Still tinking and frogging and knitting same little hat as days ago. I’ll get this knitting thing if its the last thing I do! I miss my looms! Why do I have to be so determined? Okay, so not one line–unless you put it on a big screen.
Both One-Liner Wednesday and Just Jot it January are brought to us by Linda G. Hill. Go here to find out how it all works.
Back in the day. We only had black and white television.I didn’t think about it much until Sheriff John would bring out his DiMaggio carrots in full black and whiteness. Sheriff John would cheerfully tell us that these orange beauties were so good for us because of the green tops. I knew what I was looking at was wrong. But of the children shows of my day, this show was one of my favorites. I can still sing all the words to his Happy Birthday song. I’m dedicating this song to Linda G. Hill whose birthday was yesterday. And to my friend, Michele whose birthday is Friday. And I’m glad this is a tribute to a man who was part of the lives of Southern California kids in the 50s and 60s.
About the time of the Moon Landing July 16, 1969, we got out first colour TV.
For all the grey of the moon, that flag was in full colour. I could never go back. To this day I HATE the first part of Wizard of Oz. I KNOW it represents the dullness of life prior to Dorothy’s adventure to the Emerald City. Many people love the quaintness of noir or black and white movies but I’ll just stay home and read a book, thank you. B&W is BORING!
I’m so glad to live my life in Living Colour!
Of course, back then most of the shows were still about men. We’ve come a little way, baby.
Just Jot it January is Linda’a gift to us.
“Supernatural Snark” brought us the prompt: Colour. Here’s her link: https://supernaturalsnark.wordpress.com/
I thought I’d take the liberty of not writing a long blog today. I spent the day frogging and restarting the knitted hat a started a couple days ago. It seems I used too small a crochet hook for the chain to start the cast on for the hat, and too large needles. So I used a large hook and smaller needles this time. I’ve been so busy on that that I didn’t even realize we had gone into tomorrow! So there was Just a Jot. Thank you, Linda G. Hill for helping me do daily writing even if it is just a jot.
Thank you, Jill. Check out her blog, “Capt Jills Journeys” Here’s her link: https://captjillsjourneys.wordpress.com/
With the prompt of the day, Silence, I couldn’t resist this:
For those who aren’t aware of Doctor Who… What planet do you live on?
Why is it that we equate silence with the sound of crickets? Anyone who has lived in places of many crickets knows that is a LOUD obnoxious sound! (I year in Coalinga, California taught me this.)
Simon and Garfunkel come to mind here as quieter sounds of silence.
I’d like to think that we have moments of silence out here in the boondocks. But there is a small airport within a mile from us. There are cows and coyotes and chickens and turkeys and a small amount of traffic in front of our house. The ambient noise is wind–Mariah?
Silence is Golden–wow! We in the rebellious 60s were yelling silence a lot!
It was lots of fun thinking of these songs. But really. Have you noticed that true silence can’t happen? Even if there is no sound. That is when you can hear your heart beating louder than a drum and the breathing noises and swallowing noises. the embarrassing stomach growl and oooh the worst, the fart. And the only place you notice all those noises is in church or maybe worse, yoga class. So maybe there is no such thing as silence? Or does it pass us by like those guys on Doctor Who? Maybe we need to litter our skin with hash marks when we notice?
The prompt, “Silence” was brought to us by Willow. See her blog, “Willowdot21”at https://willowdot21.wordpress.com/
Once again, thanks to Linda G. Hill for the fun we’re having Jotting every day of January.
Occasionally the occupant of this room (me) tries a different occupation. As most of you know, I love loom knitting. But I crocheted most of my life and had learned to knit as a teen. But when I found how little pain I got with the loom as compared to the other hobbies, I stayed with the favored one of my hands.
Today I saw a Youtube that I thought was going to teach me a new pattern for the loom but I was wrong. It was a way to cast on for knitting by using a crochet chain. Best of those two worlds! I couldn’t resist. I had to try. Now On Casted (OC) I’m left with the actual knitting of the thing. Sigh! Let’s hope I don’t have to have occupation therapy for this! By the way, I’ve added this to my projects on Ravelry. I’m darravels over there. Here is the creator’s Ravelry: https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/copycat-cc-beanie
Have you watched Blue Planet? It is a favorite for me if I have insomnia. But somehow I needed a background show first to nap, then to attempt this new pattern. BBC was playing Planet Earth II when the nap overtook. Then it changed to Blue Planet. I love the ocean. I had wanted to be a marine biologist at one time but… life. One can learn a lot when busy doing something else. 🙂
Oh, speaking of watching something. (This is Stream of Consciousness Saturday, right?) Before the nap, my honey and I were watching The Kindness Diaries. My friend recommended it as it is about to be taken off Netflix. Bring your Kleenex, not for the sadness but the overwhelming kindness that is shown. I’m on the last one where Leon is in Hollywood. What a beautiful story!
Here is Leon’s site: http://www.leonlogothetis.com/netflix/ And who knew? He has a book!
Needless to say it’s on my wish list.
But if I get as far as Hollywood, I need to see my favorite part of California (Unfortunately, they are the more expensive parts, which is why I don’t live there.)
Santa Barbara, Sunset over the Pacific Ocean at Arroyo Hondo Beach near the city of Goleta in southern California.
And my favorite place to walk:
Near lifeguard station 69 in Newport Beach, California in Orange County (OC)
Okay, Linda G. Hill, do I win? She brings us both
with the prompt of ‘oc’
and
Go over and see how this works. It’s fun and keeps me writing every day. Thanks, Linda!
I took these pictures this morning.The bright ones are to the south of our house. The one with the shadows are on the north side. That is the side that melts slowly and even when the snow seems to have melted all over, right in the front of our place there is the cold shadow of darkness and ice. Wow, sounds like the beginnings of a spooky story!
Still, I wish I could capture the true pictures of darkness like the brilliance of last night’s snow. I love standing out in the night while it’s snowing. I don’t need to take the flashlight on those nights because it seems the snow illuminates everything. I can see the dog and anything that might try to attack her. She seems to love the snow, too as she didn’t want to come in the house any more than I did. Today it was more boring. I took a little walk around the property enjoying the pure clean look of everything, but the sun was so bright I had to go in because I didn’t have on my sunglasses. Well, if it has to be cold, it might as well be pretty!
Hopefully,, Linda G. Hill is feeling better. In spite of health issues she is still engaged with the Jot It January team she set up. Thank you!
Also, thank you, Kerry, who gave us the prompt of “Darkness.” Visit Kerry at her blog, “Her Headache,” her link: https://kkherheadache.wordpress.com/
IT IS ABOUT TIME!!! I was getting ready to revolt! We have had very little snow this year while all our southern, usually warm states have gotten it all! All we got was rain and mud. Not fun mud but sandy mud which looks boring. But as of about 2 PM today it started snowing and hasn’t stopped. Wish I had a camera that did nighttime snow. It is so peaceful and beautiful. And dare I say it? warmer than other times. Kali and I have had a hard time staying in the house. We both come in and do that shake-it-off dance. By the way, that picture is from last year sometime but nothing changes around here, much so this looks about right. I’ll try to take some pictures tomorrow.
I hope everything is okay in Linda G. Hill’s world. Go check it out!
And check out Sandra, who gave us our prompt: “Revolt.” Use it any way you’d like in your post. And make sure you visit Sandra at her blog, “What Sandra Thinks” to read her post and say hi! Here’s her link: https://whatsandrathinks.com/
Shake makes a blurry picture. Always shake paws, fewer flu germs.
Here is the inspiration from Linda G. Hill’s site:
Short on inspiration and energy: a comic from Facebook, originated from http://buttersafe.com/
*comic shows stick figure sitting, laying down, begging, and sitting up in a coffin. Caption: Dog tricks: not as impressive when done by humans
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For some of us, a sky like this promotes deep contemplation. Others see it as a conspiracy. This is from last summer. I took a bunch of this crisscrossed sky at sunset. The prompt made me think of these. It is so peaceful here but never so much as just as the sun goes down. It could have been the busiest day but something like this slows down the thoughts and bring on thoughts of blessings.
I chose to go with this as the rest of my day has been busy trying to get ready for our new resident. Clearing a room means making a mess in the others. But I think it is coming together. Still… taking a look at the beauty outside helps me breathe through it all.
Thank you, Linda G. Hill for your constant inspiration, including Just Jot It January.
Cheryl brought us the prompt “Contemplation.” Check out Cheryl at her blog, “The Bag Lady” https://rugby843.blog/
Knock, knock!
Who’s there?
Justice!
Justice who!
Justice as I thought, you don’t remember me!
“Justice will not be served until those who are unaffected are as outraged as those who are.”
― Benjamin Franklin
“As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation — either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
“If you tremble with indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine.”
― Ernesto Che Guevara
“Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events. It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring those ripples build a current which can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”
― Robert F. Kennedy
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