Category: Diamond Painting



The title assumes the concept that once it’s begun it is heading for a finish. With all the projects this ADD senior starts, I never consider them lost, just resting, ya know? I’m a fan of alliteration. Besides, ‘on-going projects’ is just too cumbersome.

Second dragon is almost finished.
One of my “One more thing” projects. My brother and I split up a Lucky Bamboo Plant into two parts. I watched a YouTube video and decided to try my hand at propagating. That’s only half.

The “Ilo” team still loves each other. Milo and Shilo. Sammy plays with them but doesn’t get in on the groom. By the way, we still only have two buttons. Sammy found and understands the ‘Water’ button. Milo has only once volunteered to hit the ‘outside’ button. We are still in the process of getting him to understand his responsibility. Definitely a work-in-progress.
I’m still having fun with Duo.

I’d throw in pics of my knitting and crocheting, but with only a row or two every couple of days, progress doesn’t show much. My shoulder and thumb joints have been objecting to too much yarning.

My piano time is growing. I have quite a collection of songs in the process, from starting to learn Natural Woman, through trying to memorize Music Box Dancer and Gymnopรฉdie. I think there are about 20 tunes in rotation. None perfect, but all fun for the challenge and the process.


What have I been focusing on this week?

I’m pretty proud to have received this today. Whoopie!
Nearly 2/3s finished with my second dragon. This one isn’t so naturally straight as my last one. I can see so much needing the straightening tool before I finish.
For nearly two years, I have worked on just sight-reading and trying to enjoy music. My progress is slower than I’d like, but I think I am nearly caught up with my 12-year-old self. But I’m still not near my music major days of my 40s. So I have been working through the next book. By the way, I learned piano and reading at the same time, so Music is my first/second language. I think that is why I love Italian.
The last chapter I read yesterday suggested practicing the bad parts 10 times correctly before moving on. When I was a child, my mother would have 10 buttons on the left side of the piano. Each time I played a piece or section, I would move a button per attempt. I hate to admit Mom was right. And I found myself balking at the thought of going through that again. I wanted to play! Today I chose to try to stay with my energy. I will gradually move into that rhythm of practice. Today’s reading led me to see other ways to get there. Shorter practice times with breaks and naps, and always a good night’s sleep. Okay, maybe I can handle it. I’ll keep reading. Eventually, I will have to take notes. Meanwhile, my goals are not to teach or play in concerts. My goal is to enjoy it and, hopefully, get loved ones to enjoy it too.

Because of my arm/shoulder pain, I am not knitting or crocheting so much. That means lots of games on my tablets, I like the escaping blocks type games. Any suggestions while healing?


Here are some of the newest crafts I’ve been working on. A pair of socks for my son, another hat, and a shawl for me.

The socks and hat are on Chiaogoo cable needles. The shawl is crocheted. I’ve frogged and restarted the hat and the shawl. It’s fun to try something new. I have other socks but haven’t worked on them for a while.

My second dragon is about half done. This one isn’t coming out as straight so I’ll have to go straighten them myself.

Energy has been low lately but I’m gradually getting better.


Since I don’t have a book review ready, I’m still reading the books, I thought it a good time to share what I’m working on.

Dragon number 2 is coming along.
Hat ribbing almost halfway done. This after frogging nearly this much due mistakes.

Though I’m working on the socks when my hands let me but the progress doesn’t show so much.

Mostly I’ve been trying to catch up with reading. Have you seen my TBR/Currently Reading shelf?

Except, mine are Kindle or Audible.


Dragon #1 2/3 done. I love how well this DP is lining up without much from the straightening tool.

This started out a Finishing Friday blog. With many distractions this week, very little got done. But Milo ‘champion barker at TV guy’ decided to show up for fun.

You wanna play Blue Bunny?
Please?
How about you, Mom?
Nevermind, Blue Bunny, I still love you!
Do you mind?
Mom, I’m sorry, you need a dog.

Finishing Friday


Finished the book. I found that even book 5 was within reach. That was reassuring. I have the book on my printer so I can print out favorites or ones I think will be good to be a better pianist.
Nearly halfway through with the dragon. I bought three. One for each of two friends and one for me. I like how well this one is working up.

I don’t think I have enough finished to show my knitting progress. My shoulder is giving problems so I have been stopping when it hurts. Trouble is, when I sit I need to do something so I end up playing apps on my fire. Boo!

So outside of reading and bingeing some shows, reviews coming, progress has been slow. But turtles win races, right?


Long time no see. Still processing. Lots of book reviews coming. But for now other things are being processed. And a couple of finished projects.

First finished hat in a long time!
Finished hat on top. 3 pairs of socks at toe stage. Yoga socks nearing the heeless heel section. Bottom right, new hat, third row of ribbing.
Finished scary DP.
New diamond painting, bottom, progressing.
Surprise!
Nearing the end of this omnibus. Book 5. Found some fun songs. Learned ways to get better with jazzy or blusy rhythms.

Still need about 4 rows of ribbing to finish.
Still need to cast-off for heel hole, then cast-on leg for yoga socks.
This is what took all my time. Milo (the dog, not the cats!๐Ÿ˜‰) made yarn vomit clouds with one skein. I had caked it but after knitting a few inches on my toe-up, two-at-a-time, Fleegle Heel socks for my daughter, and finding they weren’t matching up at all, I frogged the pair, recaked both skeins. Then recaked again one of the cakes (turning it inside out. And hopefully matching up the skeins.

It worked! By the way, the little balls on either side of the mouse was how much I had to waste until they matched.

This is how self-striping yarn skeins should work up. These are my son’s.
Haven’t touched these.
Not these.
A couple songs I’m playing with.
Three more fun songs.
And more fun.
My new music journal. Bigger and better than the last.
It was supposed to be for finances but the columns work for my music practice needs.
Dragon finished!
Now 1/3 into this spooky fun.

I do my Duo while on my stationary bike during the afternoon news.

Well, there’s the hobby progress. Now if I could figure out how to do more on the weekends.

Finishing Friday


This pair is closest to being finished. I could cast-off now but I think I’ll make a longer cuff. This pair fits me. And I’m cold. ๐Ÿฅถ
As you can tell, I started these with the lighter blue matching up. For yards it matched. But they aren’t even similar from the markers up. So I think I’m going to frog and see if I can manage to get the stripes to match.ย ย This willย ย beย the second frogging. I hope I can finally get it right. ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  When my daughter gave me this yarn we left the house. Big mistake. Milo found and made yarn vomit out of one of the skeins.ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  It may be the cake reversed the order of stripes.
This is the yarn my son bought for me at the same time that my daughter gave me the light blue yarn. This one is striping properly. This convinces me to frog the blue ones.
When it got cold I lost all interest in the yoga socks. I only need to add a small cuff after the heel hole. Now that I am looking at them, and spring is on its way, I’ll get busy and finish them.
I haven’t touched these for a while. But I love them. So now I can’t wait to play with them again.
Yay! Something finished!
This is next and I kitted-up and already started on the lower right-hand corner. This will be fun.
My mother used to play Rustic Dance and Falling Water below.
Red Sails in the Sunset and Always pictured above were my parents’ songs. For some reason I feel called to (re)learn these. Is it possible those and Time to Say Goodbye (Conte Partirรณ) are helping the grieving.

I’m back on the treadmill and stationary bike exercise times. Yay!

Friday


The dragon is coming along.
The newest development here: Sammie and Milo on my chair together, like they were last night in my bed.
Sammie and Milo sleep together.

The knitting doesn’t have much progress to show.

Linus and Lucy, page one is improving. It looks so easy! Not if you have no rhythm.๐Ÿฅด

Oh Holy Night is coming along, as is When Christmas Comes to Town. I’m enjoying sight reading all my Christmas songs.

I’m a little concerned as my husband just tested positive for COVID two days ago. He wasn’t doing too badly until this evening. Now there’s a bit of a cough and he’s tired. This means the rest of us are taking precautions.

We finished all of Orphan Black and the sequel. It was fun. Now we are deeply into Stranger Things.

It’s been raining, now it’s so cold! But still no snow. We may still have a white Christmas.

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