Hmph, segmentation fault on Mozilla ate 3/4 of a post

Where was I?
Second time this week there has been a kangaroo munching underneath the walkway between the two main buildings at work.:)
Very good long thunderstorm last night - you may have heard me bouncing:) Up to several flashes per second at peak. This also was a good chance to test the tent which is still put up in the back yard. Fine mist coming though during the downpour but that was all, so with waterproofing (Z still to decide on method) should be fine for Festival.
Just to see if I could, while waiting for the van to work... Hair is now in french plaited pigtails... Only took about 10 minutes too.
Thank you to manus for the tiered skirt instructions, which arrived yesterday. ( Girly skirt details which can be skipped for the fashion oblivious/not interested.* )

* Which would normally include myself but apparently the fashion world has cottoned on to the elements of good skirts and not bad military style jackets (for a little while at least - it will of course vanish soon). Construction and fabrics (and price) can still leave a bit to be desired though.

Hmmmm

One of the inkle looms (the handmade one) we picked up over the weekend is "interesting". Cleaned up ok, although it still smells a little odd. However, when you put it on the table you notice it is slightly warped and doesn't actually sit flat. Also, when you look at where the heddle thread loops were attached, it doesn't look as though you could actually set it up and weave on it. I could be completely wrong since I am not exactly experianced with this but none of the internet info I found looked anything like that.
However, after an abortive round 1 treading up of using tablet weaving cards on it, round 2 was successful and I now have the start of a not bad band of tablet weaving. Now I just need to learn how to count the turns correctly so the pattern repeats correctly. And find a height to work at that doesn't kill my back. Definitely need better cards too. The card puncture holes are really fuzzing up the wool.

The other loom is in far better condition and came with some nice weaving already set up on it. So obviously it was only $10 cf the $12 for the other one (Z picked up the grubby one first). I'll play with the nicer one some other time.

Successfully avoided washing dishes and cleaning floors (bad me), although did bring in laundry and take down tent based on rain radar extrapolation.
But...
No thunderstorms tonight. Rain just melting away before it gets to us.
Would be nice to fall asleep with rain on the roof.