I don’t have much to report. But Duolingo is going. The third dragon is nearly finished.
I managed 34 minutes on the stationary bike. Sadly that is only on the easiest level. The other exercise is still hit or miss.ย I’ll excuse myself for this week. I got my vax on Monday so I’m barely regaining my strength today.
Knitting has failed this week. I brought a pair of socks on the bus Monday. But the ride was too bumpy and I dropped a bunch of stitches. With one shoulder already hurting, then the vax shoulder is a little stiff, the socks sit in their baggie waiting.
Dragon Diamond Painting #3 is coming along.The hat needs 1/2 inch more of ribbing.I found my newest favorite song, “Sign of the Times” from my favorite movie, “Project Hail Mary” published by Musecore. I love how Sandra Hรผller sings it.
Also, I have finally worked up to 30 minutes on the bike!
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.
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?
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!๐) 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.
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. ๐ฅถ
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!
I think I already shared this. But glad to move on.โ Started a dragon.These will be frogged so I can even up the stripes.These were as big as those above, but the stripe was so far off I couldn’t deal with it. The balls on the tips of the needles are the froggy bits.
The other socks are sitting quietly until I can get back in the groove.
With NaNo over I’ve made up my mind to write at least 800 words a day to keep the writing muscle activated.๐ค
With lots of sight reading of Christmas songs, I ran across this fun ditty. It’s being added to Lucy and Linus, and When Christmas Comes to Town songs to learn this season.
Working on my series: Haven.
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Music major: voice and piano
Mom of four great adults
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I have been on disability/retired for 10 years now from depression, anxiety and fibromyalgia.
Hi! my name is Sebastian (You can call me Seb!) ...welcome to my Blog. I'm a photographer from Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Thanks for dropping by! I hope you enjoy my work.
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