It has been a weekend.

Thurs: rehenna time. Used cheap henna from Brisbane. Not as good as Piccos. At least it isn't a couple inches of brown regrowth though.

Fri: Z back to work so I spent the day surfing, reading up on hoods (bloody lirapipes), and sewing. Phonecall re job applications: interview (for both at once) on the 19th - they will send more details later. Evening started well heading out to dinner, but very bad stomach cramps (starting as we were heading there) put an end to that for me - profuse sweating and an interesting shade of white/green didn't help. Rest of the evening was spent curled up with a book and direct access to the loo. Kicked Z off back to rejoin people since I wasn't going to be scintilating company*. Sounds as though people had fun and the food was good.

Sat: Up and about but still feeling odd with temperature sensing screwed. Tour of antique shops. Some suprisingly cheap, others amazingly expensive. Various people looted and I resisted a book. Made mediocre kangaroo casserole for dinner and the rest of the evening was so uneventful that I can't remember what happened.

Sun: No longer feeling odd. This is good. General fortnightly cleaning frenzy. Met with one of my NZ PhD supervisors (over here visiting family) to discuss a paper or two in progress. The ratio is currently one paper to 2-3 years discussion, so must be about time to pull finger out again. Need to arrange meeting after CF. Checked fabric chests (yay for lists at the top of each chest) and located linen for undertunic. Gosh we have some nice wools and silks we should get around to doing something with. Not quite at the stage of dragging them out and rolling in them, but definitely handling/fondling them. Oilskin first, silks/wool after Festival...

Z is off into the field til Thurs(?), so I see a lot of sewing in my future.

* Sometimes when you are ill you want company, and other times you really don't...

Mmmmmm.... uniforms...

Check out The Sutlers Stores, specifically things like their PRE-REVOLUTIONARY ARMY/NAPOLEONIC PERIOD clothing. Expensive, but not really suprising. What I really want to know is how you make a pattern for the basic regency cloak, British Greatcoat Napoleonic Period, (especially drool drool drool) 18th & 19th Century Triple Cape Coat, and just maybe the 95th Rifles Officers Tunic, and get hold of the "black russian lace" used in the military frogging. The ladies wear isn't nearly as nice (I don't think there were that many saloon girls), but I wouldn't say no to the Ladies Military style Dress.

Time to stop drooling, post stuff, grocery shop and get onto the undertunic. Having to adjust to 110cm wide fabric after having gotten used to getting a tunic out of 150cm wide linens. Wonder how fast I can hand sew this sucker...

That worked.

Take standard omlette mix. Take favourite little cast iron frying pan and get it really nice and hot. Make omlette. When 3/4 to fully cooked, pile on cooked bacon, grated cheese and a spoonful or two of taco sauce*. Fold in half (can be messy), extract out of pan (the other messy bit) and consume. Two was plenty.

* Red or green pepper too if I had had some. Suspect mushrooms too if your tastes are that way inclined.

Undertunic is "cut" out - love how linen rips. Found linen thread and beeswax, time to get started.