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[ellenmillion]

I finished another coloring book page! I finally came up with a zombie idea I could get behind. I've got another underway for the Dark Fantasy book - and that will get me SOMETHING in every theme. (Which makes it MUCH easier to sell the books at events where I'm supposed to be representing myself!)

I am working out the nuts and bolts of the Kickstarter for all of the coloring books now, and collecting the last pieces for it. The deadline is August 14th - and it is a DROP DEAD deadline. I've made a Facebook event for it, in case you don't despise Facebook too much and want the reminder: https://www.facebook.com/events/763258433697299



Guppy found two sticks yesterday (not a new thing. She loves sticks!), and brought them to me, tapping them together happily. "I'm KNITTING," she told me. "KNITTING."

We went to the park today for a while, because it was sunny and gorgeous, and supposed to rain this afternoon. She fell off the merry-go-round (and wanted to go again!), decided all over again that she doesn't like the swings, enjoyed the slide for a while, and spent quite some time on the seesaw. She also snacked, and then we went to buy dog food and groceries, where there were adventures in the car-cart.

Wheels on the Bus is her latest thing - she wants to sing it (and do the hand motions) OVER AND OVER AND OVER again. And if she thinks I've skipped a verse, she says, "No, no! Missed a page! Clink, clink, clink (or whichever verse she wants to do)!" She loves the "Open and shut" verse with clapping, but always scrunches her eyes shut when she claps (and never does it on the right beat).

I went blueberry picking on Saturday, and it wasn't quite as nice, weatherwise. The company was great (went with my friend M), but the mosquitos were THICK, and the blueberries were scanty. I wore head to toe banana suit (bright yellow rain gear), and was glad as much because it protected me from the vicious insect ravages as from the rain. It wasn't raining while we were picking, but clearly had very recently. There was more water rushing around in those lowlands that I've EVER seen, and everything was very soggy. I suspect our blueberry plants were completely flooded a time or two over the summer, and didn't appreciate it much. We got about a half a quart apiece, for our two hours of picking. Not a great return, but it was still fun. We'll try again next year.

Back to coloring book pages! Inking like the wind!

Comments

[jenny heidewald (from livejournal.com)]

Ugh, zombies.... I did finally come up with a fairy tale one I want to get hashed out and finished this weekend. :)
Knitting: Before I learned how, I had only a vague idea how it worked, clicking two needles together sounded about right! :D
She'll probably like swings later, at least she keeps trying them. :) Hopefully you'll get more blueberries and less mosquitoes next year!

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

I think she will like swings a lot, eventually.

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

She's such a mini-you. :)

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

Oh GOD, Wheels On The Bus. O little girl, you're lucky you're bright and sweet and cute.

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

The brains in my head go round and round, round and round, round and round. The brains in my head go round and round, all in my skull....

[kelkyag]

Knitting! I ... don't actually know whether you knit. Do you? I suspect Ms. Guppy is still a bit young to have the coordination for knitting, but she might. I found crochet easier when wee, but was a few years older then than she is now ...

Mmm, blueberries. I'm hoping to have a chance to go blueberry picking, but when it unclear.

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

I do not knit myself, nope. But Gramma does! So, she's seen it in action. I think she's a little ways off from doing it successfully, but she likes to try!

[pixiewildflower.livejournal.com]

Cute Guppy photo!

[afke.livejournal.com]

I'm knitting toooooo! XD