Proof that I am crazy

Finally, I am done with this project. Surely it is proof that I am somewhat deranged. I need a giant duffle bag, I said. How about this huge plain black one, I said. Oh, but who wants to lug around a huge, plain, black bag, I said. I know, I'll just take a few minutes to embroider some nice designs on it, and then it will be splendid, I said.

Well... that few minutes turned into several hours. And some bruised fingertips, some tiny holes in strange places, and the vigorous use of some pliers. But it was worth it! Behold:





Here's a quarter for scale... and then Buk for scale! Always helping, she.





With all the other things I should have been doing, this was surely an unwise use of my time. But ever since I started going to Turkey, I've loved the tulip motif that you see in the ceramics there. For some time I've been wondering how I can work with it, so here was my chance. Some day I will embroider a large G on the other side, but not until I get more work done around here! Enough dallying around, eh? Less than a week left!

By the way, TCM (Turner Classic Movies) has been on while I've finished this, and it's excellent! I'm not sure what I'm watching, but it's a series of creepy short stories with the same group of actors playing the various characters, with Vincent Price being the star. The acting, the music, the 'special' effects, the elaborate hair and old dresses and tiny waists, the fabulously ironic storylines... it's fantastic! I am so loving it. Combined with my very avid enjoyment of old radio programs, more evidence that my soul has some deep temporal roots.