Category: Diamond Painting


A to Z Challenge, V, W, Finishing Friday

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April 26, 2024

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Viewing Shogun all day today was a valiant effort. We binged all ten episodes. So soon after reading (listening) the book, it was interesting to see how well it was interpreted. Now, on Monday, I should receive the older version with Richard Chamberlain. I advise if you can, to read the actual book first. I did in the 80s. But I wish I had read it more recently. But my vision isn’t good enough for the printed volume.

Meanwhile, I have a bunch of socks nearly finished. My hands have been hurting with the weather changes. So not a lot of progress on any of the projects. But here ya go:

Still working the arch.
Getting ready to do cuff and cast-off.
Another cuff and cast-off.
I’m trying to make sure the ukulele strap is extra long because of the curling of Tunisian Crochet.
Almost finished with the bottom fourth. Didn’t even work on it for two days. I miss when I don’t get to play with my diamond painting.

Now off to recorders and ukulele.

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A to Z Challenge, Q,R

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April 22, 2024

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#AtoZChallenge 2024 letter R

I don’t know if I’m behind or how I got there but I’m seeing others beyond R and I’m barely think of Q. 

For some reason I feel like streaming. No plan or plot is showing up. I feel like the queen of lazy. No rhyme or reason.

Since I’m tired I’m in a quandary both mind and body wants to quit. Be quiet. And seeing no rescue in sight, I’ll go with the Monday que: what’s being made?

I’m calling this one, Shooting the Curl. Still working on this bottom section. Lots of black and dark drills make it tough. But tomorrow lighter colors promise an easier paint.
Nearly finished. Heel done. Just ankle and cuff left.
Decrease of heel but nearly finished.

Finishing arch heading towards the heel.

Watermelon yarn caked and ready to start a new pair.
A new challenge. How to repair a heel.

And

Another challenge:

Figure out how to make these fit better. Tinking for start.
A zombie needs assembly. Thanks, Yve.
And a Christmas gift in April (my favorite kind!) Thanks again, Yve!❤️ Aren’t they cute!

Time for Duolingo then 🎵🎶

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Finishing Friday

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April 19, 2024

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Didn’t get enough time yesterday so Pictures will lend a weight.
Almost finished with the bottom of what I’m calling, “Shooting the Curl.” Yes. Another beach diamond painting.
My mixed slipper socks are at the increases for the Fleegle Heel. I like the arch ribbing I learned on the no-show sneaker sock.
I seem obsessed with Sudoku. I’m already on 35 of the new book.
Said new book.
I’m finally on the decrease part of the Fleegle Heel of the cotton socks. These I’m testing the elastic thread to strengthen the heel. That thread is hard to work with.
These are slower but turning out nice.
My daughter is making a pair out of this yarn. It made me so excited I had to find this watermelon yarn. With seeds built in! I have to wait for the fine needles to be free. But I can’t wait to start!
I found Kindle books for my Ukulele and
For my recorders. Just for something new to fiddle around with.

None of my music pursuits are quiet.  But I need to get busy on them. So I have to quit writing.

And oops! There’s

#AtoZChallenge 2024 letter Q
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A-Z Challenge, K and Finishing Friday

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April 12, 2024

#AtoZChallenge 2024 letter K

Of course, K is for knitting!

There are two more rows of ribbing for the arch of the foot and then the heel, and then it will be finished. Maybe by next week.
I need to make another couple of inches on this pair. But the thinner yarn and needles make this a slower knit.
Yay! At least one pair is not ribbing. This is finally on the heel. I have figured out how to keep track of where I left off. The other side of this little post-it says straight knit row. I used to hold onto the sock and keep knitting until the heel was finished. Now, when my hands are tired during the heel, I leave myself a bookmark.
This is a long curlycue meant to be a Ukulele strap. Okay, it is Tunisian Crochet. Not a K in sight! Except, look at that uKulele! Anyway, I need about four inches more. I do have the little hooK to install on the bottom of my uKe. Maybe this weeKend.
Nowhere in Diamond Painting or Beach is a K. OOH! See that? I only have the sKy to finish!
SudoKu my hand relaxer. But I have to boast! LooK! in this EASY booK I’ve made it to the last few pages of EXPERT! I have a question. Do any of you know if there is such a thing as a SudoKu pencil? I used up the eraser, and the spare doesn’t fit on top of the pencil. There’s still plenty of lead.
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A-Z Challenge, F & G

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April 8, 2024

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Courtesy of my daughter. Thanks! She was going for a walk with Maggie, her dog. They saw a Family of Four Foxes.

She only captured the one. Isn’t he/she cute?
#AtoZChallenge 2024 letter G

Gratefully, I’m making strides on many levels. German is coming along. I’ve added more languages. I think 12 now. I doubt I will ever be conversant in most of them. But with two grandmothers who died from Alzheimer’s, I’m trying to keep my brain learning new things. LOTS OF NEW THINGS.

And I work both sides as much as I can. I have never been a left brained person so I do the Sudoku. I’ve nearly finished a whole book. I play math games.

Not quite this hard. Cross Math and Number Crush.

Music uses both sides, both hands. And that’s moving along, too.

Gradually the diamond paintings are coming along. I think these are mostly right-brained. The beach scene and the lighthouse cause my brain to relax and stay organized.

If you tap on the picture you can enlarge and see that I’m nearly finished.

This one is small. That is the only good thing. The glue is inconsistent, the symbols are hard to decipher. The drills are irregular. Still, both keep my hands busy.

One more thing I’m grateful for is

Gentle love and long adoring purring sessions between. Rosey and her favorite person. Grins and gratitude.
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A-Z Challenge, E and Finishing Friday

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April 5, 2024

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Eventually, all these will be finished. But here is evidence of work completed.

These somehow drifted to my husband’s side of our mutual recliner table. I had just joined the toe with the foot part. I’ve added on the all the way to the arch ribbing.
Ending a heel problem. See the little tubes! They are fine elastic thread I’m experimenting with to strengthen the heel, rather than the holes that develop from early in wear and tear. I’ll let you know how it goes.
Still on the arch area. These are slower due to thinner yarn and needles.

Editing is still falling by the wayside. I set up the NaNo goal that I had last month.  I need to find an organic way to schedule it into my day. I can’t seem to muscle up the energy. Piano is in the same boat. I think the enlightenment will release my passion to enjoy these enterprises.

The beach is almost done. Maybe this weekend?

Between earthquakes in New York and another Eclipse the news has been more interesting than usual. Don’t you think? Epic times!

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A-Z Challenge, D

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April 4, 2024

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December in January

Yesterday I was singing about April Showers and May Flowers.

At midnight amid the rain there were huge snowflakes the size of ping-pong balls.

This morning:

Suddenly, there were birds photo bombing.

Now we’re down to the weeds and mud.😏

So I worked on my beach diamond painting.

With D!
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A-Z Challenge (Renegade) B

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April 2, 2024

The original prompts for this month can be found here:  http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com

But I find the page and process a bit much this year. So I’ve gone rogue. A renegade of the blogosphere.

But the beauty at the end of the last false spring day brings near tears to my eyes. See those dark clouds on the horizon? That’s the beginning of a few more days of blizzardy, blustery cold. We might even get snow. If so I may try to go out and throw a ball or two. But I’ll be dreaming about scenes like this.

My diamond painted beach helps me feel wet sand between my toes.

Bringing beach images begets being at the beach. Bottom line.

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A to Z Challenge

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April 1, 2024

http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/

The most challenging aspect of the a-z challenge is figuring out how to sign up. Then the next problem is bringing pictures over and finding, say, A. The first one I see is about overall. The next thing I find is the B post for tomorrow.

So once again I guess I’m going rogue. Hey, the alphabet belongs to all. I do want to give the originators of this fun month the credit they deserve. So while all rogue I’ll make sure to link back the best I can.

Since I couldn’t find the A graphic to download

While I wait for the stock picture above to upload, I’ll catch you up on my beach diamond painting. Almost halfway done.

From an airplane it might look like a beach scene.

My little lighthouse that I diamond paint in my recliner is almost halfway through, too.

It is harder to work on. It is small and the drills are inconsistent sizes. It was very inexpensive. I may try to use this for an idea I’m working on. Art. I may paint over or use leftover drills to add dimensions. I don’t know. It’s just popping around in my head. We’ll see how it works out.

And now it’s time for ukulele playtime.

Yes, my hair has grown out and it isn’t always purple.
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Finishing Friday

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March 29, 2024

I start my morning watching shows and knitting. I want to pay attention to the show and knitting is a busy hands pay attention hobby, mostly.

Both pairs of socks seem to have landed at the arch ribbing at the same time. I hate it when that happens. I like when each pair are on separate levels.
Just as I was trying to take pics for today’s blog, Dear Sweet Old Rosey jumped on my lap. One is never finished loving one’s pets.
I’m gonna blow my own horn here. After YEARS of trying to learn Sudoku, I think I’m finally learning. I found this book at Dollar General.
I have managed to get to the Medium level with very few peeks at the answer page and then only to check if I was right. Yay! Me!
This is the book I’m nearly finished with. Okay, I’m not a kid. But I like to work from the very beginning with recognizable songs.
I’ve been working with these two for a while. I’m getting smoother in the cord changes.
This one I don’t have to look at any more. I’m fact, I should erase my cheat G7.
This is what I’m starting next. Learning strum patterns. I never needed such animals in piano.😂
So excited to get to learn Imagine with Bernadette’s strumming instructions.
Look! Lyrics!
And I’m learning to play individual notes. Yay!
Yeah, I’m still learning most of these chords
Another note by note I’m learning.
Speaking of Ukulele… I’m trying to Tunisian Crochet a strap for my uke. The trouble with Tunisian Crochet is how it rolls up.
It stretches out to the length of the uke. I need to double that. This should be interesting.
I’m almost finished with 1/3 of the beach diamond painting.
And as of today… I should be there on the blog but seemed to have published a lot after midnight too often.

And now it’s time to strum and recordize.

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