First Snow of 2009

The photo is a bit dark, but it’s snowing!  The tree in the back is covered in maroon leaves, the front tree has gold leaves!  I put up the arbor over Thanksgiving.  Instructions said it would take 30 minutes and it took 3 days, but it frames the Labyrinth Garden so nicely.

After much deliberation and soul searching (okay, maybe not soul searching) I have finally succumbed to the urge to jump on the band wagon and start doing “WIP Wednesdays”.  For those of you who don’t know, “WIP” is an acronym for “work in progress”.  So, with no further ado, here are some WIPs for today…

Flower Petal Shawl

(free pattern from Elann.com)

Two fish tails down… only ten more to go!

The Stash Buster Afghan

I started working on this afghan about 4 years ago when we lived in Boulder, Colorado… put it away for a LONG time and just got it out again.

I’m using all of my left over stash yarn (hence the name) on this one.  Mostly it’s all worsted weight, single ply, but there are a few other random things thrown in here and there (some bulky single ply and some worsted multi-ply) .

It has gone in and out of the dresser several times over the last four years.  Previously it has been my “movie watching project” and my “wine drinking project”, due to it’s super simple “k1, p1″ pattern but most recently I took it out as something that I can work on while sitting in a mostly dark room waiting for my little one to fall asleep.  I usually only get two or three rows done in a sitting, so this is still a very long term project!

Cheers!

Annie

late nights & early mornings
joy met zazoo
girl talk with triangle
thanksgiving feast
being lost in the city
no cafeteria food

yup!

- lorac

Des Moines, IA

RED AND BOW Pure Luxury Handmade Dupioni Bridal Silk Clutch Wrapped w

Available at my Etsy shop:
Magic Laboratory of Fashion
All designs are © Tatiana Agapcheva, please do not copy my work.

Here’s my Thanksgiving inspired look:

All stardust cosmetics unless specified

Face:
Test blend foundation/concealer
candlelight blush
bling luminizer
glow veil

Eyes:
Gosh primer
ivory
terracotta
solstice
candlelit kisses LE
corona
downtown red to line
gosh liner pen
black pencil (bourjois)
black mascara (lashblast)

Lips:
clinque tender heart l/s
incolor honey luau l/g

Thanks for looking!

And sweet dreams they were!  So sweet in fact that i woke early and extremely horny.  i lay on my back in bed and felt an intense longing both physical and emotional.  It was like withdrawal symptoms i guess.  my body was crying out to be used, my nipples were hard and proudly jutting through my pink satin PJ’s and i could not resist playing with them even though i know that Mistress Ana would not approve and that i shall be punished for having done so.  Of course, this made my physical arousal all the more intense but try as i might, playing with my nipples myself does not bring me to an orgasm.  It is not the same as when Mistress Ana does it obviously and the more i think of Her the more i miss Her and the more my nipples and indeed my whole body aches.  And so, i did not linger long.  Knowing that touching my nipples would only add to my fruitless arousal, i climbed out of bed and took myself off to the bathroom, but not for a cold shower!

No, this morning was hair removal morning.  i went over my whole body with the No-No, or at least those parts that i can reach.  i did my face again for i am determined now to try and gradually kill off my facial hair.  i am under no illusion that this will take a long time but all the better then to start now.  After the No-No, i shaved my face and then decided to run the razor over the rest of my body too for the No-No does not get all of the hairs.  The result was a very smoothly shaven roxie indeed!  Next, i showered and exfoliated vigorously.  Oh what heaven it was in the hot stinging shower with my freshly shaved body all pink and tingling by the time i had finished.  After toweling myself dry, i began applying body lotion all over.  The door to my room was closed but it did not stop my business partner from just walking in unannounced.  i don’t know who was the more surprised or embarrassed, him from seeing me naked or me from not being sure whether or not he saw the CB-2000 before i grabbed a towel or whether he noticed i was hairless or perhaps even noticed the bra and panties that were still draped over the chair from yesterday!  i pulled a towel quickly around my waist as my partner announced he would be gone for the day.  i was delighted to hear this and tried my level best to show no embarrassment or discomfort as i wished him a great day with his lady friend.

After he left, i finished applying moisturiser to my face and hands and then dressed entirely “en femme.”  i applied make up, put on my wig and dressed in the same purple bra as yesterday and clean purple lace panties.  i chose a summery dress to wear and then put on a little jewelery, a lovely lapis lazuli and silver necklace and my ladies watch which i discovered in my jewelery bag after all.  i chose a pair of 4″ stiletto heels in a maroon colour that matched the dress and for which i had a matching handbag and then, putting money in the handbag, decided to go out shopping.  First i went to the supermarket to get a few items i needed for lunch today and tomorrow.  Just fresh vegetables really but it felt terrific to be outside in the fresh air, my newly depilated legs cooled by the breeze.  i attracted no attention as i shopped, at least none that i noticed, and the girl at the checkout certainly gave me no second glance.

i walked by to the office/apartment and left the groceries and then went out again.  This time i caught a cab which took me down to Miraflores.  i wanted to just wander around the shops, not looking for anything in particular other than a bargain perhaps.  And i found two!  First, i found a pair of gorgeous sandals in  beautiful dark pink or cerise colour.  It is rare to find shoes my size here in Peru because most Peruvians are small.  But, there they were!  My size, the last pair and on sale for just 50 Peruvian Soles (about $18).  i simply couldn’t resist.  i know i am supposed to seek Mistresss Ana’s permission before i buy such things but they might have gone by the time i returned with permission and so i tried them, found they fit and bought them.  You can see them below as well as how well the match the dress i wore today.

But then there was a second bargain!  i wandered into the lingerie department of Falabella (a big department store) and found that they had two-piece satin baby-doll pyjama sets selling for just 30 soles ($10) so i bought two sets, one in red with black dots and the other a sort of snake-skin pattern with white lace trim as you can see.

Satisfied at this, i returned to the office/apartment, eager to try on the pyjamas and shoes.  All fit beautifully and i am so in love with the shoes, i still have them on now as i write, close to the end of the day.  Yes, it is late now, and my business partner has not yet returned but will do soon so i had best either look as if i am already in bed and asleep or change back into male mode.  i think i will go for the former and wear one of my new pyjama sets.  Oh what a wonderful all feminine day i have had.

Oh, one last thing, this evening Lady Dynah was online and we chatted for about an hour.  It was good to have a long chat with Her again, especially on video cam.  She has cut Her hair shorter which suits Her and makes Her look younger in my opinion.  We chatted about my business plans and opportunities perhaps for some of Her friends to invest and then moved on to some of the doubts that She has about the D/s lifestyle and reconciling it with Her strong Christian beliefs.  This is not a new discussion between us and i maintain that as long as both Domme and sub are consenting then each is doing the other a service and so it cannot be a sin.  But is it fornication?  While fornication is considered a sin, then any sexual activity, even within marriage, that is not aimed at procreation would also be a sin and we accept contraception so why should a strong D/s relationship be any different?  Both the Domme and the sub have a need and each satisfies that need in the other so it is a sort of symbiosis, a mutual benefit that does no one any harm and does the individuals a lot of good in satisfying innate physical and emotional needs.  As ever, we parted with Lady Dynah in agreement but then it is Sunday tomorrow and that might just see those doubts return.

No contact today with Goddess Joyce.  i had expected to get a phone call with instructions to go to the farmers market for Her but nothing.  i tried phoning Her but got no response so maybe baby Vincent is arriving or has arrived.  i will call again tomorrow.

Price: RM 58.00
Material: 100% Cotton
Colour available: Maroon

If I were to get new snowboarding boots, I would get one of these:

2009 (last season) (Via: Dark Side Snowboards)

(Via Snowboarder Guide)

And of course, some matching socks! (Via The Snowboard Shop)

Playlist of the day:

CSS- Art Bitch

The Cranberries- Pretty

Collide- Head Spin

Britney SPears- Mannequin, Mmm Papi

The Cardigans- Erase ad rewind

CocoRosie- By Your Side

The Blow- True Affection

Across the Universe- Oh! Darling

Aerosmith- Rag Doll

Alien Ant Farm- Sticks and Bones

Annie Lennox- Erases

Alison Krauss- Down To The River To Pray

From the Close the Book on This One Department — my office is virtually complete!  At last!  Cheer!  I’m very proud of my little writing space.  It started with the curtains (which I’ve had for several months, but they were finally hung last week to make the transformation complete), then moving my papasan chair up here from the living room (hubby dislikes my chair), then picking out a better desk to fit this room (previous one was oversized), then cleaning out a ton of junk (books, papers, books, papers, books, papers, cat, papers, whoops not the cat, Meow!), then painting (took me one weekend), then buying some attractive storage boxes (thank you, Marshall’s), then seeing all my painting booboos and touching up the trim and ceiling a few weekends ago, and finally hanging the curtains (thanks, hubby).

So, here it is!    (Too see what my office looked like before, click here:  http://elisabethkent.wordpress.com/2009/07/04/my-house-will-not-defeat-me/.)

NIT DESSES!!! I love everything about the idea of a nit dress. Cute Comfortable Stylish Amazing Cute Comfortable…

my wish list: nit dress, sweeter with elbow guards

Analee modeling her dress

Celeste is a cute pleated skirt. Simple high wasted skirts in bold colors are very popular right now and go easily with all body shapes and most tops. I think I would have coupled this particular skirt with a simple top and cardigan but Celeste is always cute!

Maroon Tree

© Leana Jalukse. October 2009. Supervised by Lea Sonn.

Price: RM 28.90
Material: 100% Cotton
Colour available: Maroon

Vídeo de la actuación de Adam Levine, vocalista de Maroon 5, en Band Hero.

My dots dress

Price: RM 39.90 (SOLD OUT)
Material: 100% Cotton
Colour available: Grey, Maroon