Bingo and Donuts

My aunt is in town because her birthday, my birthday, and my grandmother's birthday are all within two weeks of each other, so we decided to get together and do something fun. In this case, that means playing Bingo! My high school marching band did fundraising by volunteering at a bingo hall that I just so happen to have just moved in right next to! (It still looks exactly the same inside.)

I was a little concerned about the residual smoke smell getting onto Poe (it's non-smoking except a large smoking section in the back walled off by a floor-to-ceiling glass wall, but after decades of smoking being allowed everywhere, and the volunteers walking back and forth from smoking to non, it's still present), not to mention the ever-present danger of dauber ink (it was ALL OVER my hands... really took me back to my high school days), so I left him in my purse for safety's sake.

However... we won $10 worth of instants! (For non-bingo players, they're like these little lottery tickets but instead of scratching them off, you pop open panels on the back. They're VERY addictive, especially for tactile people! If you like pulling off the perforated edge of notebook paper, you'd love instants.) Poe helped us pop them open:

We didn't win anything off of them, but it was fun anyway!

Since the game started at 1:30, and I live right next to the bingo hall, I offered to make lunch for my aunt and grandmother. My aunt brought the dessert... Duck Donuts! (I was hosting another LV when Duck Donuts first appeared in Virginia Beach, and I don't think I've taken one there since... But I should; they're delicious!)

Poe, politely asking if anyone else wants to split the last donut.

Tulle Much Fun

Poe has been helping me work  on my Halloween costume, which so far has meant lots and lots of strips of tulle. Here he is modeling the skirt! He looks like a tiny ballerina! Unfortunately, he won't get to see the finished product, because it won't be done until much closer to Halloween.

Spoiler-Free: Game of Thrones Season Finale

We've been hanging on to a bottle of Three-Eyed Raven (Ommegang's season 5 beer) so we cracked it open for the finale last night.

Cheers!

BattlePoe

Well, we've begun the super-exciting, super-fun adventure of packing up our apartment in preparation to move! We aren't going far (just up the street) but we'll have more space, which as you Craftsters know is very important. (I don't have any space in this apartment large enough to cut dress patterns!)

To start with, Poe found this little chainmail shirt my husband made several years ago... a little big, but not by much! I assured Poe he wouldn't run across any orcs in our apartment, so we've packed it away.

Meeting Gimli

Our kitty, Gimli, loves Little Visitors... a little too much. Since none of my LVs so far have been interested in getting bitten, we have to catch him sleeping to introduce him to them. Poe was no exception.

We did wake him up, though.

Sewing

Poe helped me learn how to sew a garment yesterday. The fabric with the vines was our first attempt, but we put the yoke on inside-out, so we stopped and switched to the blue one as a morale-booster because it was easier.

Cutting the pretty batik

Sewing on the yoke... inside-out, we would come to discover.

Moving on to a different project, which means we start cutting all over again

Switching projects doesn't mean we didn't make more mistakes!
Poe learns how handy a seam ripper is.

Backyard on the Bay

Last Saturday was a gorgeous day, so Poe and I enjoyed it for a bit in my in-laws' backyard before we got holed up inside, sewing for cosplay.

On the porch, overlooking the yard

Everything is blooming! Which means everything is pollen.

Setting up a chair by the water

On the dock

It was rather low tide, so we peeked at the oysters

Dock

Welcome to Virginia Beach, Poe!

Poe sort of blends in with my shirt... oops.

If a Little Visitor sneaks up on Gimli the kitty, they run a better chance of not being seen as a cat toy.

Poe is here! I didn't check the mailbox yesterday (I didn't think a box with an LV in it would fit) but I should have, because that's where he was!!! He even brought snacks with him (and was kind enough not to eat them all in the box).