Looking at Luna

The day didn't go exactly as I thought it would yesterday. I've been on the hunt for some new slippers since discovering the sole coming loose on the right toe of mine. It's only a matter of time before I fall flat on my face and knock out my front teeth. We looked while we were grocery shopping on Tuesday, but found pretty slim pickings at our local megamart. Mike was on his way out yesterday morning when I decided to go with him.

You might remember the fancy pet door he created for the catio window of our fifth wheel.

If you haven't been reading for long, just know that the kitties travel with us when we go on RV trips. They have a little catio (basically a kennel that hangs on the side of the RV), so they can enjoy the outside. When the catio is open, the window is also wide open, and that can make for some chilly evenings....or some hot days, depending on whether you're running heat or A/C. So, clever Mike created this plexiglass cover for the window and installed a kitty door. The kitties can roam in and out, and it keeps us warmer (or cooler) inside.

So that's all well and good, but the kitty door doesn't fit the window in our truck camper. We have a trip planned in a week or so, and we need one for that window too. Yesterday's trip was to TAP Plastics, where they will cut plexiglass to shape and size. Mike designed this whole thing, but he'll need for them to create the plexiglass, and then he'll attach the kitty door. Clever, huh? And all of that to say I decided to ride along. 

I wanted to go to Target and look for some slippers there. We didn't find any slippers. Is there a shortage or slipper hoarding I don't know about? On the other hand, we did score some wipes! Yahoo! We've been looking for these since March! Funny how the pandemic is making us aware of how much we enjoy the little things in life, isn't it? Only one to a customer, please.

So, man, if nothing else good happened the whole day, it was going to be a good day. But then, I finished up Luna's pawtrait collage. I didn't expect to get her this far, but there she is.

There's still a lot to do on this. I need to add shading and details with thread, and I need to decide what the background will look like. In her photograph, she's sitting on a table or a counter or something. Or maybe it's just the floor. It doesn't matter.

Usually I make the backgrounds from whole cloth, but I think hers may end up being pieced to create the table. Also, all the pieces will be top-stitched with invisible thread, and then I'll use different colors of cotton thread to "fuzz" her up some. And, of course, there will be whiskers and eyebrows. So there's plenty more to do before she'll be finished.

Sadie huffed out of the sewing room in disgust. She doesn't see why I'd have any interest whatsoever in making pawtraits of other cats when I have such a beautiful kitty right here in my own home.

She forgets I already did her pawtrait some time ago.

Well, what about Smitty? Huh?

Well, yes, I've already done Smitty too.

Smitty might need an update of his pawtrait. He was only about a year old when I did his, and now he's a more mature cat. You should be careful visiting the Three Cats Ranch. Someone might create a fabric version of you and then...well, you know...identity theft.

So finally, finally, finally I'm getting my pedicure today. The last time I had a monthly pedicure was back in November, and so I've missed quite a few monthlies in the meantime. I've missed this little monthly self-indulgence. My appointment is smack in the middle of the afternoon, and so that's probably going to cut into my sewing time today. Also, we're having the kids up for the Fourth of July on Saturday, and so there will be cooking tomorrow and the next day. I'm hoping to fit in some sewing time in all of that, but I may not get back to Luna until Sunday. We'll see how it goes.

What about you? Any plans for this scaled down Fourth of July celebration?