Hall costume

So ConDFW was GREAT fun, and I will be posting more about it when I've had breakfast. But somebody had asked what my planned hall costume was. I was Caria, widow of Palma, from Lois McMaster Bujold's book _Paladin of Souls_.

Here's a picture of the outfit that Nancy Barber posted. In the story she's described as wearing the Mother's greens in mismatched dark hues, a straw hat, and the five braided pilgrim ribbons from her sleeve, in the colors and order described. I added my "vest cloak" as that's usually described as a Chalionese garment, and the widow's coif.

I walked out of our room to head off for Lois's 10 am reading, alone as Karl sent me off while he waited for the slightly overdue babysitter, and as the elevator door opened there was Lois. She said I had the first Chalionese costume she had seen. That was a thrill. Before the reading people took pictures of her and a couple took them of ME, and Lois commented that the widow's coif really made the costume. I'm SO glad I did that.

The Big Sister

So I made some pillsbury croissants for a midmorning snack for Maggie and I. I'd given her one in the living room, and was nibbling one in the kitchen on the other side of the counter. I looked over and there was Maggie, sitting next to where Jamie was lying on the playmat, gently trying to feed pieces of croissant to the baby.

And I couldn't get the darned camera to work!

She's so sweet. She just fed a bit to me, too.

UPDATE: She just went over and was trying to give him water from her sippy cup. Well, SHE was thirsty after the croissant, surely he must be, too!

ConDFW post report

A little while ago the light went a funny color and then the sky opened up and started POURING rain. It's slowing a bit, and we're getting the lightning and thunder now. All in all, a good day to stay inside and write my ConDFW trip report. (Although the amount of lightening makes me wonder if I shouldn't shut this thing down in caution...)
( Random personal con blathering )

That's my boy!

Picture from ConDFW

No, no, not the Dalek! The little boy! That's Brendan!