No wifi yet...sigh

I thought since today was the last day of my 12 day vacation from work that I could go pick up the equipment I need for the wifi. I called the tech line to find out where to pick the stuff up at, and lo and behold, wifi in my area is delayed until the end of October. Wonderful. I have to deal with Netzero in all its glorious crappyness for another month. And classes start again Monday. Yippee.

And this is what I have done on my vacation:
Blackwork, blackwork, blackwork. The largesse is nearly done. The candy is made, and the embroidery is finished. I just have to stitch the bags together. There will be pictures, eventually.
I made a bag for the chair I bought. That's it. I expected to get more done, but I was lazy. I could have gotten alot more done on the silk corset cover. I didn't touch it for the entirety of my vacation, so being that a new corset was the next thing on my list, that is my next project.
I'd like to have a new dress in time for Boar's Head, preferrably from the black corduroy silk. I'll see how that goes. I'll have to start it mid-October if I'm going to hand sew it. That is what I'd like to do. It'd make a wonderful Italian dress, but I only have six yards and that may not be enough for an early Tudor. The sleeves are almost done and made from something else, so I may have enough. If I do a Tudor, I have to get the corset done first though. I may have to do something simpler, like another work dress from some of the fabric I got at Lillies.

Candy, Round 2

I made more candied orange peels and almonds, this time using a candy thermometer. I actually knew when I was at the hard crack stage. Everything was much stickier. Boiling the honey takes at least an hour and requires stirring, so I made sure it was the only thing I was doing.
The Caponi Demo is next week, so I'll have some there. I'm still working on largesse. I still have some time since I'm on vacation until Wednesday.
TJ is doing fine after the second surgery on his left leg. He was out of the hospital by noon on Thursday, but thought he'd be there until Friday morning. This Saturday there is an event in Indianapolis which he'll be at, wheelchair and all. It'll be nice for him to get out.

I took pictures, but I'm not going to upload any until I have wifi. Hopefully next week!

One More Day!

Finals are over tomorrow. The semester from Hell will be over. I get my brain and my time back tomorrow at least until classes begin again in a week and a half. Three classes are just too many to take at one time. I haven't done any A&S stuff this week at all, but I still have until next Tuesday off.
Pictures will be posted as soon as I get my wifi, probably next week.

New Embroidery Project

As I get around to finishing older projects, I start new ones. I'm now embroidering a silk corset cover in chain and stem stitch. I've gotten good compliments so far. I dont' have much time to work on it because I'm just finishing up a semester right now. I'll get pictures posted sometime.

TJ is doing okay. He went to the orthopedist today and had some staples removed just below his knee, so he marginally more comfortable. He's still pretty much immobile though, and will be for a while yet. Next Friday (14th) he is going for a second surgery to adjust some things so his ankle is in a more natural position. He only has a splint on the back of his leg, ace bandage type wraps (I think) and surgical bandages. There is no cast on his leg. I'll likely be visiting him in Indianapolis later this month.

I'm getting ready to go to Coronation, just to see Ingus elevated. He wanted me to go, and who am I to refuse a friend? It'll be fun though. I'm staying in Khadijah's room. I imagine we'll cause some sort of trouble at some point.