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Finishing Friday

Filed under: Blogging, Cats, Diamond Painting, dogs, Gratitude, Happiness, Knitting — 2 Comments
June 13, 2025

Didn’t add much to my scrappy socks.
I think I did a row or two here. After frogging back several rows. I’m sharing the cakes with the socks to show the way it looks knitted or wound. I love these colors.
It may not look like it, but I did spend time on the watermelon socks. I still have an inch or two before the arch ribbing.
This sea turtle is coming along. This one has a lot of black. I find black yarn or diamonds hard on my eyes.

Some things seem harder to see progress.

Milo looks sweet and innocent when he’s asleep, but OMG!!! He takes over my bed and when I try to find my spot on the bed, he gets grumpy. Yet, at times, that cuddle bug feels like Heaven, you know?

He understands outside pee time but comes back in to leave a surprise in the hallway right next to the kitty litter.

Oh, the barking! I remember with Kali, all the energy, many of the same issues. I used to say having a dog was 100% harder than raising 4 kids. Yet with love the issues faded and when she passed… Well, I’m still not over her. So I know Milo will get it and the rest of my heart. Any hints to help with these issues? Cats are easy!

On the plus side, these guys are the best audience, source of laughter, and love in furry suits.

On the piano end of things I surprised myself with a whole hour of fun a couple days this week. AND with the discomfort and lack of sleep, my bike time reduced every day but today. I finally got 40 minutes today. Yay!

I have 3 reviews to write. Yeah, being uncomfortable in bed makes me sit up and read. Lots of reading. I like reading in the quiet of night.

How was your week? What positive progress have you seen in your life?

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One-Liner Wednesday

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June 11, 2025

A part of Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday.

When the guys returned after a couple hours, they knew this greeting!

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Sunday Funnies

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June 1, 2025

This day began with a dog and two cats protesting. My brother had to go to the store to get food immediately.

First Sammie
Then the duo of Shiloh and Sammie
Milo refused to budge until bowl is full!
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Finishing Friday

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May 30, 2025

Working the bottom fourth of my new Sea Turtle Diamond Painting. I’m listening to “Learn Faster, Perform Better” by Molly Gebrian during the painting. It’s very interesting.
Only because I knew I needed to report progress on my Two-At-A-Time socks on Chiaogoo needles, I put a couple rows in on each pair.  I finally got new glasses for these up-close WIP. So my only excuse is arthritis and not even that so much as, um, life?
Some of the fun songs I’m learning. Shiloh, loves and comes running when I play or sing that song to her. My son wants me to learn Skyrim. It is cool. And Succession needs to be relearned. Too much time between plays.

My rebinge of Grey’s Anatomy is a part of ‘Life’ made it to S13E12 out of, what? 22? What’s funny is how the guys join up with me. Sometimes all four of us are watching.

I have finished three books and now need to write reviews.

My newest addiction. Another part of ‘life.’

The furry three take up the rest of my time. They keep us on our toes, laughing, caring, cuddling. Nothing gets finished when hugging or walking these balls of fun energy.

Yeah, don’t let that innocent look fool you.
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Finishing Friday

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May 23, 2025

Sunset Diamond Painting still needs to be straightened and sealed. I’ll do that tomorrow morning.

I immediately got out this sea turtle. I love sea turtles. Well, anything to do with the ocean.

As you can see I’ve started at the bottom of the picture.
Aren’t Shiloh (the black cat on the left) and Milo (the cute doggie on the right) the cutest, cuddly couple of furry people ever? They groom each other and cuddle and wrestle and play. Poor tiger, Sammie is just trying to get used to them. And the three take all my attention.❤️
Two pairs of Two at a time, toe-up socks. The ones on the left are at the arch ribbing. But under them are the homework I’ve assigned myself. The manuscript on the right is chords and scales needed for the basis of jazz or other improvisation. My goal for this year. Progress seems slow. But I trust the process.

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Finishing Friday

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May 9, 2025

I’m still slowly coming around. I’m still doing little bits of everything. What I’m learning in my old age is how even little bits get the job done. What am I on some kind of race? Just with myself. I just need to be patient.

There are a couple rows I’ve added to these watermelon socks.
I’ve added several rows on this pair. I don’t know why I favor this pair over the watermelon but I’m nearly to the arch ribbing.

While we’re watching local news I use the stationary bike while working on Duolingo. It’s interesting how the exercise my legs helps my brain.

When I move to my Dabbling Den, Chris hops on the bike. He’s working very hard lately.  He went from five minutes to 30 minutes for 5 miles (like I do). We are neck to neck in this gentle race.

I’m averaging about 45 minutes playing and learning improvisation. I try to do my vocal warmups before playing so that when I’m playing something fun I can sing along. These are some of my favs right now.
And Shiloh our black cat wants to make sure I include her song. That white and blue book? The journal I’ve been keeping up for piano and voice.

From around 10:30 Shiloh and Sammie gather in my Den. Shiloh will walk on the piano keys to let me know what I’m supposed to do. I’ve begun to call her ‘Mom’ as she gets insistent about my practice time. Sammie just sleeps in a little bed under my diamond painting table.

As you can see the sunset beach is nearly finished. Just a bit of sky. All the pinks are done. On to the blues.
This made me laugh. Milo is forever jumping and dancing about. He’s always making me laugh. And when he looks at me with his serious brown eyes, I can hear Morgan Freeman’s voice
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Stream of Consciousness, Shake

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April 26, 2025

Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “shake.” Use it any way you’d like. Enjoy!

It’s time to teach more new tricks to the yearling pup. We’ve finally let him leashless around inside the house. He’s barking is less. We’re getting better sleeping at night.

Four adults make sure rain or shine that Milo gets lots of walks leashed in the yard.

Still, we’re working on him not pooping in the hall, even when the job’s been done moments before outside.

But he responds to his name and ‘come’. But so much more training needs to happen.

Thank you, Linda and Stream of Consciousness for the remainder to teach him to ‘shake’. It should be easy. Another way to bond with this cuddle-bug.

Milo asleep on my lap.
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Finishing Friday A-Z

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April 18, 2025

(R)eviewing the creative week.

Yay! I’m more than halfway finished. The sea is done. Into the sky.
Birthday socks. The Fleegle Heel increases are nearly finished. There’s a chance I could finish these this weekend.

I’ve finally added vocal warmups to my music time. And as of today I actually accompanied myself to Somewhere Over the Rainbow, and God Bless The Child. True my voice was weak as my concentration was on playing. But I take the win that I sang the words. That’s one more line to keep track of.

I seem to only have a half hour on the piano. I’m working increasing my time. I think I’ll try a few quarter hours in the evening.

This is working on the exercise bike. Increasing time or mileage in one sitting. But then grab a ride here and there helps.

And now the daily walks around the yard with Milo, I’m feeling healthier.

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One-Liner Wednesday

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April 16, 2025

DH took a couple good pics.

A part of Linda’s One-Liner Wednesday
Look at Milo’s sweet face with such wide eyes. I feel he can speak in Morgan Freeman’s voice.
Shiloh is the sweetest, shiniest friend for all of us, especially Milo.
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Happy Day

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April 13, 2025

While the donut-dog slept on my lap…
Shiloh slept on the top shelf of the cat tree, Sammie finally got brave and enjoyed his old favorite last time, bird- watching.
It’s so great to see him enjoying life again. So I took multiple pics of happiness.
Hey, did one fly on the porch banister?
Well, now Shiloh is curious!
By the way, I hate the new Bitmojis. Luckily I saved this one.
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