Happy Anniversary!

I've been working on this one (off and on) for about 2 months.  Each time an impasse was reached, he was set aside.

Now, I think he's finished.  I used the oil can from a flea market, an old watch face, brass brads, a gear from an old watch for his eye-patch,  and  paper clay.  This is the Time Keeper.  He times dirigible races (as popular as NASCAR in some strange steampunk world).  He carries his aether mask to help deal with the fumes.

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 I've ventured into the world of steampunk because I always loved Jules Verne and was easily captured by the combination of Victorian sensibilities, the Steam Age, and the combination of industrialization and science that steampunk aficionados find so compelling.

My recent Etsy purchases from Caustic Threads were mailed in the package sent to Erin, Mila, and Max in Baton Rouge.  These were for my Roller Derby daughter:

 I think she liked them.  Now, she can go to practice in Caustic Style!

Today is our anniversary!  We've been married a long, long time...39 years.  It seems like forever and like an instant.  Happy Anniversary, Fee; I love you still and always!

Let's hope this anniversary goes better than the last one!  I had planned one of Fee's favorite meals, but got a tornado, instead.   It was certainly memorable, but not one we ever want repeated...