Category: Blogging


Stream of Consciousness Saturday, The Room I’m In

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March 23, 2024

Thanks, Linda!

Per Linda:

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “memories of the room you’re in.” Write about a memory of the room (or park, or gym, or where ever you are) you’re in when you write your post. Enjoy!

The room I use the most is the living room. My memories here are about ten years.

When we first moved in, we didn’t have much furniture in here. My friend, who sold us the house, had laid carpet samples in a checkerboard pattern. With so much room I’d find myself dancing square to square. Those were fun days. Now the room is full of furniture and my hobbies. These create new memories. But I miss a place to dance even if no one ever saw.

How I imagined it.
Now, sans wine insert tea and knitting.
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Finished Friday

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March 22, 2024

Yay! I finished it!

Still need to straighten and seal. It was fun!

Now on to my next.

I’m not too impressed so far.  But, hey, it’s a beach!
This is how the kit looks. I’ve already started knitting up.

Progress on the socks? Sure.

I’ve started the arch ribbing. These will be a mix of the sneaker no-show socks and the Fleegle Heel. Obviously, Chiaogoo red-laced cable needles, Two-At-A-Time. Because the yarn is thin and the needles are size 1 my hands and eyes can’t work more than a couple rows.
These are easier. I had a lot of the above and this yarn so more socks. These won’t be no shows. Just Fleegle Heel slipper socks. Though cotton and not as easy as wool yarn. But bigger yarn and needles are easier on my eyes and fingers.

My uke is calling and it’s almost midnight! Yikes!

Happy Weekend

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Thus Thursday

Filed under: Blogging, Creativity — 7 Comments
March 21, 2024

Found on Facebook

I think that this chart sums up all creative types. Except I’ve never feared child prodigies.

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One-Liner Wednesday

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March 20, 2024

Found on Facebook, thanks Cher!
Thanks, Linda for fun prompts like One-Liner Wednesday
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Tuesday’s Tidbits

Filed under: Blogging, Health, memory — 11 Comments
March 19, 2024

I don’t talk much about Duolingo and my 10 languages. Maybe you think it’s a bad idea to do all of them. But both of my grandmothers died from Alzheimer’s. I want to learn as much as I can while it all still works. Still, some days I work on every one. Some days I might barely make it through one little lesson.  I’ve managed to stay at the Obsidian level. For me, the great take away is I feel more and more confident — until I feel I suck. I would say more positive times than negative. And I love the feeling of growing, getting better. Hearing words on TV or while reading that I understand just thrills me. I must admit Navajo and Hebrew are the hardest of all ten. I keep starting over. I think I need books or tutorials on these.

The other tidbit is the achy muscles from < 5 miles and < 30 minutes on the stationary bike. Before I hop on the bike I do 20 pushups on the door, 10-15 floor/ceiling touches, and side to side bends. That doesn’t make me sore. But my son and I have started our afternoon walks of two miles. The energy is there to do these. But my legs are protesting quietly. Again, I’m amazed at how little things can build to make a body or mind, or habit grow. Why did it take me so long to understand that?

Not me. Not my bike. But I feel her smile.
Almost finished!

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Me! And Daughter and Friends

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March 17, 2024

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Stream of Consciousness Saturday, Wool!

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March 16, 2024

Thanks, Linda! Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is: “wool.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun!

Just when thought I wouldn’t be writing about my latest knitting project, the prompt is ‘Wool‘

Here ‘wool’ comes from sheep or Alpaca or the like. Elsewhere ‘wool’ is the word for yarn. Yarn can be organic or synthetic.

Many people, like me, used to be miserable and itchy when our moms made us wear anything of wool. Some maintain that allergic reaction. My allergies have changed as I aged. Best of all wool, like superwashed wool is so soft and cozy. So I suggest finding some and trying. Wool is strong and stretchy especially when nylon is added. It is wonderful for socks.

My latest examples.

Cotton (wool meaning yarn) soft and not allergenic. But not fun to work for socks. These are one row from off the needles!
These are soft actual wool but the yarn is thin as are the needles so I have to cut my knitting time to save my fingers.

Now without calling too much attention to Finishing Friday or the like. But heck, so as to not pull the wool over your eyes, I’ll check in with the nearly finished Peacock:

Plastic. Not wool. I’m thinking I’ll be done by Wednesday.

Still, I’m streaming on Saturday.  Consciousness leads me to mention two shows we’ve streamed today:

The Wizard of Paws on Disney is so heartwarming!

And I think I’m a Swifty!

We watched half today after spending the morning on the wizard. We couldn’t sit still any longer.
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Facebook Friday Funnies

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March 15, 2024

And now I need to go practice. I think Twinkle Twinkle is actually on the list.
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This Thursday

Filed under: Blogging, Creativity, Diamond Painting, Gratitude, Happiness, Knitting, manifesting — 23 Comments
March 14, 2024

A little over halfway done. It is so much fun!
These may be finished tomorrow as they will be shorty socks. I’m not excited about the color nor that they are cotton but I think their new feet will like them.

I share my little accomplishments because I have been discouraged in the past feeling less than or that I couldn’t learn or my blurry eyes or hurtie fingers messed with my feelings of success of any kind.

What I’m learning seems insignificant, even to me. But when I look at tiny new things I can do, the little things add up to something huge. I’m so grateful for these lessons and processes.

I can now spend 40 minutes on the stationary bike, 10-20 reps door push-ups, floor/ceiling touches.

My fingers stretch more for the tenor recorder, almost full range now.

I dreamed of playing When the Saints Go Marching In as the chord changes are becoming smoother. And it doesn’t hurt anymore. Can you believe it?

People, including me, believe a person can’t learn and grow in their 70s and older but I’m learning to see it differently. I don’t think I ever had the freedom to learn this way. To play, enjoy all the little things.

Little things add up.
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One-Liner Wednesday

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March 13, 2024

Part of Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday

Found on Facebook

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