green_martha

Well, I've been feeling a bit under the weather, and I just realized the dizziness from those past few days might be related to some medicine I'm taking. Grrrreat... My head finally cleared around 8PM and I took it this morning around 5 I'd say...
In short : I've been away at my parents' place for a week, we went to the seashore with the kids, I'm making slow but steady progress on the pirate justaucorps (one half of the body is fully lined, the second half isn't too far behind, and I have fabric for the sleeves lining), I embroidered a few handkerchiefs, I made green jam (rhubarb-apple, with green sugar left over from our wedding). We adopted Lord Darkstone's blind cat.
Lord Darkstone adopted Murphy, a stray kitten, years ago, while he was still living at his parents' place. At that time, Murphy already had some kind of disease or infection that made him lose his sight little by little, so that when Lord Darkstone moved out and in with Lady Darkstone, the cat was fully blind. But he knew his environment, so the Darkstones considered it wiser to let the him live with Lord Darkstone's parents. Enter a few family complications, basically, the cat's caretaker got kicked out of the house and the one family member who now occupies the house threatened to have the cat killed unless Lord Darkstone took it home. Except the Darkstones live in a three-rooms-apartment with two cats already, so we volunteered, hoping that moving the poor animal wouldn't be too traumatizing. Thankfully, Murphy is adapting extremely well. He's probably the nicest cat I've ever met, I just don't understand someone might want to get rid of him. Mind you, the ... person who kicked him out kept a dog AND another cat, it's not an allergy thing, he just stated he couldn't stand Murphy. Charming person. Can't stand cuddles, apparently.

... but SOMEONE stole the show...

My parents' cat, who had gone missing for eight days, suddenly reappeared in our living room, a bit hungrier than normal and meowing VERY loudly, purring like mad. Dunno where she's been, but she does seem happy to be back to a place she knows.

As a result, I did not take pictures of the casaque (had some snuggle time with teh kitteh instead). All I have to do on the casaque itself is sew the tucks on the cuffs and hem the thing.
So what remains ? Shoes, cap, and stomacher. Possibly a new chemise as well - I need some new roomy nightgowns anyway. I don't know if I have suitable fabric for a cap. I have some stuff I can make do for a chemise. I'd like to find some fake leather in brown and black to pimp up the shoes - other wise I'll make them matching the casaque but I'd prefer to have a more generic pair. I have all the supplies for the stomacher, so I may start on it now and leave the hem for later (like, for when I have someone to makr the length on me). Or maybe not right now, but right after I've taken care of the house and laundry and taken a nice shower. It's hot again here *pouts*. I hope it doesn't get TOO hot by the 22d...