squirrel momma

Hammock Reading

Although, as the holder of a degree in English Literature and therefore a literary snob/Jane Austen freak, I probably shouldn't admit in public to reading (and enjoying) anything written after 1970, let alone something described as "chick-lit", sometimes I am a trifle wayward in my reading habits. But it's hammock reading season, so forgive me.

 

Yup, I am reading Wanna Get Lucky?, and yup, it definitely fits the bill for trashy hammock (or beach, should you not be the albino that I am) reading. Thank goodness Nut Boy is away at camp, so there's one less person to notice I'm not getting a single thing done until I finish it...
 

Monterey Mills

Plush Team already loves Monterey Mills, the textile manufacturer based in Wisconsin who donated the fur for our classes at Maker Faire.  But now they've come up with another reason to love them (and wool!).

Pretty amazing, huh?

Archibald the Odiferous Emperor of Olfactory Assault

 

Mr. Stinky, for short. 

 

Number 6 Is Still Missing

It was hard to get them to stop running around like maniacs and hold still...

 

But I finally managed to snap a group photo with them posed around their box...

 

StIll can't find that invisible one, though.

 
 

Fear Their Mighty Ninja Powers

My ninja bunny army defends the Squirrel Stronghold with:

No. 1: Nunchaku

No. 2: Katana (sword)

No. 3: Shuriken (throwing star)

No. 4: Bo (staff)

No. 5: Carrot of Awesome Ninjaness

and last, but not least,

No. 6: Invisibility

These guys were created for the Plush Team challenge "Call of Duty: Plush Warfare". And yes, I will go over their little black suits with a lint brush before their official photo shoot!

 

Shhh! Listen Closely!

Look what Nut Boy found in the backyard.

 

 No, not an elephant, silly!  Who-ville!

 

Now I know where those tiny voices are coming from! 

Scaredy Squirrel

Finally a squirrel who, like me, is obsessed with hand sanitizer.

 

Scaredy Squirrel and I have many things in common:

Although, actually, I'm pretty brave when it comes to tarantulas. Must be the fangs and fur that make them so appealing.

Oh I'm a Lumberjack, and I'm Okay

Meet Joe.

 

Joe Pho Bwah.

Fangy Flashback

Found these floating around my jewelry drawer, in need of a minor repair. Turquoise set in sterling silver, circa 1998. They're actually fairly small earrings--her face is about 1/2 inch high--so people have to squint to see what's dangling from my ears.

Apparently fangs are not a new thing with me.

 

I Fought the Fabric, and the Fabric Won

Well, actually I think I won, but after spending over an hour wrestling this funky tweed into a purse frame

 

I don't think I'll ever agree to a rematch. 

Some fabrics are just tougher than this little squirrel!