I seem to have gone into slow-motion mode. I haven’t been feeling 100% and everything is stalled. Slowly, slowly, I’ve been working on the leg and foot pattern. I think I have something good, but I’ve screwed up the assembly/sewing several times, so have put them aside until tomorrow.

I’ve been waiting for a reserved copy of Scarf Style from the library. I finally got it on Saturday- I think it took about 2 months to get. Fun book, although I’m glad I didn’t buy it. It’s very pretty, with lots of nice ideas but half an hour was all I needed to be finished with it.

Also late Saturday I suddenly got enough energy to decide I needed to go to Sasuga Books, a local Japanese bookstore, which is only open to the public on Saturday afternoons. I wanted to look at their collection of Gothic and Lolita Magazines for costume inspiration on the dolls I’m working on now. I also wanted to see if they had any of the great Japanese Craft Magazines or anything at all about the Volkes Super Dollfie dolls. They didn’t. My 2 older kids are going to Japan next month- I’m going to have to make them a shopping list! I’d love to see this magazine-
Dolly Bird.

Last night, Sunday, we went and saw House of Flying Daggers. It is amazing- I thoroughly enjoyed it. Beautiful costumes, beautiful everything.