I’m sure you’ve heard it said that appearance doesn’t matter so much, and that it is what’s on the inside that counts. This is of course, utter nonsense, because if it were true then people who were good on the inside would never have to comb their hair or take a bath, and the whole world would smell worse that it already does.Lemony Snicket (via )
Little Tao Tao was born to his captive-bred mother Cao Cao last year. To prevent him from getting used to humans, since his birth staff have only ever approached him while wearing completely inconspicuous panda suits and have observed him and his mother from afar. As such they are hoping that he will adapt to life in the wild.
Since his birth Tao Tao has been learning all the behaviours pandas need in the wild, such as walking, climbing trees and looking for food. When he was six months old he and his mother were moved into a large mountainous area for more intensive wild habitat training. Tao Tao now weighs 25kg and is displaying wild panda habits, such as climbing trees and looking for food and water.
Via Cjelli.
Jugendstil Door, Krakow, Poland
via seeingkrakowAnother pretty door in Krakow.
Beautiful beautiful beautiful!
OH MY GOD YES
This kind of accordion that Linnell has been playing for the past few years, Main Squeeze, is like the coolest brand of accordion I’ve ever seen. They’re really unique-looking and attractive. I’d really love to have one someday.
This week I made a shirt from heavy, wide-wale cotton corduroy from Jo-Ann Fabrics. It was a wildly different project from my previous stuff, since the fabric is very thick.
Except for the addition more fulness to the lower sleeve and cuff area, I didn’t modify my usual pattern at all to cut this shirt. I used an odd piece of printed cotton for the inner yoke, since I wasn’t sure about doing two layers of the heavy cord. Instead of flat-felling the scye and side seams, I just serged them. This was, as you can imagine, an extremely enjoyable change of pace. Oh, and as you can see, the bottom of the shirt is cut straight across, with a sturdy ½” hem.
Finished, with buttons! Can’t wait until it’s cold enough to wear this!