Corset Pullover straps all done, but I haven't yet managed to buy starch. I'd skip it, but I think my straps could use a starchin' -- they are pretty wiggly. The pattern instructs one to sew on the straps before seaming and putting in sleeves, which I think will be easiest, so it's back to the Clock Vest I go.

It seems the Reptilian Dating Games were a success. For the last two days, turtles from our pond have been swarming across our yard looking for places to lay their eggs. They are most active at dawn and dusk and if any of them get too near the kennels, the dogs go INSANE.