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The missing turkey
Jun. 10th, 2023 06:39 pm... and other crafty adventures.
As you all know, I've finished my textile book that contained barn animal finger puppets as a tool for teaching first-term pupils a certain children's song. Our conductor (also the music teacher of our school) was very happy with it... until she discovered that the turkey was missing. Well, the song has several different versions; the one I know doesn't have a turkey in it, and the book I was copying only had a finger puppet that looked like a very odd black duck. I though it was a spare and didn't copy it.
Now, if Monica wants a turkey, I'll give her that. In order to make a somewhat more convincing one I looked up on Google what they birds are supposed to look - the last time I saw one for real was when I was, ah, seven or so years old. Six decades blur the memories a bit. So yeah, apparently the beasts are supposed to be black, with a bit of white and a red neck. So I made this:
Still not very turkey-ish, but at least it doesn't look like a duck that has fallen through the chimney, right?
And since I was working with black felt already (to the great displeasure of my poor old eyes), I started on the next book, for another song. It starts with three crows, so three crows I was about to make. Well, I've cut out their general shapes, sewn on the beaks and the eyes, and one even has his wings. As they are cutting down the wheat in the song, they're going to have little scythes, too - if I can figure out how to make them hold it securely.
Other than that, I made pancakes for lunch, with home-made strawberry jam, took out the dratted hoover to empty it (cleaning frenzy ahead), had a nice phone chat with H. and played some solitaire on my geriatric laptop. Coming up: some crap telly with Mum, then to bed because tomorrow will be intense. Not only because of the concert; Mum wants to have her hair washed, and I have to cook something for two days in advance (as I said, cleaning frenzy ahead). I just hope I can come up with something quick and easy. *sigh*
As you all know, I've finished my textile book that contained barn animal finger puppets as a tool for teaching first-term pupils a certain children's song. Our conductor (also the music teacher of our school) was very happy with it... until she discovered that the turkey was missing. Well, the song has several different versions; the one I know doesn't have a turkey in it, and the book I was copying only had a finger puppet that looked like a very odd black duck. I though it was a spare and didn't copy it.
Now, if Monica wants a turkey, I'll give her that. In order to make a somewhat more convincing one I looked up on Google what they birds are supposed to look - the last time I saw one for real was when I was, ah, seven or so years old. Six decades blur the memories a bit. So yeah, apparently the beasts are supposed to be black, with a bit of white and a red neck. So I made this:
Still not very turkey-ish, but at least it doesn't look like a duck that has fallen through the chimney, right?
And since I was working with black felt already (to the great displeasure of my poor old eyes), I started on the next book, for another song. It starts with three crows, so three crows I was about to make. Well, I've cut out their general shapes, sewn on the beaks and the eyes, and one even has his wings. As they are cutting down the wheat in the song, they're going to have little scythes, too - if I can figure out how to make them hold it securely.
Other than that, I made pancakes for lunch, with home-made strawberry jam, took out the dratted hoover to empty it (cleaning frenzy ahead), had a nice phone chat with H. and played some solitaire on my geriatric laptop. Coming up: some crap telly with Mum, then to bed because tomorrow will be intense. Not only because of the concert; Mum wants to have her hair washed, and I have to cook something for two days in advance (as I said, cleaning frenzy ahead). I just hope I can come up with something quick and easy. *sigh*
