I'd post pictures of my new studio space. Originally Ron and I had been sharing the front room, but I realized that neither of us was actually spending time in there much. We're like Felix and Oscar - I'm really neat and he's not and I think that trying to work in a shared space was annoying both of us. I took the initiative and moved into what was our "music room" since it was too small for really much furniture and so we'd just been keeping our stereo and record player in there. It's a great space for working since it's got so much natural light and I can open the door to the porch. And it's just big enough for me to be comfortable and organized.

Christmas Stockings

Thought that I'd post pictures of the stockings that I made for Ron and I for this year. First time we'll be needing our own since we won't be at home with the family for Christmas morning, so I went ahead and made us each one. I'm pretty happy with how they came out except for the fact that Ron's is somehow much bigger than mine despite using the same pattern. I'm playing with the idea of making some to sell next year.

Abby Sanchez Now On Sale

Not the real Abby of course, but my soft felt plushie version. I spent yesterday evening reworking some of the details of my first pattern to make the face flatter and bigger. I think that this is really much better, but next time the eyes will go lower on the face. Still this first one is for sale on my etsy page. All proceeds from sales of the stuffed Abby will go right to Ashleigh to help pay for the bills resulting from Abby's recent surgeries. Please consider buying one!