I got a new YCH, from my favourite artist @mintyroot.bsky.social! My beloved Okaasan Mendingheart now can strut!
Thalie la Muse (Nathalie Gélinas)
@thalielamuse.bsky.social
Canadian Trekkie, Pegasister, stage and historical costume maker, mother of Minty Root. She/her/hers. The original character I use as profile picture was designed for me by my son. Her name is Okaasan Mendingheart and she is a cute pegasus.
Happy Pride Month! Animated OC by @mintyroot.bsky.social!
Just finished today my latest historical sewing project. A quilted waistcoat (jumps). It's entirely assembled, quilted & finished by hand (no sewing machine!). Made of 100 % cotton block print, 100 % cotton batting & 100 % linen lining. Sewn with linen thread & bound with cotton twill tape.
I now have my own animated OC with the Equestria flag! Isn't she a beauty?
Chose my own Mother's Day cake. Not a typical cake but eh! that's the privilege of choosing myself! There's probably 10 000 calories in that stuff but I don't care. I deserve the best.
My own OC is now ANIMATED! Thanks to Minty Root who accepted the commission for it. Her name is Okaasan Mendingheart and she's a cute pegasus! Please contact Minty if you want to have your own OC animated!
Peaceful Sunday afternoon with Celestia and Luna!
Had a wonderful surprise yesterday. A dear friend came to visit and ask me to be his stage costume maker for his upcoming musical project. An hommage to Ghost. The stage costumes are somptuous, it will be so fun to create similar models for my friend. And a great honour for me to have been chosen.
Had a weird dream last night. I had been invited to an MLP convention and I had decided to bring our youngest cat with me to present her to the crowd. Gee-whiz. Celestia is a cutie but darn she's a handful. In my dream she was trying to run away from the hall.
In the upcoming days, I will vicariously follow the activities of the HarmonyCon convention. Why? Because it's way more fun to see happy people, cute little ponies, vendor halls and panels than seeing political scandals and pictures of politicians. One needs all the happiness possible. 🦄
Work in progress! Started today a new 18th Century clothing project. A pair of jumps from around 1750. Made with block print cotton from India, a layer of cotton batting and a pure linen lining. It will be quilted and assembled by hand. Project might take a few months to be completed.
Ok, I love the new Starfleet Academy series. Chancellor Ake is an endearing character from the first minute she appears on screen. And it's so good to see the Doctor again!
What I highly value about bronies conventions is that they make my feedline more positive for a couple of days! Everytime! Instead of seeing horrible political news, I see people smiling, drawings, plushies, crafts, pure joy and hope. Definitely, bronies make our planet a better place to live on.
Wish I were at Ponyville Ciderfest tonight to support my son Minty and his community as they mourn and remember their beloved friend IronCaptain19. May she fly among the stars. 🐴🐎🦄🦓
The boyfriend always says he's "not" a Trekkie. He didn't know much about ST before knowing me. However... I was watching Lower Decks and suddenly he asks: Hey, how come they're in trouble again? Don't they have that thing that protects the ship from shocks? The static warp bubble? Yeah, that thing!
The best bilingual Canadian Star Trek meme ever. 🤣😂🤣
Ok. Further to a "report" I saw here on Bluesky about Star Trek, I'd like to point a few things. I'm a Trekkie. Since childhood. It is my favourite TV show. All of the series. I'm a woman. I cherish democracy, free speech and freedom. I am thankful beyond words everyday for being a Canadian.
According to Wikipedia, today is Beverley Crusher's Day, character being born on October 13th. At the Québec ComicCon last weekend, actress Gates McFadden reminded us of this fact. An amazing actress.
Yesterday at the Québec ComicCon we had the wonderful surprise of discovering that Gates McFadden speaks an excellent French. She and John De Lancie delighted the crowd with filming anecdotes and facts. They were both kind and took time to answer questions from the crowd. A wonderful day...
Rewatching ST Discovery Season 3. Episode when Philippa Georgiou meets Carl, the Guardian of Forever, and crosses the threshold to the Mirror Universe. Carl makes me think a lot of Jenkins, in the Librarians. The language, manners and gestures. Maybe it comes with the profession of guarding forever.
Worked hard over the last days to sew a mid-18th Century corset, totally boned (86!!!). Made with a slightly modified JPRyan sewing pattern, partly sewn by machine and partly by hand. Made of linen, with buckram interlining. Made it with front lacing because chambermaids are pretty hard to find.
Rewatching Star Trek TNG episode "Half a Life" with the amazing David Ogden Stiers and Majel Barrett. I'll be 60 next year. It hits closer to home than expected.
I rewatched tonight Star Trek Discovery. I love that show so much... I hope to see as many of the original actors as guest stars in the upcoming series Star Trek Academy. They are all dear to my heart.
My son Minty brought me back a wonderful present from the Everfree convention. A sleeping mask featuring Fluttershy eyes, from the amazing boutique of artist Gleamy. What a beautiful mask! I love Fluttershy so much!!! Now, with the mask, I can give people "the stare", just like Fluttershy!
OMG! It's been a long time since I laughed outloud like this, until my ribcage hurted. Tonight's Strange New Worlds was hilarious. I don't care if it's canon or not, or if Gene Roddenberry would have approved the episode. It was funny like hell and I enjoyed it!!! Superb performance of the actors!
I watch Star Trek in English, with the English subtitles. It helps me follow the dialogue. Last week, I noticed that in Voyager, when the Doctor speaks, the person in charge of the subtitles identifies him as "Zimmerman". Just like in TNG, when O'Brien is already identified on the first episode.
Currently watching old Battlestar Galactica episodes. How funny to see how much the period at which it was filmed reflected on the clothing and decor. Episode on Equellus featured a woman wearing clothes highly reminiscent of Laura Ashley fashion. I'll never stop loving scifi.
I finished today a small 1830 bonnet project. Made of cotton lawn and cotton entredeux. Entirely sewn by hand (without any sewing machine). Pattern is #11 from Auntie Keebie's Caps. The shirring around the crown as well as the front ruffle were made using the traditional needle wrapping method.
