bounce bounce bounce

The ferrets were adorably bonkers this morning, bouncing off the walls, the furniture, each other, me--it took me three tries to get out the front door without a little furry shadow.  I ended up tossing them into the couch so that they'd pounce on each other and making a run for it.  That's what I like to see!  When Ianto's having an off day, it's clear how much Sisiutl misses her playmate's regular activity level.  I've thought about getting a third ferret now to give her a buddy/take some of the play stress off Ianto/help bridge things when Ianto goes, but it would be awful if a new ferret didn't treat Ianto well because of his illness, as animals can sometimes do.  So I think we'll keep things as they are.

Tonight I need to put my new costume through a test run, having made a bunch of alterations to it this weekend.  The arm gauntlets were so loose and huge I could have worn them as shin guards, and with my bred for potato farming and coal mining legs that's really saying something.  Everything seems to fit well now though.

I am reaching the conclusion that I should sell my Turkish style costumes, because they just don't suit anything that I do now.  That means saying farewell to my very first bedleh--it's served me well, but it's time to shine on someone else now.  And probably my Turkish leopard as well; it too has been well loved, but in the course of trying to figure out what two costumes to bring to the Red Fez with me this Saturday, I've realized it doesn't have much place in my wardrobe any more.  I'll have to think about that one a little more though.  Probably will have a few skirts going up for sale too.

What I really want now is one of those Egyptian mosaic-style bedleh in bronze and copper colors, as those are good colors for me and would match a bunch of the skirt sets that I have. 

Ooh, but then there's this... that would be an acceptable replacement for my leopard...