Ganseys, Magic Carpet Rides, and My New Gig

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Things have been a little here and a little there and a little everywhere.  Dad is now sitting in his Archie Bunker recliner in his own digs and now we get to face road construction from a different angle as we make the commute – the novelty has already worn off but these visits are far more enjoyable as we supervise dad from sneaking off to do things he isn’t yet supposed to do. 

There was a lot of work on the gansey for High Maintenance Cotton Twin – I’ve finished the front, back, and sleeves:

I’m loving the yarn – Organic Cotton from Blue Sky Alpaca and the pattern is a delight.  The only thing I would have changed is the color – I thought Navy would be a perfect color to hide spots and stains from a soon to be stinky boy child, but it also absorbs every piece of fur in this house like a sponge and it doesn’t show the gorgeous pattern as well as I like.  I guess I will just have to make two.  Look – even the initials came out pretty cool:

Interesting how in this shot, the camera made the color a grayish color – wouldn’t it be great if that is all you needed to change the color of something – you could photoshop your whole wardrobe and be the belle of the ball.

So, back here at the reddog ranch, I’ve been working on a little side business that takes my status of a beauty product junkie to new heights.  I’m working on my website but nothing makes you feel more like idget than trying to design your own web-page and shopping cart system – so in a few months, when my children will probably be my web site designers or I snag some kid down the street, I’ve listed some of my stuff on Etsy (link is on the sidebar).  I think I smell a contest too – if you leave me a comment on this post telling me your favorite scent, I’ll pick some random winners to win some of my new concoctions.  I’ll leave it open until July 4th Midnight ESD.  I’ll be adding more products to my own site – baby line, facials, masks, sea salts, sugar scrubs, etc.  I’ll also be hitting some of our local farmer markets.  I’ll keep you posted.

While I’ve been working on the biz, hubster has been having to occupy the guys a little during their especially fussy time.  After watching it in shock, I gotta hand it to him – they are both happy.  Boys are a different cast of character, aren’t they?

 

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