It's a sure thing, though, that Briony knows how to skateboard. Briony always knows how to do anything dangerous.
"Briony, I'd forgotten your head was so... ROUND." |
"Here, I'll show you. This is really simple." |
I'd started the morning by going to what were supposed to be a splendiferous Dollar Tree and Ross up in Sunnyslope. Both were in fact substandard, to the point that Ross had no Yasmin. The motion of the southbound bus was sufficiently soothing that I stayed on it all the way to downtown and took the train to the Park & Swap to look at fakies.
Fakies at the swap mart turn out to be more expensive than the Barbies they're knocking off! The flea-market-style vendor from whom I got Krys had nothing of interest (but is clearly cleaning out every Goodwill in the state for plastic dollhouses). Another vendor had Briar Beauty for less than the price of a fake, so here she is. (And yes, I've got to find a better spot to do photos -- all my windows face south, so there's never not back light.)
"I'm gliding! I'm a sk8tr grrrrl!" |
Briony: "I totally want her dress." D'Laura: "Look! A squirrel!" |
Krys also is feeling lonely, since Alexis works so hard and manages to exude so much disapproval of Krys' lack of direction. She decides to impress Briony by trying on other gals' wigs.
In the extra Katie wig, Krys looks serious and grown-up.
In the extra Katie wig, Krys looks serious and grown-up.
"Mr. Trump, I'm here for my job interview." |
"That is sooooo much more you." |
So my sewing machine broke -- as in, pieces that should be attached to other pieces are not attached, and there's no sign of a widget to re-attach them.
Now, my sewing machine is at least 30 years old, bought on Craig's List missing its attachments, and generally neglected, so it's not surprising that it hates me. I'm also pretty sure that repair costs would be more than its street value, if only because anybody who works by the hour for less than this machine's street value is flipping burgers, not doing skilled repair work. Plus, it weighs more than the cat, and while it wriggles less and won't meow, I don't especially want to haul that kind of weight around on buses.
So I'm now pricing sewing machines at Walmart because Walmart is a place that is on bus lines, is open past 5 p.m. every day, and puts its stock online -- none of which is done by locally owned shops.
D'Laura: "I finally got a dress. But I think it needs straps or a belt or something." Briony: "I stole the rose dress. That's really all I care about." |
"Oh well, at least we got out and did stuff." |
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