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Insomnia sucks. Went to sleep, finally, at 9:00am and have to be up and ready to help a friend sew by 1:00... for the second day in a row. I even took pills designed to make me sleepy - all that accomplished was to make me groggy while still too tense to sleep. There has got to be a better way.

In the good news department, though, I had a wonderful time sewing with my friend yesterday. She cut out her second Del all by herself while I simply watched. Last week she cut out & sewed an early-period gown complete with underarm gussets all by herself. *sniff* Soon she won't need my encouragement at all - she's past the point of needing my help, even if she doesn't really realise it yet.

And lastely, a new offering from "Playing for Change". They flew in some of the artists to meet for the first time in the flesh and to play together onstage:

Keeper quote

From Andrew Larsen:
". . . famous Quo Warranto inquest held in 1278 under Edward I. When the Earl of Warenne was asked by what warrant he held his franchise, he supposedly produced an old and rusty sword, which he claimed his ancestor had used during the Norman Conquest. He insisted that the Conqueror would not have succeeded except with the help of his ancestors, who were his partners and helpers. His right to his franchise was accepted, although whether by virtue of his argument or because Edward simply didn't want to confront him at the time isn't s clear."

I might be willing to admit to an obsession

While out making copies of cheques I was depositing for the SCA, before I hit the gym to make an appointment with a trainer*, I passed Toys R Us. ( That may have been a mistake )

I mean, the Grim Reaper was tempting enough but once I saw the Elizabethan Queen and then the Jester, well.... they just couldn't stay in the store, now, could they? Besides, I'll need them for my someday-"Medieval Village".

*Tomorrow morning I meet him and have my eval & first session. He's a retired Marine - wish me luck!