My fabric

I've designed a couple of fabrics to be printed by Spoonflower, and here's the one I had printed and sent to me as a swatch:

It's an 8-inch repeating tile, so you're not seeing it in all its glory here. From the left, you're seeing my design, the unwashed swatch, then the swatch after it's been washed. The red circles indicate where some of the color chipped off when I washed it.

Initially, I was really disappointed by that, but I contacted Spoonflower, and Stephen promptly replied and gave me a great resolution, so I'll be happily ordering my fabric in confidence.

I can't wait to show you what I make with my full order!

Best. Sign. Ever.

"Do not park here."

A batty houseguest

I was shocked to discover yesterday that a little bat had wedged itself between the screen and upper storm window to spend the day.

He was gone by evening and didn't come back this morning, but Jeff is going to look into make a bat house to prevent such freeloading in the future.

Mystery mini-parade

I don't know why, but there was a mystery mini-parade down my street today.

I was just coming back from the farmer's market, so I didn't get a chance to see if there was any sort of banner at the front or anything.

We let the dogs out on the front porch to see, and it was apparently the single most exciting thing they've ever seen. And ever since then, Cordy has been inconsolable. She wants a pony. Just like Mommy. :)