tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58183978545980109892024-03-15T19:07:49.047-04:00Crazy as a LoomHilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.comBlogger1679125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-52453606238323548552024-02-25T14:41:00.000-05:002024-02-25T14:41:04.792-05:00Studio time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">January and February are usually a great time to get really productive in the studio.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's too cold and nasty usually to do much, and I'm a hermit at heart, so it </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">works out.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These are a few of the garments I've finished lately.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPQcQwND7h76vHFWnxkH-CN8yzcsK8hSohmgEje-elrqdqPFsaZXh5-6NF7emR88aT2lhZN_LVb9MRPd8HT9HGC9bgqRYtrTO4j3whShmP5wF2K8tc54U5860LaFnPxCn8qe3RvT8KU8U3tzds_Dj2JHT82a8-NYX50IU9e-CWWeDZIETJ4YeOnvxl0g/s4032/IMG_6838.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIPQcQwND7h76vHFWnxkH-CN8yzcsK8hSohmgEje-elrqdqPFsaZXh5-6NF7emR88aT2lhZN_LVb9MRPd8HT9HGC9bgqRYtrTO4j3whShmP5wF2K8tc54U5860LaFnPxCn8qe3RvT8KU8U3tzds_Dj2JHT82a8-NYX50IU9e-CWWeDZIETJ4YeOnvxl0g/w480-h640/IMG_6838.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I love dyeing my warps, and I love how the finished product turns out.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79OGeADWTC-gKTk-fZd6S2pROZYqXSReAWSgCfzfh-zhLQ6y0hIgEEeKUq-2xmDswfEyvmgb850CWM7U1ep8VCpCbX_GXSPs1z5jcr4-YSiOgxvwtDwqTPpTtmjz1EvC8_ijG9ROQjYESN0r7HRKiqvF6QI4KY_9rclIfLr7oyTi6CZITz_1u7QSpKdg/s4032/IMG_6845.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79OGeADWTC-gKTk-fZd6S2pROZYqXSReAWSgCfzfh-zhLQ6y0hIgEEeKUq-2xmDswfEyvmgb850CWM7U1ep8VCpCbX_GXSPs1z5jcr4-YSiOgxvwtDwqTPpTtmjz1EvC8_ijG9ROQjYESN0r7HRKiqvF6QI4KY_9rclIfLr7oyTi6CZITz_1u7QSpKdg/w480-h640/IMG_6845.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I am also trying to downsize my stash of chenille.......even though I love the end result, it's not my favorite thing to weave.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is one of the last pieces that Lois wove. It had issues on one side, she </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">was kind of oblivious at the end about threads breaking. But I cut that part off, and used </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">what was good. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I think it turned out well.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lois is now in memory care nearby. While on one hand it is heartbreaking, on the</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">other is it a relief, not to worry about her at home alone, AND driving her car.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She's not sad, and she's not upset about being there, it is too late for that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She seems mostly relieved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She is safe, and as her Alzheimers get worse, she is exactly where she </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">needs to be.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She is close enough to visit, and she can go out on little day trips.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Her sisters are nearby, and several friends, too. So she has a lot of company.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">d</div><span style="font-size: medium;">I am still trying to hang on to the Lois I have known and worked with all these years, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">because that person is gone. But that's how I want to remember her.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtlMJlnXhx72H3OQoj9BJNGCx8Y40bckKhbK9o6Iru4E7zrKk0onX-1WiHb86NjR8ZM4EL6r77hNBmizu-Pd6g446rYeEfXk7xBGalw-iUVTvkXAAXdAoRtmPQIMSDZ6NiFskDnqNJe5onmsoVQdGtjLgGG9VFANdyX161yOZPFuKONx_qh5dh0x-Yb0/s4032/IMG_6872.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtlMJlnXhx72H3OQoj9BJNGCx8Y40bckKhbK9o6Iru4E7zrKk0onX-1WiHb86NjR8ZM4EL6r77hNBmizu-Pd6g446rYeEfXk7xBGalw-iUVTvkXAAXdAoRtmPQIMSDZ6NiFskDnqNJe5onmsoVQdGtjLgGG9VFANdyX161yOZPFuKONx_qh5dh0x-Yb0/w480-h640/IMG_6872.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Waiting for one more ortho appt this week, but I guess everything is pointing </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to a "new " hip in my future.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's been a tough couple of years. I'm ready for a wee break. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But apparently, I'm not getting one in the very near future.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank God for the ability to AMUSE myself.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LEdQRSb2nhZTSsDGaxCBbH_LerbCISsqJHM32dQOo6nRMfA40Kj1sweJ7BNsR4mDrVhnZYkE6dJL5O-S5J4cE0nmpUiwTTNMgjvEFpvUXOXgRjEQIadHyORrRpbrdXUwLiWjzvSQBNeJnhEkkL4eVqF1ALXj6uhgSrzJRAzsKLX8jB5WPlSx1RToQl0/s4032/IMG_7046.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6LEdQRSb2nhZTSsDGaxCBbH_LerbCISsqJHM32dQOo6nRMfA40Kj1sweJ7BNsR4mDrVhnZYkE6dJL5O-S5J4cE0nmpUiwTTNMgjvEFpvUXOXgRjEQIadHyORrRpbrdXUwLiWjzvSQBNeJnhEkkL4eVqF1ALXj6uhgSrzJRAzsKLX8jB5WPlSx1RToQl0/w480-h640/IMG_7046.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fun dyeing and weaving, then some sewing.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPqULH7OPEc8z5KpKGIL7PQ6OT-YoR0XvIYfBT9R2A4fKSeE03BWFB2Neae_NJhu_7P_ukOlSQtjeT5XNYJpXZ9NwzKq-fmg3QNNrmO5pDirDpzuSuQQS88fhRwgjp3dQIBd3pOWt35G5RjzVIODDk7BI0UUj24PWIaRO3i0Bc7dN3au-i3rh0Rtd_SY/s4032/IMG_7051.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPqULH7OPEc8z5KpKGIL7PQ6OT-YoR0XvIYfBT9R2A4fKSeE03BWFB2Neae_NJhu_7P_ukOlSQtjeT5XNYJpXZ9NwzKq-fmg3QNNrmO5pDirDpzuSuQQS88fhRwgjp3dQIBd3pOWt35G5RjzVIODDk7BI0UUj24PWIaRO3i0Bc7dN3au-i3rh0Rtd_SY/w480-h640/IMG_7051.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A few weeks ago, I had a friend and her two daughters, and a grand daughter here for the weekend, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and we had a bit of a weaving workshop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was a lot of fun, and I've decided to start doing some day workshops, and maybe even a </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">couple of weaving weekends.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I may have to work them around hip surgery, but I guess I will do what I have to do.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Isn't that always the way???</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/39/FAFA3EE1794B59F4AAA3DB54A5BF14A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-43076782747572025742024-01-22T16:55:00.004-05:002024-01-22T16:56:10.399-05:00Almost February.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The hot pink and white towels are off the loom.....22 of them. I am sure sick of pink, which</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is not my favorite color anyway.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd2EVNt3kMASUj2iFJp23CmPY1rsm0Kw3WM0hlhaMoHlaL_ZnoRknEAkcfsbi2Y4Xy0Txh4SroIFC5W729oD57kl_M6mP4HljxD2SYX-8JPBwYkqGiqF8KL4SYZScprrSojl0ke4AGIcu3vMGt2vzvB9OdcioPYrOoyd-MiwdTdAh5Vl6Gx0DJw4pjoc/s4032/IMG_6781.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTd2EVNt3kMASUj2iFJp23CmPY1rsm0Kw3WM0hlhaMoHlaL_ZnoRknEAkcfsbi2Y4Xy0Txh4SroIFC5W729oD57kl_M6mP4HljxD2SYX-8JPBwYkqGiqF8KL4SYZScprrSojl0ke4AGIcu3vMGt2vzvB9OdcioPYrOoyd-MiwdTdAh5Vl6Gx0DJw4pjoc/w480-h640/IMG_6781.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I have two Louet David looms, one is 45", and I call that one Big Lou, and the other is 27" and I call that one Little Lou, just to keep it straight.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So her comes the Megado, and I am resisting the urge to call her "Meg"......suggestions are welcome.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Looms need a name in my world.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Finally the hand dyed Turkish cotton/ramie warp is on the loom, and I've started threading.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RyYza8CQR0xnqXL3DS2LcUys-M_XzJTmcIPaT3V-9m13jKx5SUTUFiHmgQm5ocfJfb2qN-pd0ETy2r_ee2kwL8Newnph66ytR0x1ZmzEE4-F5wT17J-vRkLxLOTx3gnj5d8vNKn_OrZUdVIGSoXXoeKZvSnaWRlikKmOh4VZ0SAwIwGv8Ea1aSDiDuw/s4032/IMG_6777.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RyYza8CQR0xnqXL3DS2LcUys-M_XzJTmcIPaT3V-9m13jKx5SUTUFiHmgQm5ocfJfb2qN-pd0ETy2r_ee2kwL8Newnph66ytR0x1ZmzEE4-F5wT17J-vRkLxLOTx3gnj5d8vNKn_OrZUdVIGSoXXoeKZvSnaWRlikKmOh4VZ0SAwIwGv8Ea1aSDiDuw/w480-h640/IMG_6777.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfgHiZ2s8BLHNiJXPMXvYc3QbFfKc_vrdyW-3osucnErLw3FX2heLegfJdwV0X6G8Wr-9Ab3H01-mN6gRxP5EnW1I_GmzqftTZlAAUDxEMXm9yCUQTHG8_BoDBJ9B-NJ9rTmtPSy8w1aVWTDi0sEkkYlwiKd7X_qqMhgX6TDo3K-Z1nPUH7pBzgTgBHw/s4032/IMG_6776.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfgHiZ2s8BLHNiJXPMXvYc3QbFfKc_vrdyW-3osucnErLw3FX2heLegfJdwV0X6G8Wr-9Ab3H01-mN6gRxP5EnW1I_GmzqftTZlAAUDxEMXm9yCUQTHG8_BoDBJ9B-NJ9rTmtPSy8w1aVWTDi0sEkkYlwiKd7X_qqMhgX6TDo3K-Z1nPUH7pBzgTgBHw/w480-h640/IMG_6776.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't do it all at once. I can't sit that long on that low stool. Whatever is making my </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">outer hip and leg hurt does not like it at all.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I break it up...half today, the other half tomorrow......and hopefully I will be ready to weave.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It takes time to acclimate oneself to a new loom........they are all so different, even from the same company.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It will take a little time to decide if it is true love, or not.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nc3wLqB10njaNe7dlipWjaKMzhc3T5maDGlhxYvwX1b8lnQPy235pQc0K99T1cBjOqK1l36JtEvSX47GTKspuoa2XDlxLWgcOkX3lYtDpEiF1a8dE_AH-LgkdgL0QkoBvFy-OpZgh9gBnhAOaXVQs6kPC1xTZdlRxIBoTCzCNErdzUuy06jE-gVhjL8/s4032/IMG_6787.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4nc3wLqB10njaNe7dlipWjaKMzhc3T5maDGlhxYvwX1b8lnQPy235pQc0K99T1cBjOqK1l36JtEvSX47GTKspuoa2XDlxLWgcOkX3lYtDpEiF1a8dE_AH-LgkdgL0QkoBvFy-OpZgh9gBnhAOaXVQs6kPC1xTZdlRxIBoTCzCNErdzUuy06jE-gVhjL8/w480-h640/IMG_6787.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">On the advice of a friend, I purchased a walking foot for my Bernina 770.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It was pricey, as everything to do with Bernina is, but I must say, my towel hems are </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">more perfect than they have ever been, so I am pleased with it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It will earn its place.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5u_GzxDZ-gftmNZZw8O4dqmWm8mxb2LAUS2OBK7_5w5OflaRbYNd79EH42Tv3_YmKOz9Ca6cX7yKaw8C_nfNlM5Ya_nsewSaDk-cfkQgrgqOG2p3IR6S2Y3SyRJdhAoIF9Wn-Z_2VCTQ5aWEVPkfCYTcYlPd1NcIWrOUWYZy4GIiBoRL15HD2O-kWFCI/s4032/IMG_6771.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5u_GzxDZ-gftmNZZw8O4dqmWm8mxb2LAUS2OBK7_5w5OflaRbYNd79EH42Tv3_YmKOz9Ca6cX7yKaw8C_nfNlM5Ya_nsewSaDk-cfkQgrgqOG2p3IR6S2Y3SyRJdhAoIF9Wn-Z_2VCTQ5aWEVPkfCYTcYlPd1NcIWrOUWYZy4GIiBoRL15HD2O-kWFCI/w480-h640/IMG_6771.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lately, I have been thinking about things that I don't need</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in my life anymore, and things that I just do not have time for.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's pretty freeing, I must say, when you get to a certain age, and you can </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">happily dispense with things that you once thought that you couldn't live without.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am having a glass of wine as I type, the dogs have been fed, it's getting dark out there,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the doors are locked for the night, and soon I will make myself a typical English dinner/breakfast......eggs, beans, toast. I forego the meat, of course.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thankfully, the horrible cold has broken, I am so relieved. January is almost over....there are </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">property taxes to be paid, income tax forms to be submitted, and on to February.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have 103 towels on the shelves so far....and I am determined to hit 250 for the year.......with </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">enough to sell a few here and there, and at least 200 to take to the guild show in November.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My other plan for this year is to buy my Subaru in June when the lease is up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I know the dealer will try to lease me another, but I am determined. I'm keeping my car. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It only has 24, 000 miles on it...it's a 2021....and I'm not learning all new gadgetry on a new one. I've just about tackled the stuff on this one.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So this is where you'll find me until spring, in the studio; weaving sewing, dyeing.......and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">enjoying the solitude and peace of winter days.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzvLVyR5ind7v74OM9cQmBsXDzQvpQIzzZKT6o7J86acxKNK7obMsaiOTxgy98jWmb1jv_3hahva3kw-egfcV4vpc1hcY28XbGuizLtVAUAVXzpTQlElx-gylUFNzGODHC359TgTCGxPnawysXYidxnJ1AMjGltY_-4yEbbsdX1uMN3iyylXFVF1SjGM/s4032/IMG_6733.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQzvLVyR5ind7v74OM9cQmBsXDzQvpQIzzZKT6o7J86acxKNK7obMsaiOTxgy98jWmb1jv_3hahva3kw-egfcV4vpc1hcY28XbGuizLtVAUAVXzpTQlElx-gylUFNzGODHC359TgTCGxPnawysXYidxnJ1AMjGltY_-4yEbbsdX1uMN3iyylXFVF1SjGM/w640-h480/IMG_6733.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/39/FAFA3EE1794B59F4AAA3DB54A5BF14A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-42959254781867783552024-01-13T21:07:00.000-05:002024-01-13T21:07:00.470-05:00After the holidays<div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Mr. Froggy even got a sweater to wear on Christmas Eve.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">My granddaughter's response was one of the sweetest things I've ever seen, and made all the </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">work that went into this more than worth it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I tried to upload a video, but it said it was too long.......at only 1 minute!! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But she was totally surprised, and was speechless, it was precious. Then she tackled me </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">which I was totally ready for.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlppf-4FSHS_UeeavM4shVQF4BCe1DtN7QjdiirSABwHdrKg4sA4jNIWc-0k5sRXtk3vZd_-r86hNaZxbkHUR5eEiIVNHoRCzWhyphenhyphenpH5VgcecMY8DgdiM95cI-0X-5PcrvilFgI5B_O-ZppcYgojTK46O00W4wjahwLMMHON-26X3dG1PNRd63u5FDU14/s4032/IMG_6556.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlppf-4FSHS_UeeavM4shVQF4BCe1DtN7QjdiirSABwHdrKg4sA4jNIWc-0k5sRXtk3vZd_-r86hNaZxbkHUR5eEiIVNHoRCzWhyphenhyphenpH5VgcecMY8DgdiM95cI-0X-5PcrvilFgI5B_O-ZppcYgojTK46O00W4wjahwLMMHON-26X3dG1PNRd63u5FDU14/w480-h640/IMG_6556.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">After a 5 year break from knitting........which I still don't really understand, as I have knitted my whole life, I started again.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It feels like I never stopped, to be honest, and I am pleased to have found it again.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This photo makes the socks look like they are different lengths, and I had to go back and check them. They are the same, it's the photo, thank goodness.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMM3hOsSzmH0coApLYZrbSPbMUQmO58G-S0khdbL6JjRUhVvqUwIJWRVCJAOx8EG7W1PgtRBdAPvtXNkP1YYI8i_SBQwfyIPwDpVXZoTClzKmUYgJuMEYn1dr5PUDmFMAP9KqM4AmeB_pWigpiVmTW2mwvzsNo_Pr0MZXOLG1QhnjURxni9soyWrtVzHY/s4032/IMG_6610.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMM3hOsSzmH0coApLYZrbSPbMUQmO58G-S0khdbL6JjRUhVvqUwIJWRVCJAOx8EG7W1PgtRBdAPvtXNkP1YYI8i_SBQwfyIPwDpVXZoTClzKmUYgJuMEYn1dr5PUDmFMAP9KqM4AmeB_pWigpiVmTW2mwvzsNo_Pr0MZXOLG1QhnjURxni9soyWrtVzHY/w480-h640/IMG_6610.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I think I will. be gifting everyone hand knitted socks for Christmas next year.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcY6PfuBbZ_hRin4ZgzsCL4p6j1-EDmzp47hvUf2qRpib1nbRAbA3K5He3t_iDJlhVXu7pzB1tSOwWE4bTxw2SNBt7lrwHN6RIPEdRMLQp8kTEqUWFv527gGTxfIGkCR73xMoPBgXlf_yAAgZet3IJR4XZSuO0rz61u1Rp06rx_KMlLjFhVnmtBQzzSbA/s4032/IMG_6632.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcY6PfuBbZ_hRin4ZgzsCL4p6j1-EDmzp47hvUf2qRpib1nbRAbA3K5He3t_iDJlhVXu7pzB1tSOwWE4bTxw2SNBt7lrwHN6RIPEdRMLQp8kTEqUWFv527gGTxfIGkCR73xMoPBgXlf_yAAgZet3IJR4XZSuO0rz61u1Rp06rx_KMlLjFhVnmtBQzzSbA/w480-h640/IMG_6632.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I did get back to some dyeing, and all this color is appreciated since most of this winter</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">has been gray and gloomy. I long for those few and far between sunny days.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUiDn1jsT3mECVVlR2pAIVXk7FVvZkOagA7q_UXe5weu0Ji-Pz3RBq2EnGHW-62ylEjzxRpctBAFMuGm7sOoy1iyeoZguRy7zlKxYtFov0XJLY8WLCDbvoVQ40L5gNocS_TwfnD5BPJAKwTueg72IHyk2p9_9vhA16QIQxcwVUPKjL1IzEMUAmioy_gw/s4032/IMG_6647.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaUiDn1jsT3mECVVlR2pAIVXk7FVvZkOagA7q_UXe5weu0Ji-Pz3RBq2EnGHW-62ylEjzxRpctBAFMuGm7sOoy1iyeoZguRy7zlKxYtFov0XJLY8WLCDbvoVQ40L5gNocS_TwfnD5BPJAKwTueg72IHyk2p9_9vhA16QIQxcwVUPKjL1IzEMUAmioy_gw/w480-h640/IMG_6647.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This will be a towel warp, coming up.</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRKb2PBQbn88D79qz2pIn3McRdrnSwUCuF8DVFJq-rfnkCGEIcPhGHt3euZYvDfjCRwQFm60vFUsMtVxxYag0p6FthdvCKlBX_yIX3RU91vLYk2-fLgB-W7l0cvVR-W4UKUd82KJxFkKq4eAbFpDrosTZk4-dlmU26OjMiQMxgU5FW5g2duS93xF-7OM/s4032/IMG_6654.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGRKb2PBQbn88D79qz2pIn3McRdrnSwUCuF8DVFJq-rfnkCGEIcPhGHt3euZYvDfjCRwQFm60vFUsMtVxxYag0p6FthdvCKlBX_yIX3RU91vLYk2-fLgB-W7l0cvVR-W4UKUd82KJxFkKq4eAbFpDrosTZk4-dlmU26OjMiQMxgU5FW5g2duS93xF-7OM/w640-h480/IMG_6654.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;">On the towel front, I just took 21 blue ones off the loom.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJClulsIRpvM7fPQb1bhZwI-8JLtFIuPrlVqJqOzP9FoYj_12r1seqxbG2i50_vQnTEmYlP5k72fRoyrHydgNFuZUrdCgH9Pv2ZauLoLN8dbhSOnFG0cPGp9_L-pq7eOTMx_sAKefdU4QW0PvEdpdkWAb_xmjXkrPsiUze3FcLVze6X3Yyt0oJBuWhT0c/s4032/IMG_6651.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJClulsIRpvM7fPQb1bhZwI-8JLtFIuPrlVqJqOzP9FoYj_12r1seqxbG2i50_vQnTEmYlP5k72fRoyrHydgNFuZUrdCgH9Pv2ZauLoLN8dbhSOnFG0cPGp9_L-pq7eOTMx_sAKefdU4QW0PvEdpdkWAb_xmjXkrPsiUze3FcLVze6X3Yyt0oJBuWhT0c/w640-h480/IMG_6651.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And I'm doing pink and white right now, and since these are really NOT my colors, I'll be super glad when they are done.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYI8T0DcR37VEIQFbxfWHMv1UvDOBtdq-zn_G7WqRONLED0w2is6tV3sRfYTipbn5tQYRs6IWuPVlE2xcHxkEm0v47AV_59MMvCNuNZN1i1_-1H2RN-B-pJtw5oYQbqoBhiQrpYcvechWgCPMNGetZqK9h9iEDr8UmmUbpEMVJTSXabf61EHVnE8Rr4D4/s4032/IMG_6672.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYI8T0DcR37VEIQFbxfWHMv1UvDOBtdq-zn_G7WqRONLED0w2is6tV3sRfYTipbn5tQYRs6IWuPVlE2xcHxkEm0v47AV_59MMvCNuNZN1i1_-1H2RN-B-pJtw5oYQbqoBhiQrpYcvechWgCPMNGetZqK9h9iEDr8UmmUbpEMVJTSXabf61EHVnE8Rr4D4/w480-h640/IMG_6672.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We are having high winds tonight, after a rainy, rainy day. I am hoping that we don't lose</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">power, although it is very likely.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This was a very busy week, and a tough one in some ways.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But I've decided that I don't have a lonely life at all. I do have a solitary one, much of the time, but it suits me, actually quite well.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">We are headed towards spring, and it's a lovely thought, isn't it?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/39/FAFA3EE1794B59F4AAA3DB54A5BF14A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-76432876976893136012023-12-18T18:35:00.004-05:002023-12-19T06:57:57.712-05:00A crime scene and a frog.<span style="font-size: medium;">We are having a monster rain storm.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">If it were snow, we would be buried, but it's 50 degrees outside, so it's rain.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't really mind, this is where I'm spending my afternoon.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJVRVjtS1PWCiwpDDVEqHL8P3HhT447a4sGUgZqJ3GleY6f_HV2Fp_dY5lxNqsVqMSXyuZ4JytSZMKG9D9X59N2ZsHX8J7TLQ-F29Dps4MSHgw3V_8F0e-fhvGveFgrtmMQeuOGmyBjKb7Ts7MvnfOak5ip_vaAtZ8c9Vpi57yWjIihNaYzmND-nBYiU/s1560/387488919_681167527493253_4010640741285241571_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJVRVjtS1PWCiwpDDVEqHL8P3HhT447a4sGUgZqJ3GleY6f_HV2Fp_dY5lxNqsVqMSXyuZ4JytSZMKG9D9X59N2ZsHX8J7TLQ-F29Dps4MSHgw3V_8F0e-fhvGveFgrtmMQeuOGmyBjKb7Ts7MvnfOak5ip_vaAtZ8c9Vpi57yWjIihNaYzmND-nBYiU/w480-h640/387488919_681167527493253_4010640741285241571_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I haven't been doing much dyeing, but another weaver asked me to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">dye this for her.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My daughter said it looks like a crime scene.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyr_FiitB96-0mDG-1H1J8XvhJquBkAqYKdQSxNyNDAcKtIhe20c_aFKroDbOyKts0cc-J5UKEoeVCEf8pOuGsyawGY4B7f-0vw9wkcNDXXvaYLbwZIS39l9JQy-8M2owgpUkHazdJWaIWnUmScqZTFLgqjZDT9gXkvndlHGvdFDwCfRld43x4OoXTaOU/s1560/406925337_1467817300496727_3510304168743402265_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyr_FiitB96-0mDG-1H1J8XvhJquBkAqYKdQSxNyNDAcKtIhe20c_aFKroDbOyKts0cc-J5UKEoeVCEf8pOuGsyawGY4B7f-0vw9wkcNDXXvaYLbwZIS39l9JQy-8M2owgpUkHazdJWaIWnUmScqZTFLgqjZDT9gXkvndlHGvdFDwCfRld43x4OoXTaOU/w480-h640/406925337_1467817300496727_3510304168743402265_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It dries overnight in front of my Toyotomi heater....which also keeps the studio toasty, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for not a lot of money.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Willie is overseeing my work.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgG5O7zXxMruwYcZrLDLVhDTqDIXR3ZV1wi7itPAqSac58s4nwBLWZRQp4G3MyOCd0ch9X2zVAy-HRl8tL5KUijcz5oQlmc9PK-Ggr6Sv9PzSQF0SYx0d1Kf_yZFNCYLovn34T4Ig989zRCbDQXKtpO1uV8hDgAoqCvXmHp7Yp2HaHRehjMx26R7wSio/s1560/371514123_1278647839482165_1141045974148849163_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcgG5O7zXxMruwYcZrLDLVhDTqDIXR3ZV1wi7itPAqSac58s4nwBLWZRQp4G3MyOCd0ch9X2zVAy-HRl8tL5KUijcz5oQlmc9PK-Ggr6Sv9PzSQF0SYx0d1Kf_yZFNCYLovn34T4Ig989zRCbDQXKtpO1uV8hDgAoqCvXmHp7Yp2HaHRehjMx26R7wSio/w480-h640/371514123_1278647839482165_1141045974148849163_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here it is, dry and chained. She approved, and it is on its way to Illinois.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0OUPVEN9-zldZrgheF6pwXJLbq_hFSUf8uAhr6wRwCmMmdtFB-tsvoaTQ-fDGZRliuTW6kD6POzEyRksKFw5wdXAG5eGct1u6whdHFbRS35klJAM-TPYNSPNaAowLkRWezN2ICDomoJc3U0c0eI2cSXnA_lW45xZOFLirgWKjebhdEJI0Iw9OpwGfz0/s1170/406804124_936397644483144_3101041422024938029_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0OUPVEN9-zldZrgheF6pwXJLbq_hFSUf8uAhr6wRwCmMmdtFB-tsvoaTQ-fDGZRliuTW6kD6POzEyRksKFw5wdXAG5eGct1u6whdHFbRS35klJAM-TPYNSPNaAowLkRWezN2ICDomoJc3U0c0eI2cSXnA_lW45xZOFLirgWKjebhdEJI0Iw9OpwGfz0/w640-h480/406804124_936397644483144_3101041422024938029_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These towels just came off the loom, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I seem to be into plaids lately, not sure why, but they were fun to weave.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0U993x6HpdjB3dUGH7_EXHYsrdMoN8DN651dr9R2bK8rdey51ff8yOYeUCJrR-L2ZcZr595qihQ66lx48KZnKUEW4TLAAAqBC7wF4Ns-x4_VVyvqhrMy3VA3WwlZRuX-P2U-1F7vyaycEGszV8hj_oP-HWRPl1oJ3_pDSAxeO4znF5W4NHj0QzinLUHk/s1560/406841420_930916165082659_2246584210446820391_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0U993x6HpdjB3dUGH7_EXHYsrdMoN8DN651dr9R2bK8rdey51ff8yOYeUCJrR-L2ZcZr595qihQ66lx48KZnKUEW4TLAAAqBC7wF4Ns-x4_VVyvqhrMy3VA3WwlZRuX-P2U-1F7vyaycEGszV8hj_oP-HWRPl1oJ3_pDSAxeO4znF5W4NHj0QzinLUHk/w480-h640/406841420_930916165082659_2246584210446820391_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">My youngest daughter bought me this tree, and it's about as festive as I get......</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7Fc1ddKi1ycvcDTQ0dgEGtTIbFacMusw23tMSQwlJRQHBwCudqA0iqUpJgbPlbR_9s9JgzdlpzliVotoTAY10LoAl9LjvnKTBBW2RQlMdzI6mVaUxjommsjHwXgD4_g-iBrlyJO3R1N60x4YvltE_gLVVpKxDfZ0NVeaZFptO9A8HdbzhF1m38n9_UM/s1560/406930408_2309049429485317_5017137996589759409_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7Fc1ddKi1ycvcDTQ0dgEGtTIbFacMusw23tMSQwlJRQHBwCudqA0iqUpJgbPlbR_9s9JgzdlpzliVotoTAY10LoAl9LjvnKTBBW2RQlMdzI6mVaUxjommsjHwXgD4_g-iBrlyJO3R1N60x4YvltE_gLVVpKxDfZ0NVeaZFptO9A8HdbzhF1m38n9_UM/w480-h640/406930408_2309049429485317_5017137996589759409_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Except for this little light, $1.50 at Big Lots.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It does occasionally bubble like it's supposed to, and brings back memories of being enchanted and somewhat envious of the Christmas tree that my aunt and uncle put up every year.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKnh9T1CqBV2oIlGlir7bAzxcBJ0gLqKIKD-5P6HYc8s4ihSnq15hdTVJV2vKHYj1COBqhJNHT0I0pD3Ro6vzGD-_L5VU0jZTxUdwlAR8knVa8y6zzC9p7gIYIX-lZBrrcKD2yKblUrSBk_o24JIYwtKAMgeeqdU8le52qu8LQAUfZ5nOdjXcSuLz97g/s1560/406807212_737939751550232_1896143390787875829_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTKnh9T1CqBV2oIlGlir7bAzxcBJ0gLqKIKD-5P6HYc8s4ihSnq15hdTVJV2vKHYj1COBqhJNHT0I0pD3Ro6vzGD-_L5VU0jZTxUdwlAR8knVa8y6zzC9p7gIYIX-lZBrrcKD2yKblUrSBk_o24JIYwtKAMgeeqdU8le52qu8LQAUfZ5nOdjXcSuLz97g/w480-h640/406807212_737939751550232_1896143390787875829_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ok, let me tell you about the rabbit hole that I have just fallen in.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My youngest daughter is Dale's mother, and the other day she told me</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">about an Instagram that she lets Dale watch, about a frog. The Instagram</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">site is IndiaRoseCrawford, if you are interested. She has 1.6 million followers,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and she makes frog videos.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dale is obsessed....addicted, to this little green frog.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When questioned, the maker of the frog, says that she does not make them to sell, oh no, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">she is far too busy making videos. If you visit her on Instagram, you will</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">understand.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But she did direct me to a lady in France, owner of the pattern to make the frog. I ordered </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">it and downloaded it to my computer</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My daughter says she did not ask me to make the frog.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And to be fair, she did not. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She did, however, know perfectly well that I would take the bait.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And take the bait I did.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This little frog doesn't have a name, although I admit to calling him a few.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGM-4Z44GT87A_YAgUu9fBRZdALOqlzgQ9sfAqW4582lcgVUZmklm81q5lLzGXopapM9OR8IF0F_iEFm91TNOIhSOBPEAoHgCmA88u0khhroG186gzs3I4ehCN02-brTbbS9CtJgFTO5d-OipmRmS9VbPdwoLk1LitrtJaKkb0aVfRpKxjCdx7JOWAac/s4032/IMG_6544.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqGM-4Z44GT87A_YAgUu9fBRZdALOqlzgQ9sfAqW4582lcgVUZmklm81q5lLzGXopapM9OR8IF0F_iEFm91TNOIhSOBPEAoHgCmA88u0khhroG186gzs3I4ehCN02-brTbbS9CtJgFTO5d-OipmRmS9VbPdwoLk1LitrtJaKkb0aVfRpKxjCdx7JOWAac/w480-h640/IMG_6544.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I admit to having great admiration for the creator of this pattern, even while I cursed it, and her.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, here's the upshot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yarn in correct weight and color: $32</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Armature wire for his arms and legs: $6</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Plastic safety eyes that almost caused me to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">have a nervous breakdown putting the backs on them: $7</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Polyester stuffing, smallest bag I could find: $7.99</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Knitting needles size 0, the only needles I didn't have,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">because who wants to knit on </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">needles that small: $11</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Glue stick, pack of 2: $3.99</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Labor: 6 hours more or less.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVjFFEHqFbtCqHm6Wt_3QUbfe-TDNaeP76gJ5HusSxGVOJYuagNbN7SHbpEmumzokC8T_6evEN7IyFJXA0jz4I-lzQ95Aha-1ukLWFSi0LOhr-sbFxq1e_vzJb2AnDQYj5hIvBIJ0E1IMAO8Jb4Oz9Il4eUOSvzrtvYzSmHjEnIZov1pEk3_ngAkvTtE/s1560/407083749_1525396664959836_964029938063540870_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYVjFFEHqFbtCqHm6Wt_3QUbfe-TDNaeP76gJ5HusSxGVOJYuagNbN7SHbpEmumzokC8T_6evEN7IyFJXA0jz4I-lzQ95Aha-1ukLWFSi0LOhr-sbFxq1e_vzJb2AnDQYj5hIvBIJ0E1IMAO8Jb4Oz9Il4eUOSvzrtvYzSmHjEnIZov1pEk3_ngAkvTtE/w480-h640/407083749_1525396664959836_964029938063540870_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All I can say is that I hope her surprise, and the look on her face</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">when she sees him is: Priceless.</span></div><br />Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-91203732974173529792023-12-06T20:23:00.002-05:002023-12-07T06:59:01.998-05:00First snow.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This was pretty much the first snow fall, not enough to plow, but that's coming, for sure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If I'm not paying to mow the lawn, I'm paying to plow the snow, that's the way of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is pretty.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I actually don't mind winter, as long as the sun shines. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When it's terminally gray, like it has been lately, that gets kind of old.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The sun really makes all the difference.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We walk every morning, and this morning was pretty cold.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSEYdiZq2gwLObUDGDd5VsbmgkBE70Ti7NVp-AzJhcyAhsGW-dj-bRxxrXlBOe1Ifqcr1mKg2fN6gAMlEPzd9FbqjqJ9nWGY_Ez9R2m1FJ3YSSjJ-7HhsBJgV4RBh0CKhUw6dAeyj0ZZrVpF0zknIQwtL7FOa9ra9AYFYt1WXPmS_cKrHBbW0uDMt8c0/s4032/IMG_6248.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSEYdiZq2gwLObUDGDd5VsbmgkBE70Ti7NVp-AzJhcyAhsGW-dj-bRxxrXlBOe1Ifqcr1mKg2fN6gAMlEPzd9FbqjqJ9nWGY_Ez9R2m1FJ3YSSjJ-7HhsBJgV4RBh0CKhUw6dAeyj0ZZrVpF0zknIQwtL7FOa9ra9AYFYt1WXPmS_cKrHBbW0uDMt8c0/w480-h640/IMG_6248.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">During the day I'm in the studio, but in the evening, you will find me and the dogs cozied</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">up right here in the living room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDNYsEp-nXLOv8Au_WvyTlEacCsvhiwNiF5PLMqOe-i8TnexTps33cFFeVyAl7_BUy623tnl-uQ_gsqDZPg9Jg8TiKY-pmDInA9HncUtWmZp6fX4jl3V4_Cp8QyNz4eifJX6kBOqRX1UQFZAfbBdt0DApIb3JkQyV1me4DeX3smgTFp9SdHRLA8iwQwE/s4032/IMG_6252.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibDNYsEp-nXLOv8Au_WvyTlEacCsvhiwNiF5PLMqOe-i8TnexTps33cFFeVyAl7_BUy623tnl-uQ_gsqDZPg9Jg8TiKY-pmDInA9HncUtWmZp6fX4jl3V4_Cp8QyNz4eifJX6kBOqRX1UQFZAfbBdt0DApIb3JkQyV1me4DeX3smgTFp9SdHRLA8iwQwE/w640-h480/IMG_6252.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These pictures are actually deceiving, they look so neat......not shown is the sofa, where we ALL sit together.......and the ottoman which is covered with my books and whatever</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">else I am doing at the moment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> So not all that photograph friendly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2_f_p4ufpKly2lG25hEJMQeTyMD_FmY6WBPvgvawWA9g4RrHG1ZI78OWJDKkflOslrlX5PHCp5GCmun0n1b0E-4hIbN1DIb8xGVWzF86RKqoqHZr5legUWbZxLOZLtcawH2QIchCXgZL1Kctjq3lm2bz7GNJGxoG0MyGPireVsj7u441IIWIpAFh_yA/s4032/IMG_6253.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB2_f_p4ufpKly2lG25hEJMQeTyMD_FmY6WBPvgvawWA9g4RrHG1ZI78OWJDKkflOslrlX5PHCp5GCmun0n1b0E-4hIbN1DIb8xGVWzF86RKqoqHZr5legUWbZxLOZLtcawH2QIchCXgZL1Kctjq3lm2bz7GNJGxoG0MyGPireVsj7u441IIWIpAFh_yA/w480-h640/IMG_6253.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">After FIVE years of not knitting, I have started again.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">My English mother taught me how to knit when I was 4, and I have knitted all my life. For</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">some reason 5 years ago, I stopped. And I couldn't get going again, even though I tried.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Fast forward, and just recently, I was motivated to try once more. This time it worked.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgi6q2Q2P7agEfTD2dbSIZA6iwde8F2bO1vJa__-FiTAm5whymewskx2FY2OovydWYRDYja9ea1FW0AKTGL01UbvsdOATLJj6tcomoDojDgQzou_xuj_QhAObzleDu8csT95Nz3UD6Uc_jTA-GyoDO5BsCQeUvXNVJ_PALZjv6pGfuPLN8tsKatjQPvgY/s4032/IMG_6388.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgi6q2Q2P7agEfTD2dbSIZA6iwde8F2bO1vJa__-FiTAm5whymewskx2FY2OovydWYRDYja9ea1FW0AKTGL01UbvsdOATLJj6tcomoDojDgQzou_xuj_QhAObzleDu8csT95Nz3UD6Uc_jTA-GyoDO5BsCQeUvXNVJ_PALZjv6pGfuPLN8tsKatjQPvgY/s320/IMG_6388.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm glad, it's very Zen, and thus very soothing, especially on long winter evenings.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjb95aBcrgOAaFaRORks4pYg8-gqwAi8xTfkFxgSGoFGNIlwU40ce5kjCQ3DAc9fKO0APSUlt84TP41aO5imYlaBVdRXY6_gB8TpdqJV28B3TGtYA8Wpl-EC1uh_8wTxvAqcSQQa-JmorhOXA-ZXkzn1AsNl7x0XGS5OwMGhPvj9dAmBu5gLdhqfn1DBU/s4032/IMG_6396.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjb95aBcrgOAaFaRORks4pYg8-gqwAi8xTfkFxgSGoFGNIlwU40ce5kjCQ3DAc9fKO0APSUlt84TP41aO5imYlaBVdRXY6_gB8TpdqJV28B3TGtYA8Wpl-EC1uh_8wTxvAqcSQQa-JmorhOXA-ZXkzn1AsNl7x0XGS5OwMGhPvj9dAmBu5gLdhqfn1DBU/w480-h640/IMG_6396.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I did just finish 22 towels, and hopefully will soon have the cupboard full again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I usually have a color scheme and pattern picked out in my head for my next warp, long </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">before the one I am working on is done. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's an addiction, clearly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6p7AXkee9tNehq9ocKiWPXcLXt4gRI9AfqGiWNMGffGX14cAClH2AtjJK4ZFL-JmW-f-HfDgLEkW6ct2FGwL_ThkkBjZygCWyeUtgqfsEgUw4Qf2ijLqPzXGMNzy3MrJVDdR-gLiRu4mCpUWaH-uURCEsZUo9iXymssIvXDlx7xP9FWW_RNZXat2Upo/s4032/IMG_6399%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI6p7AXkee9tNehq9ocKiWPXcLXt4gRI9AfqGiWNMGffGX14cAClH2AtjJK4ZFL-JmW-f-HfDgLEkW6ct2FGwL_ThkkBjZygCWyeUtgqfsEgUw4Qf2ijLqPzXGMNzy3MrJVDdR-gLiRu4mCpUWaH-uURCEsZUo9iXymssIvXDlx7xP9FWW_RNZXat2Upo/w640-h480/IMG_6399%202.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Sometimes on a gray day, I turn on all the lights in the studio, just to brighten things up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">That loom is where Lois weaves, she likes her spot by the window. I try not to change anything in her little world over there.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLp4Lh3rd5zleuDkFSS7TjEU62WWxAxhkoiS2pb8vFDWRqmbBiuS1PK0TTps4PrrzRn7nBepMh4WKq5Brc90pBAhFJFtzOFBSPE4yoGEpXL5jWU1CoSWXTYQZnd9uwqPtEM6pDgTa1LEwu2vEhIq9AH54eEaH_MTFxNAgd6gMHFJGb2XmcOvYrm7kwvY4/s4032/IMG_6329.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLp4Lh3rd5zleuDkFSS7TjEU62WWxAxhkoiS2pb8vFDWRqmbBiuS1PK0TTps4PrrzRn7nBepMh4WKq5Brc90pBAhFJFtzOFBSPE4yoGEpXL5jWU1CoSWXTYQZnd9uwqPtEM6pDgTa1LEwu2vEhIq9AH54eEaH_MTFxNAgd6gMHFJGb2XmcOvYrm7kwvY4/w640-h480/IMG_6329.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is where I'm weaving at present, but a new loom is coming, and things are going to have to shift a bit.</span><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SI-g_e7PG3azx5jP4z-ptn4RKhTFEgDpUE7Mr3fO7n_5Q0nyIrE_KCNiuu-uy4EgNKuEHZTdItRm3XOvzaVNhK_AYIyLrJH7HwCMgnCQJN4DVga2mcbObxbdt0eA6pp3q0K-eRAd5cTEXeod04OD8nhFTIvJubMJkqHNpluqKP0a14glTXokH3HlSJ4/s4032/IMG_6331.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8SI-g_e7PG3azx5jP4z-ptn4RKhTFEgDpUE7Mr3fO7n_5Q0nyIrE_KCNiuu-uy4EgNKuEHZTdItRm3XOvzaVNhK_AYIyLrJH7HwCMgnCQJN4DVga2mcbObxbdt0eA6pp3q0K-eRAd5cTEXeod04OD8nhFTIvJubMJkqHNpluqKP0a14glTXokH3HlSJ4/w640-h480/IMG_6331.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the left is my computer/sewing corner. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1g7a7gf1Tncrz8lA_6NF4ws7VsXtzbXksp1mqs7fOlPfSDvhTWH-A6hD5kgRkhIq9kv2OGDKyPUeKTi-fcYbyCxrb7P9igm6l5T-fmga-4UrIum4bNYJFy4s4t8d4et9K8EAzeysp3BVFAlnkDLyaddjCDrVgnGUnuZ6PEjNwmo7Fog_Ml-yje2CTFeo/s4032/IMG_6330.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1g7a7gf1Tncrz8lA_6NF4ws7VsXtzbXksp1mqs7fOlPfSDvhTWH-A6hD5kgRkhIq9kv2OGDKyPUeKTi-fcYbyCxrb7P9igm6l5T-fmga-4UrIum4bNYJFy4s4t8d4et9K8EAzeysp3BVFAlnkDLyaddjCDrVgnGUnuZ6PEjNwmo7Fog_Ml-yje2CTFeo/w640-h480/IMG_6330.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So there was a gas fireplace here, that replaced the old wood burning one, that was falling apart, and not very efficient. Over the last 18 years, I have used the fireplace about 5 times, and then not for long. L and I really don't like to be quite that toasty in here. We are working. If I get cold, I put on a sweater....novel idea, right???? and L is NEVER cold. Then I found a bat in the studio, because the gas insert did not fit perfectly and there was a space of about 1/2". The bat was escorted out, with no contact, and he flew away, not happy about the whole daylight thing.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And I had the gas insert removed. Yay.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So now it is sealed, and insulated and just waiting for "something". I have not yet come up with something inspiring. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I have thought of a mural, a painting, wall paper, paint......what?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> I would attempt to draw a village on it, but the idea of getting down there to do that, with my knees, is not something I really think is doable. Guess I should have done it on the wood BEFORE it was installed.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"> I need some ideas......</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">and you know I don't want "blah". </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I want something unique......but what???? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I know one of you will hit the nail on the head.......!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchztLCn1k3BiGlT22OCTs4QQtNsrFvQtJSvHley4Hu7SwtPSsVHtMI3ZnpJnZA5lR0ZfD6w4PkFmcK78-5wSdQrAgWyl02Sikft32azzLWyKbBcHZVDIi7HI2RKb_wPCyjjkBA0DCPywjNPN9FTY5pY8PlQlVoMupkCV9pHqC3pWVfn2MES1zsFl0HSo/s4032/IMG_6370%202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhchztLCn1k3BiGlT22OCTs4QQtNsrFvQtJSvHley4Hu7SwtPSsVHtMI3ZnpJnZA5lR0ZfD6w4PkFmcK78-5wSdQrAgWyl02Sikft32azzLWyKbBcHZVDIi7HI2RKb_wPCyjjkBA0DCPywjNPN9FTY5pY8PlQlVoMupkCV9pHqC3pWVfn2MES1zsFl0HSo/w480-h640/IMG_6370%202.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-32911063177904746132023-11-21T18:56:00.001-05:002023-11-21T18:56:06.989-05:00Still<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I wonder sometimes if you are all sick of seeing what I'm weaving.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My life does seem to revolve around it, so there's that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It really makes me happy, but you probably already know that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKc3S6WcKc-iayKzFGvsCAPi3-gbx77ZTc8xnKVymkEAuAun57XSqZgsHdyhNMTZIbGO8OV5GI_5ZQ_H8lHKqUBwoQgGtkr1knwfKq8omnnVfzRUJY2DwIOFV1MIoJaHg-j2wxeYl0n-1GEpWzpiP0pQSHpfq9F6IBhPMpcdDIS9QbRgBvuRRub-Ma_c/s4032/IMG_5677.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKc3S6WcKc-iayKzFGvsCAPi3-gbx77ZTc8xnKVymkEAuAun57XSqZgsHdyhNMTZIbGO8OV5GI_5ZQ_H8lHKqUBwoQgGtkr1knwfKq8omnnVfzRUJY2DwIOFV1MIoJaHg-j2wxeYl0n-1GEpWzpiP0pQSHpfq9F6IBhPMpcdDIS9QbRgBvuRRub-Ma_c/w640-h480/IMG_5677.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've also been busy doing things to my house, because my house also makes me very happy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's home......and that's powerful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">New stair runner.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnWrRXkGskyS8UPz_GzLjBS2hXJr8HX2W7PHDSrEKoFJFfZPZmc1SJH_RQowpYCrwAuE94uf_xSnhfr3KUXYEmB1yiPtDsX0BlFdrQoc3nse9LhURFhPdpKR57ATUpsKGnrBTLsNE6bG6mbT44dX3pni_FTFnZVLBWYY-AqFafEdaeHUHe9XenXcxaKc/s4032/IMG_5673.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihnWrRXkGskyS8UPz_GzLjBS2hXJr8HX2W7PHDSrEKoFJFfZPZmc1SJH_RQowpYCrwAuE94uf_xSnhfr3KUXYEmB1yiPtDsX0BlFdrQoc3nse9LhURFhPdpKR57ATUpsKGnrBTLsNE6bG6mbT44dX3pni_FTFnZVLBWYY-AqFafEdaeHUHe9XenXcxaKc/w480-h640/IMG_5673.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I also have spent a great deal of time getting ready for the Hudson Mohawk Weavers' guild show that I do </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">every year.</span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">It was last weekend, and I am happy to say that I did VERY well. Over for another year, big sale on what's left, starting Friday after Thanksgiving, on my FB page, Crazy as a Loom Weaving. Then I can start weaving for next year. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh, the planning!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnmd7iCfAyCchNHWpBRqrcs2TOTKgTNw8Wl4a6v1o2JmW9fCLAym1Dj3GdQ5v5N1H8TM16MfsinOr9biNF1vuQPk9V1PBl4KDGCjQXtXwee-4pHCSntUbCWo7LqBBYTFmfN5hOhGQW5CUR6S3tlM0VsCcB9iVVLcTNJUbo87wV4nJ3Zc7P3CwwA4XUxo/s4032/IMG_5670.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnmd7iCfAyCchNHWpBRqrcs2TOTKgTNw8Wl4a6v1o2JmW9fCLAym1Dj3GdQ5v5N1H8TM16MfsinOr9biNF1vuQPk9V1PBl4KDGCjQXtXwee-4pHCSntUbCWo7LqBBYTFmfN5hOhGQW5CUR6S3tlM0VsCcB9iVVLcTNJUbo87wV4nJ3Zc7P3CwwA4XUxo/w480-h640/IMG_5670.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I am not sure what these are called. We see them on our morning walks with the dogs. Something to do with spiders???</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKsOir7LFE6zpS6havbw1qZWqaVj4-14-BZX03p6-e6xlxZXPz__Xy-DKdkjY_VK-q1cebiaF5j0imRPXj0KebwKM0V2n_TSyQ3RD9mEN5MLPB6yBuYkVQB8FhQfAA6kH05ISZ3UXBCNnBshMcfNycFTP93HbFQCPDnP3hWHHD65fn-v1y2QrAAeBVjg/s4032/IMG_5710.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKsOir7LFE6zpS6havbw1qZWqaVj4-14-BZX03p6-e6xlxZXPz__Xy-DKdkjY_VK-q1cebiaF5j0imRPXj0KebwKM0V2n_TSyQ3RD9mEN5MLPB6yBuYkVQB8FhQfAA6kH05ISZ3UXBCNnBshMcfNycFTP93HbFQCPDnP3hWHHD65fn-v1y2QrAAeBVjg/w640-h480/IMG_5710.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My spoiled dogs get walked every single morning. It's not a LONG walk, but apparently it </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">is mandatory, and they seem happy with it. I don't always want to do it, even though I usually</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">enjoy it, and I know it's good for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiC1sevw4WQ7VqTVobJSwYH06ZhjPS-Hp5ZYZzmaEm3JOS453NOWP3RPCACdqMuSolBJW_lwABXOGXc7h8SkmX-PdlAaN6w7PeGjYtfqwDMTcE_8H-nCd40qnEfkJkHx5iEYWisW2cz-3Fiw-KhunW4DqVAnIm7U1IY3mZGw3LHyL1g3SpC9p2v4Pv58/s4032/IMG_5782.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCiC1sevw4WQ7VqTVobJSwYH06ZhjPS-Hp5ZYZzmaEm3JOS453NOWP3RPCACdqMuSolBJW_lwABXOGXc7h8SkmX-PdlAaN6w7PeGjYtfqwDMTcE_8H-nCd40qnEfkJkHx5iEYWisW2cz-3Fiw-KhunW4DqVAnIm7U1IY3mZGw3LHyL1g3SpC9p2v4Pv58/w480-h640/IMG_5782.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I know I've shown you my new bathroom, but the sun was coming through the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">window just right, and I wanted to show you the "window treatment" I chose.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No curtains, no shade, just a frosted coating with birds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDKyakXozMbsSJFsmXGxMyUs2qSR1A23J3kuDCTXUbaCx2sFKIMdCxdo87iXKZlfz8RqnMu3V-ptDIChefrT_DDpCF20eTcViUQw_PuQQ4W9jJN41h2qO-3Q9EDBicpwMQobQtjm7yhGAB30Z4H2DIkY32TMvUOf4s2uYZuRqWKM6tJ3c5V-bohGohcQ/s4032/IMG_5626.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDKyakXozMbsSJFsmXGxMyUs2qSR1A23J3kuDCTXUbaCx2sFKIMdCxdo87iXKZlfz8RqnMu3V-ptDIChefrT_DDpCF20eTcViUQw_PuQQ4W9jJN41h2qO-3Q9EDBicpwMQobQtjm7yhGAB30Z4H2DIkY32TMvUOf4s2uYZuRqWKM6tJ3c5V-bohGohcQ/w480-h640/IMG_5626.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I've also done a little dyeing, but I plan on ramping that up after Christmas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have so much yarn to dye.</span></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiNcLXJuHreMiVDHjWPN48hC7h4sMCnsUpexRaNTjwtFQ-qbUv76VCv2DtqaE-wbXA5vZItgfTzRKwD18yIYXT1Kri2q9tu-9N0ewKXPIFBrCct8vS-MfWj4QmgTlQg2yhlwZEiw4axG8Ge_QmHT362fwKFyYFjAmgKEivQqTSdR4juuxYqm08JX-QiU/s4032/71794919255__5B1099E4-BF29-4CCB-819A-63AD5C94BA8A.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtiNcLXJuHreMiVDHjWPN48hC7h4sMCnsUpexRaNTjwtFQ-qbUv76VCv2DtqaE-wbXA5vZItgfTzRKwD18yIYXT1Kri2q9tu-9N0ewKXPIFBrCct8vS-MfWj4QmgTlQg2yhlwZEiw4axG8Ge_QmHT362fwKFyYFjAmgKEivQqTSdR4juuxYqm08JX-QiU/w480-h640/71794919255__5B1099E4-BF29-4CCB-819A-63AD5C94BA8A.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This one of the jackets I took to the show, it sold pretty quickly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The warp and the weft were hand dyed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It might be one of my favorites.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77ctOd3rDV2yniUlkT1_-PjrAYTRl3cEcs3JAbB3y57epi085mtNdAqpbQvdTsGLMcZak3YGLGx4FU8yBrDrEaPXDFolCiupIn9E-1nRCRVfD5m6z_ay3VbNHxlU_90Z9EO6q5JCyQhq2TrYso09XIdMZyg6TPP-ORcSP9McoaRmTqheZfis5z4YGiLs/s4032/IMG_6003.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg77ctOd3rDV2yniUlkT1_-PjrAYTRl3cEcs3JAbB3y57epi085mtNdAqpbQvdTsGLMcZak3YGLGx4FU8yBrDrEaPXDFolCiupIn9E-1nRCRVfD5m6z_ay3VbNHxlU_90Z9EO6q5JCyQhq2TrYso09XIdMZyg6TPP-ORcSP9McoaRmTqheZfis5z4YGiLs/w480-h640/IMG_6003.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And yes, it has pockets!</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETPfqJFYzbDmhKG0exZfLf2tun0FLan1zt86C4zcfRoPH_CMk57r0iDnJbZvui_sGgKGI2NTf7m5TpZpZLqtQ2bQGuCyBNMu6MIm9T_z44Cd3fXhFMPsiSbG2L24ZkaaYrg49lW2vsIJXwDPiqhg1UMBe5RwmBtiygC3BD09-nxbmvTJyU4FO5kOTAwo/s4032/IMG_6004.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETPfqJFYzbDmhKG0exZfLf2tun0FLan1zt86C4zcfRoPH_CMk57r0iDnJbZvui_sGgKGI2NTf7m5TpZpZLqtQ2bQGuCyBNMu6MIm9T_z44Cd3fXhFMPsiSbG2L24ZkaaYrg49lW2vsIJXwDPiqhg1UMBe5RwmBtiygC3BD09-nxbmvTJyU4FO5kOTAwo/w480-h640/IMG_6004.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is an evening photo of my favorite upgrade. There was a dishwasher</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">on the left, and a gas stove on the right. I hated the dishwasher, and never used it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The stove always smelled like propane to me, little whiffs of it here and there. I </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">had the gas company come, and they basically said it was me, not the stove.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I got rid of both of them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Damn, did that feel good.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the left......one cupboard with pullout shelves for my pots and pans, and to the right</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of it, my trash can and recycle bin!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The stove is my new Induction Range, and I cannot say enough good things</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">about it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">AND.........no more whiffs of propane.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love this new space.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3hDe5jkPNKAveVyavs0MaKjuGX4xJkBoRjfXqB_3JvENVM4sFbfq6-IsEMYRBqoZrZ4R6E0YFUSpzRpoVGHkuMhjOxCfQnzTNFr1jGQvFLyK_giMUR_2UwqC7uwP-zeJ9zcfbyaJvYyLX9kTLCQAMFUXErklOatJKpJQB7Tmc3r1C7oPEbnZF-hiyoI/s1560/368086519_1284476922214788_8603012120405251675_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk3hDe5jkPNKAveVyavs0MaKjuGX4xJkBoRjfXqB_3JvENVM4sFbfq6-IsEMYRBqoZrZ4R6E0YFUSpzRpoVGHkuMhjOxCfQnzTNFr1jGQvFLyK_giMUR_2UwqC7uwP-zeJ9zcfbyaJvYyLX9kTLCQAMFUXErklOatJKpJQB7Tmc3r1C7oPEbnZF-hiyoI/w480-h640/368086519_1284476922214788_8603012120405251675_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">For those of you who have followed my blog for years, I tell you this.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">L, who has been with me since 2010, my apprentice, my friend, my accomplice, has Alzheimers. It's ok to put it here, because she can't find my blog anymore.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It's a loss I cannot comprehend.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I make sure that she has lots of easy things to weave, because while she cannot thread or count treadles, her muscle memory is spot on, and she can weave plain weave and do a great job.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So I make sure that the loom is ready for her always....it gives her purpose every day, until it doesn't.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Lots of changes in my life, Bill, Sydney, now Lois. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I have come to understand on a deep level, that finding joy and serenity in this day, is all </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">that really matters.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So I continue.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Thanks, for being out there, still, after all these years.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-11602148573675391252023-10-16T17:54:00.004-04:002023-10-16T17:55:14.479-04:00Sydney<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Anyone who knows cats, knows that they are very good at hiding just</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">how sick they are.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Right after my last post, Sydney started walking into walls, and doors. She stopped</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">using the litter box, and was definitely in distress.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I took her to my vet, who explained that she was in kidney failure, and her BP was</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">probably so high, that it caused retinal detachment and sudden blindness.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With my heart breaking, I let her go.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKo70cFq3HDGpv1-Gj5BFeh4Jra2e-ABVB-GTmcx74N1OAOt8SUNdSL0xyOGwydSyvvxKWZtOpqPvUaO0EJyap4f5kLZpuPqb5LdcyaCrg2g93u4b4qYHAKF6JjMmLsz388xMATE0P_1EBDwRByfErNCQmN7k5o4APDfO3uDAOnS6LukWP16nfS9iOxM/s640/sydandava.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYKo70cFq3HDGpv1-Gj5BFeh4Jra2e-ABVB-GTmcx74N1OAOt8SUNdSL0xyOGwydSyvvxKWZtOpqPvUaO0EJyap4f5kLZpuPqb5LdcyaCrg2g93u4b4qYHAKF6JjMmLsz388xMATE0P_1EBDwRByfErNCQmN7k5o4APDfO3uDAOnS6LukWP16nfS9iOxM/w640-h480/sydandava.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She came here in 2009, was hiding in my barn. She weighed 6 lbs and </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">was very pregnant.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She's been here ever since, and she could never get enough to eat.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She was in charge, no matter how many cats we had in the studio, or even when dogs </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">came to stay.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She was the queen, and she knew it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRmoiwVgmpNdVkGXVCmIVfqEnO6u5DTIUwl1vVRVsfG2aPwesFTKSJT4z6wAKqWckO_nj-nRkkRvYjyAPHN9AngZgQlRZ0DyoPpOJaaQ4kgUcBHJgNdRuv26nFtexjzWXIIWEGW496h90vSn4lBh1vSaed61X_FoXg0kB0wpTlZ9ySEExYgTeY9MEtK0/s640/sydcrosslegs.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRmoiwVgmpNdVkGXVCmIVfqEnO6u5DTIUwl1vVRVsfG2aPwesFTKSJT4z6wAKqWckO_nj-nRkkRvYjyAPHN9AngZgQlRZ0DyoPpOJaaQ4kgUcBHJgNdRuv26nFtexjzWXIIWEGW496h90vSn4lBh1vSaed61X_FoXg0kB0wpTlZ9ySEExYgTeY9MEtK0/w360-h640/sydcrosslegs.png" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Before I lived at the studio, we used to call her the "Walmart Greeter", because </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">she ran to greet everyone who came in the door.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">After we moved here, she got spoiled with having people around all the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">time, so she stopped doing that, only greeting a select few.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJMb9TyMeTAPyv_1QUYi0xYd7SBsF3vajpiLI8Jt9GcGg0W1AFDik7C7kaLuQpenz_2IokjP2IDSF4ZdwB-thEJM9z6hA9pDwJL3GdimLK0Ruju9zsZ8zmcXedtS4H8Yw83YDJvA629P5RtLyRRdfimKUNxaSPPwj3Y8oqP7l0VEGjRqJaEe1g7fWzpM/s960/sydneyobstucting.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJMb9TyMeTAPyv_1QUYi0xYd7SBsF3vajpiLI8Jt9GcGg0W1AFDik7C7kaLuQpenz_2IokjP2IDSF4ZdwB-thEJM9z6hA9pDwJL3GdimLK0Ruju9zsZ8zmcXedtS4H8Yw83YDJvA629P5RtLyRRdfimKUNxaSPPwj3Y8oqP7l0VEGjRqJaEe1g7fWzpM/w640-h480/sydneyobstucting.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She was a presence in this old house, and getting used to this empty space she left won't be easy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wEYtp_KroML3wahQmGL6LhWuvHTt77GUhHcL30c-EEn-Y2qDG4ah59dP3VeXkq26-jWMdiRkBRjAcBNwdLHNdMN16UIwJtMWIkypUM5jSnLMcpkntffIKjx7f_viNBer3gWZKx3hRf3TPbro17JyIpZ0tyshtM6p5MUz6HIl9_TMEAOyakIG_jyQpKs/s640/sydrailing.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_wEYtp_KroML3wahQmGL6LhWuvHTt77GUhHcL30c-EEn-Y2qDG4ah59dP3VeXkq26-jWMdiRkBRjAcBNwdLHNdMN16UIwJtMWIkypUM5jSnLMcpkntffIKjx7f_viNBer3gWZKx3hRf3TPbro17JyIpZ0tyshtM6p5MUz6HIl9_TMEAOyakIG_jyQpKs/w640-h426/sydrailing.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also, before we lived here, she was allowed to sit in a box on the kitchen counter.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That was when she could still jump up there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The box became so ripped and flattened because she was too big for it, so much so that </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">one of her fans send me a roll of fancy duct tape to reinforce it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1Hsu61XAc-eeUz3l4v7wpEkUi6P_zlhZgj0CGzmLh4ISSfrBF4JyQiRrYXM5XgP9EvhGcCP_ibco5uvhsbtA-5Ylz41N2Ne5uCTH4qDoKMRkHdbOzuZQvGAOyphZISfVu3SrU7E73lJWavjUYGsxI2bPY9GfX7qFMZSBJ9CWBkoG_TkCsBXZQKcpu-s/s640/sydsbed.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1Hsu61XAc-eeUz3l4v7wpEkUi6P_zlhZgj0CGzmLh4ISSfrBF4JyQiRrYXM5XgP9EvhGcCP_ibco5uvhsbtA-5Ylz41N2Ne5uCTH4qDoKMRkHdbOzuZQvGAOyphZISfVu3SrU7E73lJWavjUYGsxI2bPY9GfX7qFMZSBJ9CWBkoG_TkCsBXZQKcpu-s/w640-h426/sydsbed.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She was a big girl with a beautiful face and expressive eyes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She didn't feel one bit bad about her size.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She had the shortest little legs, we called them "bunny legs".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLnE0hXnyuO-2WyK5gtMLkGYPWroBtma7NDK9vBZ-EJqvm_KmGkJj409PiHt9u_CDN3xP66ssbmfTxzBTnbv438BU3Copb84LjpD1T4NYDY48aKMacRtJ8fzKHUo8IeKif4HR28ROBctyMi7qklXSP0aVc8aOtrqTVQ6L4rJCE8xlCGPub7nRjRDt2G8/s640/sydsnap.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLnE0hXnyuO-2WyK5gtMLkGYPWroBtma7NDK9vBZ-EJqvm_KmGkJj409PiHt9u_CDN3xP66ssbmfTxzBTnbv438BU3Copb84LjpD1T4NYDY48aKMacRtJ8fzKHUo8IeKif4HR28ROBctyMi7qklXSP0aVc8aOtrqTVQ6L4rJCE8xlCGPub7nRjRDt2G8/w640-h426/sydsnap.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She may have had a rough start in life, but for the last 14 years, she has lived her </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">best life, even going out the dog door into the dog yard the last two years.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I think she's winking at me here.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Good bye sweet girl.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You will be so missed.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3ALw3VEdHgAPYqDidZIIDSMLbmYcLEh1VK4RaO4fWUuKNjdJ6_E3SfVIk-m0FeEVsOp7PsPyNSjOqbG_h6rkkDuMaITxTUQlM8Rah42NO96RND7YKXgXz6tNB4OMW1UZhyKjSEhKDEBEr7TQv9bcKGv4zOG6v9C8BaCfueGPV_9ucBRl9Ge8rqikccM/s640/sydwink.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="640" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3ALw3VEdHgAPYqDidZIIDSMLbmYcLEh1VK4RaO4fWUuKNjdJ6_E3SfVIk-m0FeEVsOp7PsPyNSjOqbG_h6rkkDuMaITxTUQlM8Rah42NO96RND7YKXgXz6tNB4OMW1UZhyKjSEhKDEBEr7TQv9bcKGv4zOG6v9C8BaCfueGPV_9ucBRl9Ge8rqikccM/w640-h426/sydwink.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Her two buddies looked dazed for a while, like they just didn't get it.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">They knew who the boss was.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"So now who's running this joint?"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCffvxWRVhmOkDTvMfuBwP_1przFNZ2dvQ-ahzNV4kEBs3WaaO-PWtQ6dJPrHGo0QKilaND1XkHQSwJWxVBfevN6CzrHA2QD3CQajMpgJhQ0ccxvJk3atrhzGV2ZAhn0dvqsu316nrItgSgnhgKLUZnfYmBdPSNZFBF31LMibntsd7MVutLNwpnuVnhbU/s4032/IMG_5873.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCffvxWRVhmOkDTvMfuBwP_1przFNZ2dvQ-ahzNV4kEBs3WaaO-PWtQ6dJPrHGo0QKilaND1XkHQSwJWxVBfevN6CzrHA2QD3CQajMpgJhQ0ccxvJk3atrhzGV2ZAhn0dvqsu316nrItgSgnhgKLUZnfYmBdPSNZFBF31LMibntsd7MVutLNwpnuVnhbU/w480-h640/IMG_5873.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/39/FAFA3EE1794B59F4AAA3DB54A5BF14A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-90681529081494994342023-09-21T18:34:00.005-04:002023-09-21T18:34:52.132-04:00Updates<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Eighteen years ago, when I bought this old house for my weaving studio, I put a gas fireplace in the old fireplace. Over the years, I have only used it a few times. In fact, I didn't like it.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Besides, weaving warms you up so you don't need extra heat.<br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Just a while back, I found a LIVE BAT in the studio, a few feet away from this old fireplace. The gas insert did not fit perfectly, and I think the bat squeezed through the half inch space around it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">That was reason enough to get rid of the fireplace. I have also wanted to to reduce any gas consumption in the house. So I had it taken out, and my contractor, who happens to be L's brother, put insulation board in the opening, and then made this awesome piece to block it off permanently. I have not decided yet.......leave it alone, or stain it a light shade. I don't want to paint it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SczgC3whaEyuwpXhuHbimjNKe_qLv6N8nSexYuP0dflHQ05FATdJqf8hqiPtFpVko0cP-ynDslbognNFWdXxOUcXhlqmfcewA7y0FhST_Y8atljaKDB2luQ_-yp6CFCkuzGEoU08lp50h40QR6QBdi_CR_d0nq9FNEmuUMNUPvwChoWHm7gK1y46OUg/s4032/IMG_5546.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-SczgC3whaEyuwpXhuHbimjNKe_qLv6N8nSexYuP0dflHQ05FATdJqf8hqiPtFpVko0cP-ynDslbognNFWdXxOUcXhlqmfcewA7y0FhST_Y8atljaKDB2luQ_-yp6CFCkuzGEoU08lp50h40QR6QBdi_CR_d0nq9FNEmuUMNUPvwChoWHm7gK1y46OUg/w480-h640/IMG_5546.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Weaving continues, getting ready for the Hudson Mohawk Guild Show coming up Nov10th.....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5sWOq67cZdmCg25yUJBr0g-3dgZkr5BOMkKLNGKSBKrhmoFRk7UUsLh8R7sqPSolVfPkv6B2q_GYkO7kCC4XS-CKyKo4s7zyCU5NZ9X134RpSKPtrMCl568ZB30o4bqSj51Fj8OwisHAtjT3pSVAFHgrumyp6KgAMh--CN9R4YOsir6yCAdEdTU5hAw/s4032/IMG_5579.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5sWOq67cZdmCg25yUJBr0g-3dgZkr5BOMkKLNGKSBKrhmoFRk7UUsLh8R7sqPSolVfPkv6B2q_GYkO7kCC4XS-CKyKo4s7zyCU5NZ9X134RpSKPtrMCl568ZB30o4bqSj51Fj8OwisHAtjT3pSVAFHgrumyp6KgAMh--CN9R4YOsir6yCAdEdTU5hAw/w640-h480/IMG_5579.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I decided to make a Naya cloak, and a Möbius shawl.</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3EcwqgnR0DviSmX4W_UkUdgOPQmgvjeK0c2UqQ9HYHqB5epAMI8X6QldxJplR7BQFgFkXIClw5LKxybGhBf4CJAetflrujk9QSLjrGJrLSa6OyVvCsyAqVBGLZLrlw4IBmXPMvu_ss6tQ9qpfpebv-7zqX4zTTxQ82nXoyDoPb_lrhEMyCRZqCu06wE/s4032/IMG_5609.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii3EcwqgnR0DviSmX4W_UkUdgOPQmgvjeK0c2UqQ9HYHqB5epAMI8X6QldxJplR7BQFgFkXIClw5LKxybGhBf4CJAetflrujk9QSLjrGJrLSa6OyVvCsyAqVBGLZLrlw4IBmXPMvu_ss6tQ9qpfpebv-7zqX4zTTxQ82nXoyDoPb_lrhEMyCRZqCu06wE/w480-h640/IMG_5609.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So far I have about 100 towels, and 45 pieces of clothing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5Cur0WvJOfedTkCJmEmi_zGwgCzN7jaVt4aXqLg7UoXRPvjF0egXQG0mx4N_uQ8etpldW9e9LVYcTF276HykZcntpYFcXOo8i3sKcKIATHogj-_YjPzFBDU0A9I5tMRzbyxa8H9lJiU2ram4Yru5FpRoLd7UTOQKuF3mWdF5fRY80EqPtIoNDMESqtQ/s4032/IMG_5618.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5Cur0WvJOfedTkCJmEmi_zGwgCzN7jaVt4aXqLg7UoXRPvjF0egXQG0mx4N_uQ8etpldW9e9LVYcTF276HykZcntpYFcXOo8i3sKcKIATHogj-_YjPzFBDU0A9I5tMRzbyxa8H9lJiU2ram4Yru5FpRoLd7UTOQKuF3mWdF5fRY80EqPtIoNDMESqtQ/w480-h640/IMG_5618.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since I am no longer doing shows, this guild show is my only </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">selling venture of the year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDa5_NhbBCPCA-I9KsDUoleXz-DgVqkxYH6JMADXjD-3soOHpMU2J1tdsC_gqhFaCGww7r0jtTC0TyNluyPcn-_G6XqOjdazh1FQUFc-7kZ24YWM85EM-BCHw5HDS6jws-VzY1czhlF75ck0qe0oYkssVfYqzlgNX74Yh-WqBHvqc-ys0xo3a-a7sKOM/s4032/IMG_5617.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgDa5_NhbBCPCA-I9KsDUoleXz-DgVqkxYH6JMADXjD-3soOHpMU2J1tdsC_gqhFaCGww7r0jtTC0TyNluyPcn-_G6XqOjdazh1FQUFc-7kZ24YWM85EM-BCHw5HDS6jws-VzY1czhlF75ck0qe0oYkssVfYqzlgNX74Yh-WqBHvqc-ys0xo3a-a7sKOM/w480-h640/IMG_5617.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Right after the guild show, I will be having a HUGE sale on my Crazy as </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">a Loom Weaving FB page, with 30-50% off everything.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMr3MWUVJ2VxykyXAfjvZMSAGEUdy_CnZUIQbjVtm3kxg3eZarH27Gic99xBdnccLSxNwPwhfuG6yMWIJW4RvwbJUXzqvi-jnQqYy5FuJQnBn4zfiQjXavxqvdYfsPoqhVQomoSvhsw-GUcSxSjXdDGzBFXQnAWvM-o5sLc_oquj_3dAbcPH3zMFs36Y/s4032/IMG_5586%202.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuMr3MWUVJ2VxykyXAfjvZMSAGEUdy_CnZUIQbjVtm3kxg3eZarH27Gic99xBdnccLSxNwPwhfuG6yMWIJW4RvwbJUXzqvi-jnQqYy5FuJQnBn4zfiQjXavxqvdYfsPoqhVQomoSvhsw-GUcSxSjXdDGzBFXQnAWvM-o5sLc_oquj_3dAbcPH3zMFs36Y/w480-h640/IMG_5586%202.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So if you do not follow my FB biz page, you should.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'll announce it here when it's happening.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have a lot of returning customers who don't live close enough</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to do the guild show, and they get a lot of their </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Christmas shopping done when I have this blowout. I really like to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">empty the studio, and start over for the new year.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQtPWWKjPtVPdRc-vyNW3GI5iCeL84rlJFRmXd229EeFJM1DuWfUgP5t0m9JEdmVli2KIyjC0NWIg6GGIqouU9cDryYkcvtU9d_TzDodrL2EKUu0Vx489bkKtZLjmZN1MgPBa4yDRCOv9xEXwmrKhxzVGqpqCqUYOW1T-QO5sdoFcsmeR1yP5ZmKuivw/s4032/IMG_5583.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQtPWWKjPtVPdRc-vyNW3GI5iCeL84rlJFRmXd229EeFJM1DuWfUgP5t0m9JEdmVli2KIyjC0NWIg6GGIqouU9cDryYkcvtU9d_TzDodrL2EKUu0Vx489bkKtZLjmZN1MgPBa4yDRCOv9xEXwmrKhxzVGqpqCqUYOW1T-QO5sdoFcsmeR1yP5ZmKuivw/w480-h640/IMG_5583.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I never thought I would love this loom so much....one of my two Louet David III looms.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I thought I needed a computerized multi harness loom to be productive, but that is obviously</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">not true.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGyQK0lPr2gQe7GN4eqwGNxov3ZGCq_RlIqiuUmc7WqlORyJBsfIQEbw6rCaAtsDg8xvxyVsEShGcy-KFFNcfjIMH1Ss5Ry38V0HH-D4DaA_MPlTDVxoOvEQx3DFwpJ5WxPORCkAkAwDjQQ5HnP-KSuQPXUndo5xhZVpWQYQe3rA25eGpJ4UVym9pKxg/s1920/IMG_5621.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaGyQK0lPr2gQe7GN4eqwGNxov3ZGCq_RlIqiuUmc7WqlORyJBsfIQEbw6rCaAtsDg8xvxyVsEShGcy-KFFNcfjIMH1Ss5Ry38V0HH-D4DaA_MPlTDVxoOvEQx3DFwpJ5WxPORCkAkAwDjQQ5HnP-KSuQPXUndo5xhZVpWQYQe3rA25eGpJ4UVym9pKxg/w360-h640/IMG_5621.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For all of you who have followed me for the last decade......this is my sweet </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">grand daughter Dale......who just turned 10. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">How I love this girl.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4zxYaS7cQapUdeeO__SrxdZA5n2XdW02AIGWqwMU_4OHIS3xl6JhjwCpbXLIorJlFkqx7XC2Uwz0yAwukTvAWgKdiOXJd0XRM17_vVTiySYt3tu7gZvHu6xYQVl8cd8BDufmVzVy6BF5IK_E-qiH65__fCNPF584FReKgQfltDAaWpNKu4ZDdAmZREM/s1440/IMG_5682.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ4zxYaS7cQapUdeeO__SrxdZA5n2XdW02AIGWqwMU_4OHIS3xl6JhjwCpbXLIorJlFkqx7XC2Uwz0yAwukTvAWgKdiOXJd0XRM17_vVTiySYt3tu7gZvHu6xYQVl8cd8BDufmVzVy6BF5IK_E-qiH65__fCNPF584FReKgQfltDAaWpNKu4ZDdAmZREM/w640-h640/IMG_5682.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And her is another girl........she is about 16 now........</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Miss Sydney Sue.......who used to sit on the counter in a box.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now she is too arthritic to get up there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She had some serious matted fur on her back, so just recently, she went to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the groomer, and got shaved.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was worried about doing it to her, but now I realize that she must have </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">been uncomfortable, because she is now revived...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Very vocal, very loving.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She has also found the dog door.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She used to just go out on the screen porch, but then she realized that she</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">could go out, and in, and out......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So now she goes out and lies in the grass in the dog yard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She's too fat to climb over, so it's safe. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She is always in by dark.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I believe she is living her best life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwohlh8NE6XMgcaMNVfA-srZNTheznvMl_vHfhoQ1zCdpTY4yTiR66ZXkUovRqI8E2dSjCVJmhmW96-o88Nlj6GDWEVgMc_0sLoPZGlY6ecmADbv1GDjT_mMX12OG25JPsLgHKYzNGTBpUf7YO5SQVXQrqDPq_F9stlk4eNNcSJeAoETGR_6Td1zT8bCA/s4032/IMG_5689.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwohlh8NE6XMgcaMNVfA-srZNTheznvMl_vHfhoQ1zCdpTY4yTiR66ZXkUovRqI8E2dSjCVJmhmW96-o88Nlj6GDWEVgMc_0sLoPZGlY6ecmADbv1GDjT_mMX12OG25JPsLgHKYzNGTBpUf7YO5SQVXQrqDPq_F9stlk4eNNcSJeAoETGR_6Td1zT8bCA/w480-h640/IMG_5689.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The nights are cool, and today was clear and sunny.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I love autumn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Until next time.</span></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/39/FAFA3EE1794B59F4AAA3DB54A5BF14A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a></div></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-9945782124387151532023-09-01T18:52:00.002-04:002023-09-01T18:52:24.683-04:00Transitions.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When I bought this old house back in 2005, I fell in love with the old "pantry". </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm sure this was where they stored all their canned goods and probably </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">everything else, since there are really no closets in houses built this long ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For many years, I made good use of this space. At first it was filled with rolls of </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">fabric for rag rugs, and then when I changed it up after my head injury,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and started weaving clothes and towels and yardage, these shelves were full of cones of </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">yarn.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7g5ybR9ZWi9yKLw4jU2BnVJo1x3trO3cHTczH7Q9xa-Phw094mO-XCcmb3yTwWRuoMN-jP_FkvLR2GwxKKHVceZTdEbiGeI1ALgJDVk5Qds5LHkAo4TvjQ4SxVpTfz0gQdeWSu2KTdgvFmoVtZwb4DeRjQH5XvBJuHY9U3BrVqRi_Tgbr6rpm5Evk-Is/s4032/IMG_4413.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7g5ybR9ZWi9yKLw4jU2BnVJo1x3trO3cHTczH7Q9xa-Phw094mO-XCcmb3yTwWRuoMN-jP_FkvLR2GwxKKHVceZTdEbiGeI1ALgJDVk5Qds5LHkAo4TvjQ4SxVpTfz0gQdeWSu2KTdgvFmoVtZwb4DeRjQH5XvBJuHY9U3BrVqRi_Tgbr6rpm5Evk-Is/w480-h640/IMG_4413.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I used to have to use a small step ladder to get to the top shelf.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The cupboard on the right was my "tool" and miscellaneous stash.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not seen in the photo are the frames of two "cut outs", places I imagine</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that were used to hand stuff out to the old kitchen, and the dining room.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGAyMmA1T3kSCzTSkPadAk3VevMvzhQh3gTSEAlKPbHxD9uyAvS3PaE29VAi766Alm-BmHqxbK6G53PJjsSHeaXFLTF21vKouaxys05gLKnvJl7pTrCZ7EQtwuTuOMbpOExMtEFIWdbdzgnuFAD4U9FC7r3aoyA7_1I5qB_wqbt_rrOvBNLefIj5UWNk/s4032/IMG_4414.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMGAyMmA1T3kSCzTSkPadAk3VevMvzhQh3gTSEAlKPbHxD9uyAvS3PaE29VAi766Alm-BmHqxbK6G53PJjsSHeaXFLTF21vKouaxys05gLKnvJl7pTrCZ7EQtwuTuOMbpOExMtEFIWdbdzgnuFAD4U9FC7r3aoyA7_1I5qB_wqbt_rrOvBNLefIj5UWNk/w480-h640/IMG_4414.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's another blast from the past, back when I was weaving all those SOCKS.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These were the chair pads, that we sold as "Sweet Bottoms".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-RC_nv5tCTryMNcjSGltbSBeU42K8W8nr3Rx4KWO09Mn9tTy8s-JTkW23FEsQwAvNdUz6IIsIhbD75X8JPRDa7Gq7MHafdzpjyWrPAlg_yAIpQH-psbdlNa25Jj0-MvYW9u-IYHZ8fDoG3fjHgHwEfL1UAMZOl02bqdI3t8aPezNMCbD6iFihBtfsM0/s4032/IMG_5437.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-RC_nv5tCTryMNcjSGltbSBeU42K8W8nr3Rx4KWO09Mn9tTy8s-JTkW23FEsQwAvNdUz6IIsIhbD75X8JPRDa7Gq7MHafdzpjyWrPAlg_yAIpQH-psbdlNa25Jj0-MvYW9u-IYHZ8fDoG3fjHgHwEfL1UAMZOl02bqdI3t8aPezNMCbD6iFihBtfsM0/w640-h480/IMG_5437.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lois was cleaning out the barn at her house, where she used to weave on an</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">old Weaver's Friend loom, and found a dozen of these that never made</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">it back to the studio.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm sure they will find new homes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6UBqB-TfWlclShk7KHWp0WNoJZsp514iKUTrNopoYYCcB1vz325sRbZgQ_3gIvXuS9LhggKwlHm1WAiEMi5ClHvq7XiwhMxtAaGN8LvN_nCBb37W1YUdIXxBzBddfkswq40elN7VW-MsJggNSlTFyghrd3q4gYjyzUf1UA9EM8NcSCpOt-kJrpSIfYU/s4032/IMG_5438.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy6UBqB-TfWlclShk7KHWp0WNoJZsp514iKUTrNopoYYCcB1vz325sRbZgQ_3gIvXuS9LhggKwlHm1WAiEMi5ClHvq7XiwhMxtAaGN8LvN_nCBb37W1YUdIXxBzBddfkswq40elN7VW-MsJggNSlTFyghrd3q4gYjyzUf1UA9EM8NcSCpOt-kJrpSIfYU/w480-h640/IMG_5438.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Back to the pantry...............I decided that it was time for a change. I don't need the volume of</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">thread that I used to. I am not weaving production anymore. And being honest and realistic, it's time for a downstairs bathroom. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh, yes, I am fully capable of going up and down stairs at present, but we know, don't we, how quickly time goes by, and how surprisingly life can change.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So if in the event, I am more comfortable NOT going up and down the stairs in this old house, I could conceivably live downstairs.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This renovation has gone on all summer, and I am very pleased with it.</span></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsKHd5Pc6ilKRJDxr1eWVdMBgc4pjZrPkehNZcK3M3eFcCqwVaS8k40SeX_EYS3BqiesLZFXJDEhqbX_fVQM4mYS-VhvJP9xI75WSwSV3Ce1rScVo54doZvkuWFA7vsEXgj31lFjwEV2U5M_rAAydcJ0Z8VJRSPKOuZPdFSAkdA90MS7hdJtBVoj0GG4/s4032/IMG_5478.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsKHd5Pc6ilKRJDxr1eWVdMBgc4pjZrPkehNZcK3M3eFcCqwVaS8k40SeX_EYS3BqiesLZFXJDEhqbX_fVQM4mYS-VhvJP9xI75WSwSV3Ce1rScVo54doZvkuWFA7vsEXgj31lFjwEV2U5M_rAAydcJ0Z8VJRSPKOuZPdFSAkdA90MS7hdJtBVoj0GG4/w480-h640/IMG_5478.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It is, however, very gray.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHvBUocNhiq9p-FDaKgU5zLGl9KNydtFjq3L3TUMg2RnbRSYJ1rAJC0MG616NdoiyLITD9BpBdAahyBH4aMtYaMywMccEMHH7SXDV_qzh2DJR9qxKS1TXz79lxQOtwKhA2mqFQn-y1EBhhFTYz3bpl8nOLmO2TTc1Wk-sgGWxNMKJx8cbbiEk2tSXLpo/s4032/IMG_5479.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHvBUocNhiq9p-FDaKgU5zLGl9KNydtFjq3L3TUMg2RnbRSYJ1rAJC0MG616NdoiyLITD9BpBdAahyBH4aMtYaMywMccEMHH7SXDV_qzh2DJR9qxKS1TXz79lxQOtwKhA2mqFQn-y1EBhhFTYz3bpl8nOLmO2TTc1Wk-sgGWxNMKJx8cbbiEk2tSXLpo/w480-h640/IMG_5479.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAGqxDcnyoX5zJf1YzTkiQqtO895sqdi4ZPhtHGLnyOqM47ZduTUoEZ_OIwDK8VDBYjl-K46sA3SIzt77084Lb7eXSbpiX61iNuAUZr6oConas5WRmPaR9m46DF7ZKQwl3vFGjUlrl1Ms01O4o4sigMx1a7zrAZlwmEibBU0WNeyhLBJ1zCMQsYSKbf8/s4032/IMG_5480.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAGqxDcnyoX5zJf1YzTkiQqtO895sqdi4ZPhtHGLnyOqM47ZduTUoEZ_OIwDK8VDBYjl-K46sA3SIzt77084Lb7eXSbpiX61iNuAUZr6oConas5WRmPaR9m46DF7ZKQwl3vFGjUlrl1Ms01O4o4sigMx1a7zrAZlwmEibBU0WNeyhLBJ1zCMQsYSKbf8/w480-h640/IMG_5480.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj314Q_JPXzXJoTwpnqQ8eqRohy3FXz2aglN55O5uqrz3XRXapspXFMwUSt7GWqcSOx-hWxT7rsYBxOLuNxrCkx5kX2OGzNFenMMKHDF8_T0yaQGX0-0yBZ1KUEk1DAYE4gi3EKQw3wdy4p91Q9wtOui8H76zwiEMUakU1_RK-Yy-Kd0EIQr7IdahRAOtE/s4032/IMG_5481.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj314Q_JPXzXJoTwpnqQ8eqRohy3FXz2aglN55O5uqrz3XRXapspXFMwUSt7GWqcSOx-hWxT7rsYBxOLuNxrCkx5kX2OGzNFenMMKHDF8_T0yaQGX0-0yBZ1KUEk1DAYE4gi3EKQw3wdy4p91Q9wtOui8H76zwiEMUakU1_RK-Yy-Kd0EIQr7IdahRAOtE/w480-h640/IMG_5481.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There's a grab bar to go on the wall yet, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81Sr7mCr6Cc4ncaR-AUtHfjyyuUBfTqaxz7ADLuC3KGNoyFSr98UVXbA1yw0Oyc9Z5t9kB8NbIBadSTuFKia0cf3BWg51pvO8MeJitIACaviTu3azO_dbo2f7HEs0oxy00p5tlk1FnKwvLMfO0LkQSfuKsDDrUQGyVUyyPT9XwXS0XHSxzpmq4p5jg5I/s4032/IMG_5482.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81Sr7mCr6Cc4ncaR-AUtHfjyyuUBfTqaxz7ADLuC3KGNoyFSr98UVXbA1yw0Oyc9Z5t9kB8NbIBadSTuFKia0cf3BWg51pvO8MeJitIACaviTu3azO_dbo2f7HEs0oxy00p5tlk1FnKwvLMfO0LkQSfuKsDDrUQGyVUyyPT9XwXS0XHSxzpmq4p5jg5I/w480-h640/IMG_5482.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I requested a different shower head, so this is the new one that's in there now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbducvgTtFJD2f6nkcQzwIptqrCV6soDPPHungaPVqBQMvscyW1yfjrlQepjT9wC7zbsP8DuUQOo81ql2jbo8J1WUWFHffpuZ3ra1rzH5YDiCGanVqOvL-eog-es1f_mCb-rd8lKdvnaTJH8iOwJehEk82h8aNlM67kznrd_cC1Rt6VjdreF5xtAdKvDo/s4032/71520408225__351E5AC0-6CB3-4F15-A7E0-4498519A131A.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbducvgTtFJD2f6nkcQzwIptqrCV6soDPPHungaPVqBQMvscyW1yfjrlQepjT9wC7zbsP8DuUQOo81ql2jbo8J1WUWFHffpuZ3ra1rzH5YDiCGanVqOvL-eog-es1f_mCb-rd8lKdvnaTJH8iOwJehEk82h8aNlM67kznrd_cC1Rt6VjdreF5xtAdKvDo/w480-h640/71520408225__351E5AC0-6CB3-4F15-A7E0-4498519A131A.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today I finally decided to go buy some towels. On the Friday of Labor Day Weekend, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">right before school starts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not my smartest move.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was mobbed at Target.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But I was on a mission, so I persisted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was looking for a "pop" of color.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I think I found it.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqaoaXTI0Q-wqBdi1ScwNueUMiq5kEuO8S_Xt1jztL3C3Kijmgl_bn2irKXAw0ig8Tl8gsF9YF7SjNpJMKFe8w7NMPwjFVTfIYCWaU4sIrQwok8rDCe3r33agqzwdfGptwSb13FaJJNUl2FpQHPJmCPT_ex9b1kDolSkL4nb_RR27XTX6aTErsAHbIzg/s4032/IMG_5508.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqaoaXTI0Q-wqBdi1ScwNueUMiq5kEuO8S_Xt1jztL3C3Kijmgl_bn2irKXAw0ig8Tl8gsF9YF7SjNpJMKFe8w7NMPwjFVTfIYCWaU4sIrQwok8rDCe3r33agqzwdfGptwSb13FaJJNUl2FpQHPJmCPT_ex9b1kDolSkL4nb_RR27XTX6aTErsAHbIzg/w480-h640/IMG_5508.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi650Rrc0c-lmshTq-1MLNSdBd2etsVvduQMAffCiAwFgS7qrtcraRwqct8UHslDxw-jpUtTe2tXaOhAqNle0uiBTxjdca5OnTrUlvCq9PtjhqTBedX9fV19Tl35KO_7qxadNDg2R0i3Af8j5ZltbMi2VSrB0ylBy7o7LotbvnvYLFNpQQD-AtCIIiNsM/s4032/IMG_5505.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi650Rrc0c-lmshTq-1MLNSdBd2etsVvduQMAffCiAwFgS7qrtcraRwqct8UHslDxw-jpUtTe2tXaOhAqNle0uiBTxjdca5OnTrUlvCq9PtjhqTBedX9fV19Tl35KO_7qxadNDg2R0i3Af8j5ZltbMi2VSrB0ylBy7o7LotbvnvYLFNpQQD-AtCIIiNsM/w480-h640/IMG_5505.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you zoom in, you might be able to see the frosted film on the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">window, with birds in it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am still not convinced that I will leave the window that way, even</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">though you can't see through it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It looks out on the "inside porch".</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2r-tjk4Z3X8FEWPZLfk8JC2Ja-m2OVNbw-_jMEBOkzF5BQWfYjAzEMtdLeou7pcROvq5-jnYkur3e2pHslJ7J_MNS5VgKa05xzHrIf0Qr6UJjNeuArfdvP4Sw28t9cfB-sheKUnALC8NuXMc3xFHJWOiXq_a34h0Z9XOpOP3HuEQE1ck4zeOFeukKOR8/s4032/IMG_5504.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2r-tjk4Z3X8FEWPZLfk8JC2Ja-m2OVNbw-_jMEBOkzF5BQWfYjAzEMtdLeou7pcROvq5-jnYkur3e2pHslJ7J_MNS5VgKa05xzHrIf0Qr6UJjNeuArfdvP4Sw28t9cfB-sheKUnALC8NuXMc3xFHJWOiXq_a34h0Z9XOpOP3HuEQE1ck4zeOFeukKOR8/w480-h640/IMG_5504.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDL6SFMEJhP14_1h6ZTNC0mzkS3_JY8m6x2ELez5bTATM0TcTzKBSC4OZaYoNbrQgEsesFc-ZsLftKSuqKz4LS3WOFAlXDGEIYGrse5ijNunvkvzPbKyEs76X-LOVHoUS8gd2p2pPwamb8c3MHNEYt_DtSjx2UEvvKcTBH_A2Lx7KaO2-WXDySzDsCacs/w480-h640/IMG_5502.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That's the excitement around here. I plan to stay home for the weekend, as I</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">am not a fan of crowded places, and everyone will be out and about celebrating.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One very positive thing in my life is that I have finally gotten off the drug</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Metoprolol, that I took for a year and a half, during my atrial fibrillation episode.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am not a fan of a lot of medicine, I resist taking it almost every time</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">it is prescribed. I took the Metoprolol because I was so miserable with AF.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But I haven't had AF since last October, and I finally called the cardiologist who did my ablations, and he said I could stop it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's been a week now, and I am amazed at how good I feel.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I can actually say that I feel more like myself than I have felt in a very long time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So there's that.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Always a reason to be grateful.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /> </div><br />Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-1708419447061987792023-08-15T15:05:00.002-04:002023-08-15T15:05:24.123-04:00Surprise Visit.<span style="font-size: medium;">Many years ago.....like 20-25, I was on an online chat group, called Rug Talk.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I made friends, and I learned a lot about rug weaving. Some of those friends are gone, and some are still around.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Several days ago, I got a message from one of them who lives in Wisconsn, she and her husband were touring the </span><span style="font-size: large;">northeast in their RV, and would I like a visit?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"> I've talked to "Karen in the Woods", for all these years. We shared info, we've sent things back and forth, we've admired each other's adventures from a distance.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">When they got here yesterday, and she walked up on the porch, she looked exactly as I had imagined. That doesn't always happen. Even though you "know" someone on line, and you've seen photos of them, sometimes when you meet them in real life, it's a surprise, and not who you expected at all.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But Karen, other than being much taller than I thought, was a familiar, old friend giving me a big hug right away.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">She and her husband Steve and I had a great visit, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPF99orHlFpBVvK-BbKrA5zCLvXP463cmAAoNBEjpLjwNk92Jpm8xOVrn_u_6eA-25ORxhdIbjUXN-KpJNZXVNuhEO2m9McW1TmocGIHFaCz0EmAH3yTTQnzR5f1w5LUw3IhVOBeK_SPGNXW8yIEDoc1CtE1khmo-tG37q9OFuXtiF_NYPLRTR4SBgnA/s1170/366085526_698491152095330_4792230911818207978_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPF99orHlFpBVvK-BbKrA5zCLvXP463cmAAoNBEjpLjwNk92Jpm8xOVrn_u_6eA-25ORxhdIbjUXN-KpJNZXVNuhEO2m9McW1TmocGIHFaCz0EmAH3yTTQnzR5f1w5LUw3IhVOBeK_SPGNXW8yIEDoc1CtE1khmo-tG37q9OFuXtiF_NYPLRTR4SBgnA/w640-h480/366085526_698491152095330_4792230911818207978_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Needless to say, Willie liked them too.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmCWpIAgzxUllbdDou-kfwQ9VzXLB0zh4PzySORWBLZY2DxPU6BSJJpb00u8aA04WOqFwhJymEKZz0L42sknDbPx7nY1NTwyT-r0grD3T03_ZVUpOh9cnjiIb0XNuAJiA4t5APKUmLqhpKKwO4oW47ucM2H26AymIum3pkSoC0K2OhT_DljLwDyIIIKQ/s1560/365553692_111830512010854_2095513672628581737_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCmCWpIAgzxUllbdDou-kfwQ9VzXLB0zh4PzySORWBLZY2DxPU6BSJJpb00u8aA04WOqFwhJymEKZz0L42sknDbPx7nY1NTwyT-r0grD3T03_ZVUpOh9cnjiIb0XNuAJiA4t5APKUmLqhpKKwO4oW47ucM2H26AymIum3pkSoC0K2OhT_DljLwDyIIIKQ/w480-h640/365553692_111830512010854_2095513672628581737_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wish we lived closer, I can't imagine what we would get up to. I</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">am pretty sure that we would have a blast, though.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTw8y6jIZXzOXnLZfTRnPHax4kk-cQni7uotmqFXGEOIjHc1lBI5FtjpQkjtY3Pr9Z6U0sTUYUXeT58oKckCYmZq73VxZnU27fygU0QE703Eci-S-XeTrcuy1LsZZUwU3YSuxwE84s-Y9O-YI-bXzo9-HhPtnK7VY1Go74j3OO-xJUVPPhkR3E8zlQLMQ/s1560/366086511_272424712163619_6860970963250242976_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTw8y6jIZXzOXnLZfTRnPHax4kk-cQni7uotmqFXGEOIjHc1lBI5FtjpQkjtY3Pr9Z6U0sTUYUXeT58oKckCYmZq73VxZnU27fygU0QE703Eci-S-XeTrcuy1LsZZUwU3YSuxwE84s-Y9O-YI-bXzo9-HhPtnK7VY1Go74j3OO-xJUVPPhkR3E8zlQLMQ/w480-h640/366086511_272424712163619_6860970963250242976_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I fell in love with their Winnebago RV........it's beautiful.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unfortunately, I can't really imagine Willie and Naya liking it much at all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNTgC6w9biwioG5I52Tgu12xEXIp-RSoJw2GYcy1v4ea4pZsQyQ-C1rwCyRDvZZeAtwpFPUwJ7aqUglKjnHGOSiB3Wme4_VBMZ2CtRoV8_laBpCt3yejaOzjn5hxunDGe-adrCP9KdrGeMJklXK1JG2PtI-9Beqh-2FhUphNi_XpUgU-y8AbhpFzgLzo/s1560/365764124_6905955399425175_3967673137725874816_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNTgC6w9biwioG5I52Tgu12xEXIp-RSoJw2GYcy1v4ea4pZsQyQ-C1rwCyRDvZZeAtwpFPUwJ7aqUglKjnHGOSiB3Wme4_VBMZ2CtRoV8_laBpCt3yejaOzjn5hxunDGe-adrCP9KdrGeMJklXK1JG2PtI-9Beqh-2FhUphNi_XpUgU-y8AbhpFzgLzo/w480-h640/365764124_6905955399425175_3967673137725874816_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Recently, I dumped Spectrum TV, to get my bill down. These two helped me get a digital antenna hooked up, that I had given up on. Now I get 21 channels that don't cost me a dime.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Happy dance here.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This past weekend, we had a family get together. My three daughters continue to amaze me with their sweet selfs.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxumQ3ySO_l47GZ0CPBO7zAc1gt3OGgjIZi7merLk0BRqxIWpkHQpKjGLblZUvhHsJcYWyRJOtMO8hHWuMR3Vi1jCYgpfOV-Liqo7EufcBgSNlhphPmj4A-qKIMqQ1DnkIXIePtWqaULwzrT4ljJ_Dz_uIvgulhrXEorVtkiPCmwK41J5w6RHumEgGmY/s1170/365751032_681771849985595_6816091898653704825_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxumQ3ySO_l47GZ0CPBO7zAc1gt3OGgjIZi7merLk0BRqxIWpkHQpKjGLblZUvhHsJcYWyRJOtMO8hHWuMR3Vi1jCYgpfOV-Liqo7EufcBgSNlhphPmj4A-qKIMqQ1DnkIXIePtWqaULwzrT4ljJ_Dz_uIvgulhrXEorVtkiPCmwK41J5w6RHumEgGmY/w640-h480/365751032_681771849985595_6816091898653704825_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And these three........what can you even say about these three??????</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CwHOwbuYOuy6PunWN-gBhyHqhdH7doq4oDerGWy8G11tZUUuxXYSno3CB0B1RrQaYiRrfPx-UGd8oab6QZART1uCj8cQWDyrSexKiUmIzChZkWEoa9ajGuW-XhRYArTr-XWbK9B_t6axqqrh__77B4EET2KnfW4EDmsWxw91138pBA6Z1eLq87nf-xc/s1170/365505713_614593673918417_2834591435834847287_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6CwHOwbuYOuy6PunWN-gBhyHqhdH7doq4oDerGWy8G11tZUUuxXYSno3CB0B1RrQaYiRrfPx-UGd8oab6QZART1uCj8cQWDyrSexKiUmIzChZkWEoa9ajGuW-XhRYArTr-XWbK9B_t6axqqrh__77B4EET2KnfW4EDmsWxw91138pBA6Z1eLq87nf-xc/w640-h480/365505713_614593673918417_2834591435834847287_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Life happens, and today I can say that I am very grateful for mine.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What else is there, really?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-7494953880161375102023-08-05T20:22:00.001-04:002023-08-05T20:22:05.307-04:00August.<span style="font-size: medium;">My trip to Urgent Care was not the end of my ankle injury.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It got worse and worse, until I finally had to admit that I had cellulitis. A trip to my doctor and more antibiotic treatments, a culture, and more elevation and hot packs.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Finally, after about 10 days, it began to get better. I was getting a little worried, to be honest.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">My zinnias are doing ok, after being covered with a plastic fence until they were past the tender, delicious stage.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMVijtmjED8WY8YUzzbqgj5LwacQOUU70frpgFfOieNpKT_o8yacE8TRPjh2wQv3YMHA5ZTG95cCR02x2FuxZzCUU-gDzURiVS2Dxf9gFJvEbFX1F73pUP1ZV7A8oRdM4EaHXqghS_OvT3iiEOECatao7n79F2EjfxJUfIlLoU92Q1PF8GQAa3rzmFKA/s1560/364696144_1334334577499795_2917354200775612691_n%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMVijtmjED8WY8YUzzbqgj5LwacQOUU70frpgFfOieNpKT_o8yacE8TRPjh2wQv3YMHA5ZTG95cCR02x2FuxZzCUU-gDzURiVS2Dxf9gFJvEbFX1F73pUP1ZV7A8oRdM4EaHXqghS_OvT3iiEOECatao7n79F2EjfxJUfIlLoU92Q1PF8GQAa3rzmFKA/w480-h640/364696144_1334334577499795_2917354200775612691_n%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My decision to finally give up any attempt to do yard work, is beginning to make</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">me very happy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The front of my house was all grown up, in fact, you couldn't even see the house from </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the road. That may sound like. a good thing, but it looked like hell.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My teenage yard worker (with some help from his dad) has done an incredible job.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzHEfirLaT8AOpKAIw6p5bc7YJoUiSEEIyoaGj8u3J0Fg5d4XFFFrZwSoBRJ-3k10fkL6ptL4ub5g94d2fYLIYbOHdLQJ8TaBYxd8Kwv4Ki9Adbiu-FQsC0SExd22K6N_wsZVpB47Eoakz2PwRDKOQZyo8oc656GsvjfjMymXw3Z5NfhCVL51cqEdHjM/s1170/364417259_1039339520764082_764298011277021558_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzHEfirLaT8AOpKAIw6p5bc7YJoUiSEEIyoaGj8u3J0Fg5d4XFFFrZwSoBRJ-3k10fkL6ptL4ub5g94d2fYLIYbOHdLQJ8TaBYxd8Kwv4Ki9Adbiu-FQsC0SExd22K6N_wsZVpB47Eoakz2PwRDKOQZyo8oc656GsvjfjMymXw3Z5NfhCVL51cqEdHjM/w640-h480/364417259_1039339520764082_764298011277021558_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No more worry about the yard, and no more procrastination. I am putting money away every year for yard care. Done deal.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPZyvox797Ml6Wq74A9SG3ieaCWSZ43jA9BkdmHa0nMKT5jjPIl1EjUlHvYqeXsaAFZz3kFu3ypkGxClPMX-baJhjeiR4SfuZmLRWA_chiiqDYi7AMkElBKIfs-7kEN301PV9_s5NXfL4XTVUqKotGMBIdqCz2ZFshkDLLOiwvp6KzHLOIwzOmevgyTA/s1170/364545873_1524196071449453_7721664866473217226_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfPZyvox797Ml6Wq74A9SG3ieaCWSZ43jA9BkdmHa0nMKT5jjPIl1EjUlHvYqeXsaAFZz3kFu3ypkGxClPMX-baJhjeiR4SfuZmLRWA_chiiqDYi7AMkElBKIfs-7kEN301PV9_s5NXfL4XTVUqKotGMBIdqCz2ZFshkDLLOiwvp6KzHLOIwzOmevgyTA/w640-h480/364545873_1524196071449453_7721664866473217226_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Suddenly it's August. Did you ever notice the change in the air this time of year. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You can feel the autumn just around the corner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As much as summer has to offer, I still love fall the best.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamOifWpaEziokMQELPnKoLVIUgaBHrcQxDLfq4NAEZXQ19Nt6rVh09pWbS7WC3jF7DSMyStwoK7fiovNUQDGI8dCyYvDyrcOz0vTb0OqsghylqezYV9_s8utywCoiPjWObjn_lEId1J0b4ZZdpmGLzYa411Wkv5MWnHWHXwCf6Jly-xziI3zvjpG_eYk/s1170/365306943_3454563158093830_8498240655603208317_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiamOifWpaEziokMQELPnKoLVIUgaBHrcQxDLfq4NAEZXQ19Nt6rVh09pWbS7WC3jF7DSMyStwoK7fiovNUQDGI8dCyYvDyrcOz0vTb0OqsghylqezYV9_s8utywCoiPjWObjn_lEId1J0b4ZZdpmGLzYa411Wkv5MWnHWHXwCf6Jly-xziI3zvjpG_eYk/w640-h480/365306943_3454563158093830_8498240655603208317_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I took 60 items of clothing to the guild show last November, and I told myself then, that this year, I would only take 40.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But today, I counted, and I have 44 items of clothing already.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-4p1MmzQjOE8X_aBeaN9LQZvVSbmM8OF6R5TIBxd-a0QzZT7vbtUd5ZtIuwBy8qbq-1HV7DyJsaHZfX35N7rmvlPgwKmJGG8DOzV2lPzdJ01WEDJqjUqJgd8fj2bv-ola4KS_3UCzujjx4wuQ5ZvaYiR6Fdc8SS24y9UzDMjEmefVEXCzwe0xh_Cyds/s1560/365751032_1398836540974453_4083683338450670341_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-4p1MmzQjOE8X_aBeaN9LQZvVSbmM8OF6R5TIBxd-a0QzZT7vbtUd5ZtIuwBy8qbq-1HV7DyJsaHZfX35N7rmvlPgwKmJGG8DOzV2lPzdJ01WEDJqjUqJgd8fj2bv-ola4KS_3UCzujjx4wuQ5ZvaYiR6Fdc8SS24y9UzDMjEmefVEXCzwe0xh_Cyds/w480-h640/365751032_1398836540974453_4083683338450670341_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Maybe I'll start making more towels.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VHzERTEiG7M_KwDkludc9E0AVND2aPd0bgElA-N8ZDWKdq6pv5xxJBYxgWNxrR82-iT1P2u_XPgOj0oDFgs0l2xoA2sEJwAUV9zSR6-fqxeq5qFMnClFGmsk7BpmoQIoNwjuy8vBEiXvxDncuolJGTW-EPx1RTArJ85g3MA8sXzYkzykLtlXSvgbdYw/s1560/365408496_201593612886265_1836953297916283205_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6VHzERTEiG7M_KwDkludc9E0AVND2aPd0bgElA-N8ZDWKdq6pv5xxJBYxgWNxrR82-iT1P2u_XPgOj0oDFgs0l2xoA2sEJwAUV9zSR6-fqxeq5qFMnClFGmsk7BpmoQIoNwjuy8vBEiXvxDncuolJGTW-EPx1RTArJ85g3MA8sXzYkzykLtlXSvgbdYw/w480-h640/365408496_201593612886265_1836953297916283205_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today I did the unthinkable. I took an 8 yard warp, already threaded, off the loom.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I hated it, and I could not in good conscience make myself weave it off. It took me three hours to sley and thread and wind on that warp, and it took me 10 minutes to take it all off.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So now to thread a new warp. I have to be crazy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I took a break from weaving, and made myself a new blouse. I would change the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">neckline a bit on the next one, but I do like it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAQCIH0uCsMWSr8tzI_ABgTMQa1j5DpRovWV7f61e1jvYXBLnYBHhS2BrX0JR9MNzZQZ_3EmsfMDQX_gFIXGvhBGiDIDs6AxMerP0GIyPh6DxFCu_2Z41Fhk_D2aKYMs8WJ7DRc8DSCwJtf0ZgbOhG_1f8gi6ZL6BJgV3gVE8iOLrqO8wiibsV76J49Y/s1560/364545505_1919457895098165_9003110013393253670_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBAQCIH0uCsMWSr8tzI_ABgTMQa1j5DpRovWV7f61e1jvYXBLnYBHhS2BrX0JR9MNzZQZ_3EmsfMDQX_gFIXGvhBGiDIDs6AxMerP0GIyPh6DxFCu_2Z41Fhk_D2aKYMs8WJ7DRc8DSCwJtf0ZgbOhG_1f8gi6ZL6BJgV3gVE8iOLrqO8wiibsV76J49Y/s320/364545505_1919457895098165_9003110013393253670_n.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The iron infusions have made a huge difference. I am not napping every day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have energy to do things, and I feel like I just woke up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Amazing.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHr388OFioTAh7v29js65ciWTuiyNjhLQrbNyy5tdpzcJzVz0zNVDuGWTTlK6CussyuCrUw1r3cmSyfx4Rq9fGglsfVTyz0YeW-tM4FDWv7JDdDSdJY1DIjp2FjJy-UXKOv69JX_oga0hxqaZ3tPOr4R05dx9IF-JoSQtseuGU4LQW_waRva2Z76fli0/s1170/364545359_305981318759953_3399196121474457084_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvHr388OFioTAh7v29js65ciWTuiyNjhLQrbNyy5tdpzcJzVz0zNVDuGWTTlK6CussyuCrUw1r3cmSyfx4Rq9fGglsfVTyz0YeW-tM4FDWv7JDdDSdJY1DIjp2FjJy-UXKOv69JX_oga0hxqaZ3tPOr4R05dx9IF-JoSQtseuGU4LQW_waRva2Z76fli0/w640-h480/364545359_305981318759953_3399196121474457084_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I was talking to a friend today, about a trip long ago that we took, to a very rural area in northern New York, to get a loom. We were both trying to remember the particulars, and I said. "oh, wait, I'll look in my blog"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And here it is:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://crazyasaloom.blogspot.com/2011/06/for-love-of.html" target="_blank">https://crazyasaloom.blogspot.com/2011/06/for-love-of.html</a><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's true, any time I want to remember something that happened, or when it</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> happened, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I only have to look back in these pages, and for sure, it is there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My daughters have even asked me about certain events, and the answers were right here, in my blog.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's been like a diary of sorts, a chronological reporting of times in my life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I kind of wish I had started it years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-13440990152879441482023-07-26T20:12:00.001-04:002023-07-26T20:12:26.394-04:00The Big Reveal <span style="font-size: medium;">My sewing room was too crowded. I was crunched into the corner with my sewing machine, and every time I moved my chair, it got stuck on the heat grate.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I realized that I was trying to make that one room work for several different things.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">On the encouragement of a friend, I decided finally to do some moving.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Here is the "old" sewing room, and its new look, with actual floor space, and it feels so good.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnys09wyrky-ZRm_zIyGyJn-caRr31ZoDUI6Nq-Rqk2YO91ytGpD4Tlc4UJ-pDTimDYAMrh5I7uyzvP2Be29po6LTH1TIo4LtvFPV-ZFYtGXnZHcrVtt1Yygg6TAWMpv4vIZyg3Ub_VWAvlGi70Hf7ZtmZPSG65a9LsfN89YYpCSn6pxa0Tzj_lQm8VVg/s1170/363059919_849548466137159_711778201952005217_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnys09wyrky-ZRm_zIyGyJn-caRr31ZoDUI6Nq-Rqk2YO91ytGpD4Tlc4UJ-pDTimDYAMrh5I7uyzvP2Be29po6LTH1TIo4LtvFPV-ZFYtGXnZHcrVtt1Yygg6TAWMpv4vIZyg3Ub_VWAvlGi70Hf7ZtmZPSG65a9LsfN89YYpCSn6pxa0Tzj_lQm8VVg/w640-h480/363059919_849548466137159_711778201952005217_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I can't believe that I haven't done this long ago.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnoOch-4BtWpl3-PE2lnelltPDoHCAZvV0GVVF5HJJ4NdFJDsKiFYNBHh_nzJOIsR4NK5pLNQBgxu524gXRY2sHtLTSplEeY39N1KwMAaR7ZisVxSDvEbSXpI8HBUcpG1ZL3isXlrgee0D78N6t0OU3zlYw-0jvX0JqMuH26kNuMJhM2GTO2j0qIs2pU/s1560/363270417_656159749483822_8276026499549862360_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPnoOch-4BtWpl3-PE2lnelltPDoHCAZvV0GVVF5HJJ4NdFJDsKiFYNBHh_nzJOIsR4NK5pLNQBgxu524gXRY2sHtLTSplEeY39N1KwMAaR7ZisVxSDvEbSXpI8HBUcpG1ZL3isXlrgee0D78N6t0OU3zlYw-0jvX0JqMuH26kNuMJhM2GTO2j0qIs2pU/w480-h640/363270417_656159749483822_8276026499549862360_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Part of my plan to get more iron in my diet, is to include fortified cereals.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I never knew that some cereals, Total, Honey Nut Bunches of Oats, Multi grain</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Cheerios, and others, have 16 to 18g of iron per cup.</span></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">So cereal with almond milk it is.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And yes, that's Willie watching me, because he's never far away.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35pw5X9fpH6MPM2ht-KPT15c1aIHB_IHiXi7EGSZvUVaWaIFbykOIWL2g6k67YlsTMe24S0WRuJWrkoUJuTrCDzZULfn8ORq93vvH8b8IV74KA8LAMuYHMVzTpQT0GoLInXOvRnoxKabZZadZSo9KWuYv0M1mMPwv5zt-2ZA431h-eH9fe0FxmJT1-7E/s1560/363297365_2691106011029699_807282220000297171_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35pw5X9fpH6MPM2ht-KPT15c1aIHB_IHiXi7EGSZvUVaWaIFbykOIWL2g6k67YlsTMe24S0WRuJWrkoUJuTrCDzZULfn8ORq93vvH8b8IV74KA8LAMuYHMVzTpQT0GoLInXOvRnoxKabZZadZSo9KWuYv0M1mMPwv5zt-2ZA431h-eH9fe0FxmJT1-7E/w480-h640/363297365_2691106011029699_807282220000297171_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The sewing room was moved, a little bit at a time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3-EsXns6xxGyIdLgwwCHC0sR9D6or5n7hHqhIMvkAbLaa99BfZ60kvUPpzEKdSzEiRgC-JJshTiUBEWGAPdkwlAu5hZLGun1MwqYvTxON36AtsERK7BDCmZFL9xUClNqNO_ULYIfSM6rABcftMwhDRe7VZ5DE9uz_uxuCgb1CIxSDtfUG90teQuWIiY/s1560/363802605_794352555519398_6213237218791038445_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy3-EsXns6xxGyIdLgwwCHC0sR9D6or5n7hHqhIMvkAbLaa99BfZ60kvUPpzEKdSzEiRgC-JJshTiUBEWGAPdkwlAu5hZLGun1MwqYvTxON36AtsERK7BDCmZFL9xUClNqNO_ULYIfSM6rABcftMwhDRe7VZ5DE9uz_uxuCgb1CIxSDtfUG90teQuWIiY/w480-h640/363802605_794352555519398_6213237218791038445_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This cupboard had to be emptied to make room for sewing paraphernalia.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6_sW5fBNYQbGn55xAD1RFLNm62YfUp_eZdpd3f9sRyMayWDvJ_C87a8aqqswVwfgJVDsK8X5v-IPn_da9QPNr3m-D27Zb62yNDE2WCuCosZDrtIM-VmuRBFn7IRoO7S-x7744pnYX2XaNFv2eec-z6G0ma9nu8yhXQdQzJ8iwkKDMgvkAfUlIS1DkfY/s1560/363847588_241424202063673_9024095350414281578_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs6_sW5fBNYQbGn55xAD1RFLNm62YfUp_eZdpd3f9sRyMayWDvJ_C87a8aqqswVwfgJVDsK8X5v-IPn_da9QPNr3m-D27Zb62yNDE2WCuCosZDrtIM-VmuRBFn7IRoO7S-x7744pnYX2XaNFv2eec-z6G0ma9nu8yhXQdQzJ8iwkKDMgvkAfUlIS1DkfY/w480-h640/363847588_241424202063673_9024095350414281578_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And voila! My new sewing nook. It's really perfect, and I love it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The light is amazing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKETF4QRqsM98u7mU9UmXgrlCfV87NduqXd6XKXhjrKcbijXf5gXYqNJ1C9pXKpxwTRI-I-0AyAg5kscRimzSx44aZad3EVo5pBqCxDerYN8ok6yEGXhxTbdgMyLXahzfbWYDczmqyWM7lWIpkDcGzwdxss698FLCfHhNY7JDt2IZpmPquF1hZybSxsV0/s1170/363270417_302695278829525_5588051296217882563_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKETF4QRqsM98u7mU9UmXgrlCfV87NduqXd6XKXhjrKcbijXf5gXYqNJ1C9pXKpxwTRI-I-0AyAg5kscRimzSx44aZad3EVo5pBqCxDerYN8ok6yEGXhxTbdgMyLXahzfbWYDczmqyWM7lWIpkDcGzwdxss698FLCfHhNY7JDt2IZpmPquF1hZybSxsV0/w640-h480/363270417_302695278829525_5588051296217882563_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Desert Twilight"</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That's the name my FB followers chose for this hand dyed warp.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's time to get dyeing again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0E-YpV3O3unZuVfoh7SFWJVJHuGHQ9VmfB5LKe9igm2RUz7EdpCKtaZL-2IiVZygKmbrckCtSshjWmOComJ9zt3xS1EDEVOowR8cfKFNL_DlCSts60fgGR1HUrUKkIRbsSSTP_Pw1sl9wrdActIn5ccAeLIHaTD1MnlNMFX6XxBqDJnCsky6q_flZk1g/s1170/363304003_102935229560918_209816643772866766_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0E-YpV3O3unZuVfoh7SFWJVJHuGHQ9VmfB5LKe9igm2RUz7EdpCKtaZL-2IiVZygKmbrckCtSshjWmOComJ9zt3xS1EDEVOowR8cfKFNL_DlCSts60fgGR1HUrUKkIRbsSSTP_Pw1sl9wrdActIn5ccAeLIHaTD1MnlNMFX6XxBqDJnCsky6q_flZk1g/w640-h480/363304003_102935229560918_209816643772866766_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So the other day, when my energy was up, I decided to cut some knotweed and locusts that </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">were blocking the view of the road, when pulling out of the driveway. I was going to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">do about 6 feet, and then another 6 feet the next day, and more every day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Unfortunately, in the process I got stabbed with a cut locust tree. It punctured my ankle, and got my attention right away. It bled a lot, and it hurt a lot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I came in and poured peroxide on it, and dressed it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But still, two days later, it was red, and swollen, and hot.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And it throbbed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I made my way to Urgent Care, and got a tetanus shot, and a script for antibiotics, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">along with instructions to elevate the ankle for a couple of days.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh, yay.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfokvrbDXgm_ipPxmkMslfSOXrH0TqkaFbCx7LEbMRGdIyPH2W11y4oJFdxPquhnkpcmbd7WRkmuQYUzXXn9LDRQYr9bgWHH831Pz5NQAjxvbvCfsR1fsTwP3qbhfIeiLy2dsXk5Ff0jM0WCTEz_uQYQqPCMvFXwGCvYKY__QaiQQIE4oxNmRh70UJkI8/s1560/362576536_846674433556991_6125640909932069596_n%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfokvrbDXgm_ipPxmkMslfSOXrH0TqkaFbCx7LEbMRGdIyPH2W11y4oJFdxPquhnkpcmbd7WRkmuQYUzXXn9LDRQYr9bgWHH831Pz5NQAjxvbvCfsR1fsTwP3qbhfIeiLy2dsXk5Ff0jM0WCTEz_uQYQqPCMvFXwGCvYKY__QaiQQIE4oxNmRh70UJkI8/w480-h640/362576536_846674433556991_6125640909932069596_n%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">So here I am, Elevating my leg. Someone has decided to take over.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I told you, he's never far away.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-37483567046682844482023-07-23T20:49:00.002-04:002023-07-23T20:50:15.892-04:00Shazzam.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Looking back, I find it hard to get my head around where this last year has gone.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I've lived alone here now since last June, and I'm just beginning to understand how much my life has changed, and how much I have adapted.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I am doing it, even though at first I couldn't imagine how I would.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's my first garlic crop. Twenty heads of hard neck garlic. I am very pleased with them.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99UwjnsYkqNe0qwdiYs7nhs4h6tOs6VOmHZESAUxQP3uBlYfQFvaiJ4v1OSCNUk3F0v-O2iGcwGZ9iESvxu1ad3rBcE8fYESzTxrD8dWa8jBRpqPB-e7Px-SYyk5Xdrw34GCn7GLXenqUs01D63hG6Xa-nDzPHg1ttScNTHtKR2bqZlXc9TxQd9E2p00/s1170/362298515_3473011289634167_4056860492632508596_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99UwjnsYkqNe0qwdiYs7nhs4h6tOs6VOmHZESAUxQP3uBlYfQFvaiJ4v1OSCNUk3F0v-O2iGcwGZ9iESvxu1ad3rBcE8fYESzTxrD8dWa8jBRpqPB-e7Px-SYyk5Xdrw34GCn7GLXenqUs01D63hG6Xa-nDzPHg1ttScNTHtKR2bqZlXc9TxQd9E2p00/w640-h480/362298515_3473011289634167_4056860492632508596_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have a natural warp on the Louet, and this is a mōbius shawl with a rose milk weft.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrS8jbEfFUJj2O2rRd2Z7KbFQWjJAUAnkSGx1nHmC_tstvDyZhlschvF91WbnWrilubfU-BnauLTiMcNIxAIn_yBlrm-Vmk_eMjpGrCQ_g1XRdxr4KW3fek39Mu-llAxYpfsM1qnDFt38eXXlVse0k1pm2OXIDnxuShsznXApYhZjlVmICqwJlFgEptE/s1560/362704699_1010154163753561_7978076952173575354_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfrS8jbEfFUJj2O2rRd2Z7KbFQWjJAUAnkSGx1nHmC_tstvDyZhlschvF91WbnWrilubfU-BnauLTiMcNIxAIn_yBlrm-Vmk_eMjpGrCQ_g1XRdxr4KW3fek39Mu-llAxYpfsM1qnDFt38eXXlVse0k1pm2OXIDnxuShsznXApYhZjlVmICqwJlFgEptE/w480-h640/362704699_1010154163753561_7978076952173575354_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For several months, my Frigidaire refrigerator has been leaking water every day.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The seal was gone, and it was making horrific noises.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I made the decision to cut my losses, and buy a new one. I decided on a side by side, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">so I have more freezer space.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3EsOUMJrU0Gj_HJxZ8Am8GAuoD8WlnfdC6RqgRc52-CSSRlcvekof_6vWqFAsMWIFlwykVDOj7XqarOGF6gkTi9yuQVJqxU3dyM8QKKgfh_6K7Oy5tCXtyWunmmtrqcOiAhMfRdcyRMNmczM38bUu22I6U72vf9SOXYxBjPxZigIR5Hfy9dAERbiEPw/s1560/362796163_296172462796233_2252752115737359654_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI3EsOUMJrU0Gj_HJxZ8Am8GAuoD8WlnfdC6RqgRc52-CSSRlcvekof_6vWqFAsMWIFlwykVDOj7XqarOGF6gkTi9yuQVJqxU3dyM8QKKgfh_6K7Oy5tCXtyWunmmtrqcOiAhMfRdcyRMNmczM38bUu22I6U72vf9SOXYxBjPxZigIR5Hfy9dAERbiEPw/w480-h640/362796163_296172462796233_2252752115737359654_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the road we usually walk the dogs on, not much chance of seeing anyone, and that's</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">perfect for Willie.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9FKLx7Xv-p5zdarVmReoJNRTt2XcrmVgnwIMb3vzHk9B5fS0wuzeyz_n-OjPgjrkf-yzP2gbPRRY-muVSakRfyxt4sBj_T5BmiTI-yxVTBQaUNr_G_1TOyX2XNMYoYuBlRNV8bnmdVJoNQXHXdagJCOn_D7pl2sCeRgCXT75RQun-KUGiZDRhM7Clro/s1560/362849000_6754133544605715_3364663405474093266_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9FKLx7Xv-p5zdarVmReoJNRTt2XcrmVgnwIMb3vzHk9B5fS0wuzeyz_n-OjPgjrkf-yzP2gbPRRY-muVSakRfyxt4sBj_T5BmiTI-yxVTBQaUNr_G_1TOyX2XNMYoYuBlRNV8bnmdVJoNQXHXdagJCOn_D7pl2sCeRgCXT75RQun-KUGiZDRhM7Clro/w480-h640/362849000_6754133544605715_3364663405474093266_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another mōbi off the same warp, this one has a rayon warp. It's a little heavier, but </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">still very soft.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIjhCNB_8A4BxofopS0rF8qGx4ubrVpIvxobeVz2OXRbJ_uTnfNvmd7MKRkaM5hBEWcn3Jj1SXarp08Eh1qbzydGYcm4ZQTa8XIGLP4IpXAjW7xYJeXGenCz1qRPMkF1IzIjDXdaJ_HxBC8Up1MgGDiPKe5DkQoO7sWbj8kYNhlSJcD8zID14NlcLDiA/s1560/362855225_6726819810673480_2564942591316826434_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIjhCNB_8A4BxofopS0rF8qGx4ubrVpIvxobeVz2OXRbJ_uTnfNvmd7MKRkaM5hBEWcn3Jj1SXarp08Eh1qbzydGYcm4ZQTa8XIGLP4IpXAjW7xYJeXGenCz1qRPMkF1IzIjDXdaJ_HxBC8Up1MgGDiPKe5DkQoO7sWbj8kYNhlSJcD8zID14NlcLDiA/w480-h640/362855225_6726819810673480_2564942591316826434_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">This next one was the original treadle sequence, which I didn't particularly like, the red and </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">the black ones above were woven with a random treadling that I came up with.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I decided a long time ago, that I did not have to treadle a draft the way it called for.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">My boy.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggf6IYkCrbvEU6IBpseyd8h0tzmjN2_UHZVh3UbgKKfs2gUqe1saU2PXkTvzKIsAv2Bi9CjYjQNlguw5CQWvRulM9e7qG5n3Wphl-YKguCYOd2eSbWBNWeC2k_x_KJ4NSfX3znZItajTEVodb_Dp_MwcxatJA-f31QAnHvKtHoNucL9l60ldiu7GvZLeA/s1170/362910163_1026593121871625_317322766678612671_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggf6IYkCrbvEU6IBpseyd8h0tzmjN2_UHZVh3UbgKKfs2gUqe1saU2PXkTvzKIsAv2Bi9CjYjQNlguw5CQWvRulM9e7qG5n3Wphl-YKguCYOd2eSbWBNWeC2k_x_KJ4NSfX3znZItajTEVodb_Dp_MwcxatJA-f31QAnHvKtHoNucL9l60ldiu7GvZLeA/w640-h480/362910163_1026593121871625_317322766678612671_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As I have talked about previously, I have been getting increasingly exhausted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I described it as "bone tired", and getting anything done was a huge challenge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My first iron infusion was last Tuesday, and just this weekend, I am beginning to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">feel the effects of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This weekend I have gotten more done than in two days than I have in weeks and weeks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8gyXTRQK5DvUOPW-QSn4haN7iWJI9mBJKZVpXuSiL0X7aCWSlkjx1drdTstYK2V4KcFrYqQam8tSrv3Lb2uTBpSxCEkonjSJyrfgw3CgVUixMdxUzaEuy84zffe0W1ZHppi_hyz4BpxaUy2UVzWBGRS6Arw1ktbaeXtipQbNlwGMcDkCWP7yxvKba20/s1560/362913224_982677449434656_5041119698527356506_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8gyXTRQK5DvUOPW-QSn4haN7iWJI9mBJKZVpXuSiL0X7aCWSlkjx1drdTstYK2V4KcFrYqQam8tSrv3Lb2uTBpSxCEkonjSJyrfgw3CgVUixMdxUzaEuy84zffe0W1ZHppi_hyz4BpxaUy2UVzWBGRS6Arw1ktbaeXtipQbNlwGMcDkCWP7yxvKba20/w480-h640/362913224_982677449434656_5041119698527356506_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Today, I feel like ME. Wow.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The energy I have today is almost scary. Almost.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I had a wonderful beet salad at a restaurant a couple of weeks ago, so I came home and recreated it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lj700w6CpaE2dYZ-CZ6nDQYyWuYOesT9iKhn8X8bzEBs6DyPz4HJF2KvAd8VkdzryfJJOQ7-_xMTLduft_p-FpVxYBwpRhQQQ_lv1ns543bgm2lAHScPtqNHCyz_kR423FVgYwfpQOAGKF7M4hSkyVGxDgYf1C3jI7VYTSm6LnX18wgsdhEYYR3-tmM/s1170/362942011_1687883834986779_3758608063391992541_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9lj700w6CpaE2dYZ-CZ6nDQYyWuYOesT9iKhn8X8bzEBs6DyPz4HJF2KvAd8VkdzryfJJOQ7-_xMTLduft_p-FpVxYBwpRhQQQ_lv1ns543bgm2lAHScPtqNHCyz_kR423FVgYwfpQOAGKF7M4hSkyVGxDgYf1C3jI7VYTSm6LnX18wgsdhEYYR3-tmM/w640-h480/362942011_1687883834986779_3758608063391992541_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div> <span style="font-size: medium;">I have two more iron infusions, and I can't imagine how much better I will feel after I get them. I am so grateful to the doctor who finally listened, and put two and two together.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSmeLobfx17x95jeFHvW7KKLcghBRC5O2R10_QyeIxiQx-DLLbvgaF4kk6FKGRPj7ovewJFkoh5u_zcfX3EKopYoaXqKoyijkDBDpr5kVAC-Tp4ofEzCXqVMlu183vya4uB3E7ysYs4mL_yv3iAHkKHwMfOsnYnpOnoKUFWpQi8HRxGE9it-uWP_gmL4/s1560/362942021_251204511048673_5794311712850392759_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXSmeLobfx17x95jeFHvW7KKLcghBRC5O2R10_QyeIxiQx-DLLbvgaF4kk6FKGRPj7ovewJFkoh5u_zcfX3EKopYoaXqKoyijkDBDpr5kVAC-Tp4ofEzCXqVMlu183vya4uB3E7ysYs4mL_yv3iAHkKHwMfOsnYnpOnoKUFWpQi8HRxGE9it-uWP_gmL4/w480-h640/362942021_251204511048673_5794311712850392759_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is Lois' corner, where she is working on dish towels.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtXM4P8ybUTBDAA-QkeAkLlMrDlagVvzoxMiVyOUtZmmPvXqgzvR_S8uQEl0_RkOI7a_M5EZvEiMypyGfSj5dnugP7Edm5V2POOT6w5NCmf21aiw3aNoXzBKpNuD4TUmjzd-2kqCoz__yDd6QwYqaRyyTmLXxfu6lpT1iMX5J3mU42dqQCID_xB2uRMo/s1560/362953392_1225864535478829_824769420371834896_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtXM4P8ybUTBDAA-QkeAkLlMrDlagVvzoxMiVyOUtZmmPvXqgzvR_S8uQEl0_RkOI7a_M5EZvEiMypyGfSj5dnugP7Edm5V2POOT6w5NCmf21aiw3aNoXzBKpNuD4TUmjzd-2kqCoz__yDd6QwYqaRyyTmLXxfu6lpT1iMX5J3mU42dqQCID_xB2uRMo/w480-h640/362953392_1225864535478829_824769420371834896_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In my energized state, I decided to change the studio up. My friend, Sue, gave</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">me lots of good ideas and things to think about, and this afternoon, I started moving </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">things. It might take a few days to get it all together, but when I do, I'll be back with photos.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm so excited.</span></div><br /></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-6682910210517175512023-07-08T16:36:00.002-04:002023-07-08T16:36:07.857-04:00Quiet <a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/39/FAFA3EE1794B59F4AAA3DB54A5BF14A8.png" style="background: repeat; border: 0px;" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The heat and the humidity are tough everywhere. I am not sure why </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">people cannot relate this to global warming. I saw a post that said yesterday was the </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">hottest day on record, and the next hottest was the day before that, and the next </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">hottest was the day before that!!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Seems pretty clear.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have been working inside for the most part, with quick forays to do things</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">outside, but nothing heroic.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the medical front, (I believe at my age the medical front is never</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ending, just saying) I have been notified by my doctor </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that my iron levels are in the toilet, which</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> may account for my extreme fatigue.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And here I was blaming Covid that I had at Christmas.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I am waiting for the hospital infusion center to call me to go in</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">and have an IV iron experience.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I tried the oral kind, and that didn't work well. I had extreme stomach cramping for days.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The big question is though: </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Why is my iron so low?????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I think it's because I am a vegetarian, and this past year, I have not been very </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">good about my diet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had reasons.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This is Lois's work, but she is in the hospital, and hopefully will be back at it soon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We are quite the pair.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvs70XAk-6_dSgOBGYOGC73wQJXl971BS3tw9DkaUC_9sp31fuIy82HGsBqo6idSYKLDZSCtpchaIRp8e9eJdBNV46yBmHBjiSB81Xeaq_-snLzDm7JP6ydyizi39DcyRQRDDBDsVxJhVrZ9roFKrW3IEznWE7tgD2UbaTCPbk_iesJn6JniHVedKxH_E/s4032/IMG_4663.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvs70XAk-6_dSgOBGYOGC73wQJXl971BS3tw9DkaUC_9sp31fuIy82HGsBqo6idSYKLDZSCtpchaIRp8e9eJdBNV46yBmHBjiSB81Xeaq_-snLzDm7JP6ydyizi39DcyRQRDDBDsVxJhVrZ9roFKrW3IEznWE7tgD2UbaTCPbk_iesJn6JniHVedKxH_E/w300-h400/IMG_4663.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I have done some weaving, and quite a bit of sewing.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is a ruana in hand dyed merino wool and silk.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF6ZNqK9qDv84DxNcberQO-pr-kidD7_swog-RQGFECqBQPB9go4TKwrI5Jbl-KeSQCKA7o9lzA1bozRFE_JIRKEUSG7574bdTvCn5Hk8zjrzhWXVXykwRZIGJosNIp0PvkEAfjHnCf8Rh-fWO74aeSc3i2qjLKhZ9WHn-hWZEz5iYebi_IZDfA4LEPA/s4032/IMG_4666.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqF6ZNqK9qDv84DxNcberQO-pr-kidD7_swog-RQGFECqBQPB9go4TKwrI5Jbl-KeSQCKA7o9lzA1bozRFE_JIRKEUSG7574bdTvCn5Hk8zjrzhWXVXykwRZIGJosNIp0PvkEAfjHnCf8Rh-fWO74aeSc3i2qjLKhZ9WHn-hWZEz5iYebi_IZDfA4LEPA/w480-h640/IMG_4666.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I love the draft.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCRCwU41b2DXfuQWU7-BAlWI07253_tTtt6L0O3YPnvBsa5fpfvbCCw4iaYsGE_w5GwlzCqlGfE7MW1CZwzJ4gcVxgGxTuf1eja2YXRG-LQ-NQehO6lUzoaPN3tSGrQCEBvUNALCtKCra7QTDaIrFyFtrK-rLiTJ_pfcnYek_byALt1T4KI-Vv1JtUkc/s4032/IMG_4669.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMCRCwU41b2DXfuQWU7-BAlWI07253_tTtt6L0O3YPnvBsa5fpfvbCCw4iaYsGE_w5GwlzCqlGfE7MW1CZwzJ4gcVxgGxTuf1eja2YXRG-LQ-NQehO6lUzoaPN3tSGrQCEBvUNALCtKCra7QTDaIrFyFtrK-rLiTJ_pfcnYek_byALt1T4KI-Vv1JtUkc/w300-h400/IMG_4669.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have been eating a lot of caesar salads, with portobello mushrooms. It's one </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of my faves.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BSEyLfA5Rnmj8VRMGnoHyEs_e8Sk9ptShopwxRd9tWlb_ueeUqbobidg5mprST3P1Jp9XVkWUeeK1ZaFetywQR3gZTudWs6RLvXwpnizRfZKn6TMSXmhQHwhJtJQs0lpJkwiHZSRGEnOOtMCFWsDjyATsVjI0CjhNvDxksTyvRflk4VQrdVWFFuXbhk/s4032/IMG_4713.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BSEyLfA5Rnmj8VRMGnoHyEs_e8Sk9ptShopwxRd9tWlb_ueeUqbobidg5mprST3P1Jp9XVkWUeeK1ZaFetywQR3gZTudWs6RLvXwpnizRfZKn6TMSXmhQHwhJtJQs0lpJkwiHZSRGEnOOtMCFWsDjyATsVjI0CjhNvDxksTyvRflk4VQrdVWFFuXbhk/w300-h400/IMG_4713.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My sweet little Naya has been struggling with anxiety for months now.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At first it was just fireworks, and that has been the case since day 1. But then </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">she started having little panic attacks daily. We could not figure out why.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shaking, pacing, panting, drooling.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had a med for "fireworks", but it didn't prevent them from happening, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">just took the edge off while they were.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So back to the vet, and she's been on Prozac now for quite a while.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The attacks have lessened, but they haven't totally gone away.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I didn't want to give it to her twice a day, but at some point I may have to.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's horrible to see her in such distress.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0TkgZ9X-z4vPYOmajw49lqS6moCcTkyW9QYhA47Iluts17eANH2RsrLl4sR3FMC-uJslxTH44h0Pkg5kgpObX2FweH3KfQPyo_oosw1RdemVW07UpxX-If1WzEB_Ze63Ftdxz-CFaG5fmc-RaqzACa6DBS6Or4DjDMKLXARqlk-lnw6xxX6u5NCKF08/s4032/IMG_4733.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg0TkgZ9X-z4vPYOmajw49lqS6moCcTkyW9QYhA47Iluts17eANH2RsrLl4sR3FMC-uJslxTH44h0Pkg5kgpObX2FweH3KfQPyo_oosw1RdemVW07UpxX-If1WzEB_Ze63Ftdxz-CFaG5fmc-RaqzACa6DBS6Or4DjDMKLXARqlk-lnw6xxX6u5NCKF08/w480-h640/IMG_4733.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once again, can I just tell you how weaving has been such a life</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">savior to me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaRmRg0woonSWhjPHLM00tU722gQYVl3ITAFxBmeYq7rpkBAUnU-Got6-9EcAAYN17tMbDhXqAjOYaHyU9xQA6fp6TRlqOHrANb4NIY5tWy8zIPxurgKC2zL-U2Q8QKKfkfA_eTkykajkAm9ThF_By2ijo-LshVRNXtCAhI5-k6UFtAZCJznDl0J9lBU/s4032/IMG_4760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijaRmRg0woonSWhjPHLM00tU722gQYVl3ITAFxBmeYq7rpkBAUnU-Got6-9EcAAYN17tMbDhXqAjOYaHyU9xQA6fp6TRlqOHrANb4NIY5tWy8zIPxurgKC2zL-U2Q8QKKfkfA_eTkykajkAm9ThF_By2ijo-LshVRNXtCAhI5-k6UFtAZCJznDl0J9lBU/w480-h640/IMG_4760.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I still get up in the morning, and I can't wait to get to it. There is no way </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to even describe how comforting it is to me. Only another weaver would get it, I guess.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I do have to get back to the dye work........maybe after I get pumped up with some iron.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Plugging along here in Kingsbury..........checking in. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I don't really have any words of wisdom today.........some days are just that way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFCkFREOA-O9iwwuLDGlaDhq8jNsJ1GKARCKcePPwhm8o6EG9aAuAkPIF96bX1M-S2kI7CH9fj4fgbTo_0fhlx99DljupzVXtrfczbWBDYm4cUdALrl9Vz19cQrmaHAmsvXExtNqAyGOWthb5zW41t1QKuoTQZZ_2_X3IL2D---Untc3o1xcl-Y-SFHY/s4032/RenderedImage.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYFCkFREOA-O9iwwuLDGlaDhq8jNsJ1GKARCKcePPwhm8o6EG9aAuAkPIF96bX1M-S2kI7CH9fj4fgbTo_0fhlx99DljupzVXtrfczbWBDYm4cUdALrl9Vz19cQrmaHAmsvXExtNqAyGOWthb5zW41t1QKuoTQZZ_2_X3IL2D---Untc3o1xcl-Y-SFHY/w640-h480/RenderedImage.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-60460772439287721082023-06-22T08:41:00.005-04:002023-06-22T08:41:55.593-04:00Surrender<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJF8yvZAxX_GCfX2y2TAK9En35L2Uana5w-xEXRi4iGiklzcYiUuGK0bu6ggntBa31Wz8T5WiOTKv5-9bRHM8JIoYCdon5andnqsYzTnxMY3gNfWOfn4jwtee5ANz1RnPPNIuuQlam2kpVjjrEuUdr2kEZWearSIZMP5qLutVD-tCxPeW5GDvRfFKti_Y/s4032/IMG_4554.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJF8yvZAxX_GCfX2y2TAK9En35L2Uana5w-xEXRi4iGiklzcYiUuGK0bu6ggntBa31Wz8T5WiOTKv5-9bRHM8JIoYCdon5andnqsYzTnxMY3gNfWOfn4jwtee5ANz1RnPPNIuuQlam2kpVjjrEuUdr2kEZWearSIZMP5qLutVD-tCxPeW5GDvRfFKti_Y/w640-h480/IMG_4554.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>I am sure the world has gone mad, and sometimes I wish I lived on a mountain, with no access to any kind of media. </span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I know that is a pipe dream, can you ever get away from it????</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But this week has been particularly disturbing.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">A father who shoots his three sons, in the yard, in front of their mother. They were beautiful little boys, ages 3, 4, and 7. Why?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Five people in a submarine, 2.5 miles down in the ocean, looking for wreckage of a ship that's been there for over 100 years, surely not to be rescued. They went voluntarily. Why?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The world is a mind boggle much of the time, and maybe it always has been, but now, it is in </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">our face, daily. The magnitude of our disconnect.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">On so many levels, the internet is a wonderful thing.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And yet..........</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Wasn't life so much simpler before? </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Useless pondering, I know.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYkoKpwWCnaaI4rowED1bFV7c1BJnrDgtCWJE9sPlGho36DjzzcBiE0jNomPKFX36SsTBgPF0aRd132uispP_qgvJDlUawfVGIifN6Cdh_cVZ6QImAOtNmik1l6PB70rtP6jOBFRaQywaPiaHTRB3d2_yQ1PTZYgwwbIbAhaY3I6MRMo2tvxXPZ7QjCc/s4032/IMG_4560.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKYkoKpwWCnaaI4rowED1bFV7c1BJnrDgtCWJE9sPlGho36DjzzcBiE0jNomPKFX36SsTBgPF0aRd132uispP_qgvJDlUawfVGIifN6Cdh_cVZ6QImAOtNmik1l6PB70rtP6jOBFRaQywaPiaHTRB3d2_yQ1PTZYgwwbIbAhaY3I6MRMo2tvxXPZ7QjCc/w400-h300/IMG_4560.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But now I understand my elderly mother's reminiscing about times past. How much she enjoyed traveling back down memory lane. I didn't get it then, but now I do.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Getting older sometimes makes you smarter, not feebler.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Often I beat myself up with the thoughts that I "should" be doing something, traveling, being more social, being more adventurous. joining groups. buying nicer clothes, dressing up more, getting out more, I ask myself, "what ever happened to you?" </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">You didn't use to be such a hermit.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Then at times, I get sucked into the FOMO mentality. OMG, fear of missing out. It even sounds ridiculous.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">What I've realized is this.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm fairly old. I've been on this earth for 76 years to date. I've had an interesting, active, pretty wonderful life. I've been blessed in so many ways. Hard times? Absolutely.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But here I am, still on my feet, still weaving, still excited about every sunrise.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The truth is, I don't really want to travel. I don't want to be more social. I am happy with the small circle of friends and family who elevate me, always. I don't want or need a lot of fancy clothes, and in fact, if it's not totally comfortable, it's out. I'm not losing weight, either. Enough already, it's long past time to give up on that need to "fit in" or "measure up" or in any way waste a minute comparing myself to anyone else. I eat sensibly, but if I want a bagel, I'm having a bagel.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">No longer interested in impressing anyone at all.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyG5ixlHhohonZPRvyKufjIpuRSeHNhI4nDRjBaqtQMvJaEIke9Z1H90po2FsnMf2XpH4m0uPWNI_LGKWDi0J3bUTsMdPhscSZ035HZE6uuGZ581RSMnwLLW1ecl0y4hQqHtEcb3zgLzRXm0hwtJaK3Ilgpm-ysEX6VFwdel75Cx49jzS5ajw4JRCGjgM/s4032/IMG_4561.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyG5ixlHhohonZPRvyKufjIpuRSeHNhI4nDRjBaqtQMvJaEIke9Z1H90po2FsnMf2XpH4m0uPWNI_LGKWDi0J3bUTsMdPhscSZ035HZE6uuGZ581RSMnwLLW1ecl0y4hQqHtEcb3zgLzRXm0hwtJaK3Ilgpm-ysEX6VFwdel75Cx49jzS5ajw4JRCGjgM/w400-h300/IMG_4561.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Truth is, I'm incredibly happy right where I am.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Simple, perhaps, but nothing feels as good as this.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvwK2cgDoO5XTZqomaSVjJ9fO8m9ndqC_DGRHwZJcLgbm8tHWHVKK-ec-8l56-QN3akjgPq6vztQIlKMk3XPKEWigrWJEIf-H5myKwRdlqWxKrMcgCYA3jsa-0snGH0bDUYvdM_oNMmpO4fbayLXLbaq7RcIFy_6cHMp9DaUl2UbixPFhjGwP8TVn3U4/s4032/IMG_4582.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkvwK2cgDoO5XTZqomaSVjJ9fO8m9ndqC_DGRHwZJcLgbm8tHWHVKK-ec-8l56-QN3akjgPq6vztQIlKMk3XPKEWigrWJEIf-H5myKwRdlqWxKrMcgCYA3jsa-0snGH0bDUYvdM_oNMmpO4fbayLXLbaq7RcIFy_6cHMp9DaUl2UbixPFhjGwP8TVn3U4/w300-h400/IMG_4582.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Me, and two dogs, and two cats. A pack you might say. And what is more comforting than to be with your pack???</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqgwEs2csP_qtxSbOxFIJS_EAbVgvJLag854pOQMDkv3-2gzD0173g1fHAHMUVHzuj1-v7SCAz7eTGBZ8xYaX9e1sIRtUretvFDDbO-w8VCwVIxg8SFJ97NUNHgNnHlvLeptZO2sdQ7MjawolQpBRLJ4ePrWjRHAL2TveW6TMNLRSjpaWuaSIxI-ZQ_Y/s4032/IMG_4599.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpqgwEs2csP_qtxSbOxFIJS_EAbVgvJLag854pOQMDkv3-2gzD0173g1fHAHMUVHzuj1-v7SCAz7eTGBZ8xYaX9e1sIRtUretvFDDbO-w8VCwVIxg8SFJ97NUNHgNnHlvLeptZO2sdQ7MjawolQpBRLJ4ePrWjRHAL2TveW6TMNLRSjpaWuaSIxI-ZQ_Y/w640-h480/IMG_4599.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Of course, before all the social media explosion, we weren't bombarded with everyone's "best" moments, their FB pages, and Instagram, and all the rest, where they appeared to be so incredibly perfect and happy. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So we were more content in our own little worlds, and if we ventured out, on a big trip, it was an event, not a small part of a whirlwind life, like we see portrayed for us on the screen, continuously.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqVXe3KH-mhC1Hp-VILzA8nHYN4k7-UqCvDLgBeqVLBDbbbbFcyK6Rg5MPK1F4MTJUcc61onxY9A0PXyhUlvkBp_oNlqBp5GraLofAaKc5185mEt1XszZzJ2QdZI7HDAwd0LHlD5nwzLxItpmPwEz5X8Sy_rAE1EVzBACI6zLFQqnc7It43F1AIRX_9Y/s4032/IMG_4600.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqVXe3KH-mhC1Hp-VILzA8nHYN4k7-UqCvDLgBeqVLBDbbbbFcyK6Rg5MPK1F4MTJUcc61onxY9A0PXyhUlvkBp_oNlqBp5GraLofAaKc5185mEt1XszZzJ2QdZI7HDAwd0LHlD5nwzLxItpmPwEz5X8Sy_rAE1EVzBACI6zLFQqnc7It43F1AIRX_9Y/w640-h480/IMG_4600.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">The sense of foreboding I have carried around since one year ago June, has gone. Very </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">simply, I have surrendered. An old Al Anon word, "surrender". Not giving up, oh no.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But surrendering to a higher power, accepting life as it is. Loving it, as it is.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuqSQb2pDq9GwtdSp_e73vuZ837hRuUf2ZmtdqQz5vgZy5hXRI3yo25VAglDqbBttdGKEiVX62dRWfkOTgEdI3odfwOIinYXIKfF-gBDD-BrxY_Nms0B6unoH-MF08FyPN-n6F2-ecB74IgHAVIBsjJ-yp_BaToGk8xL87NtXTVEhZGMvKflWXZ1COdw/s4032/IMG_4601.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWuqSQb2pDq9GwtdSp_e73vuZ837hRuUf2ZmtdqQz5vgZy5hXRI3yo25VAglDqbBttdGKEiVX62dRWfkOTgEdI3odfwOIinYXIKfF-gBDD-BrxY_Nms0B6unoH-MF08FyPN-n6F2-ecB74IgHAVIBsjJ-yp_BaToGk8xL87NtXTVEhZGMvKflWXZ1COdw/w480-h640/IMG_4601.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And gratitude, always.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-80620719372804679752023-06-19T18:48:00.000-04:002023-06-19T18:48:03.019-04:00Is it summer yet?<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Here I am again.......I am appalled at my scanty blogging history this year. I really </span><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">can't believe I have been so distracted. I keep telling myself that I will do better.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Yesterday was a crazy, disturbing day, when a mangy looking raccoon tried to break INTO the dog yard. Yes, my dogs noticed. There was a horrible screeching noise, and when I got them inside, they both had blood on their faces.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I have looked high and low, but the raccoon is nowhere to be found. On inspection, there was a small opening between the stockade fence on the back of the yard, and the chain link on the side of the yard, and this is where the raccoon made the </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">poor decision to try to get through.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">I immediately called the vet, who said that even if the raccoon was rabid, my dogs are up to date on their rabies, so will be ok.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Never a dull moment.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br />Syd says: "They are animals."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Y2DqJn5qBFokRkpL58XMRJ_eZD5VHizM9-wEmRcN0Nlxp_bgJxBiPD8z651iVeAB4cPCmAvPh0ISgAiPeZXXK8FOY2OIxevkSj9IyLyq-a0DuBMUXANAFw0tBNy1PAbFDVOH-eHMJ-SnRepi29em2TWrQg8SUszEim_qBTVFy5VfiBXc9MXb8J3lGe0/s1560/353999085_108788918920821_4212177837831265066_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Y2DqJn5qBFokRkpL58XMRJ_eZD5VHizM9-wEmRcN0Nlxp_bgJxBiPD8z651iVeAB4cPCmAvPh0ISgAiPeZXXK8FOY2OIxevkSj9IyLyq-a0DuBMUXANAFw0tBNy1PAbFDVOH-eHMJ-SnRepi29em2TWrQg8SUszEim_qBTVFy5VfiBXc9MXb8J3lGe0/w480-h640/353999085_108788918920821_4212177837831265066_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Last week I got on a sewing kick......that's how I roll.........you would think it would be </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">easier to sew things when I take them off the loom, but no.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I weave for long stretches of time, and stack up the fabric. Then one day,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I get the notion to sew, and for days I am to be found at the sewing machine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzn8Mz4mwskIBINJ8UYPXZd20n1CHzHsWkAliN1bmij0F75_NXG28AfBFNYSbA1ihWGby-jPs7HT2xIHYWtLKiQGfQvG4WjRCs4Vpc_P6v7Xdz80weXyOL31AWMybzOlrwX2ygMaS3X_M1C5KM3fkHtNLLE31hd1hGXDv77-y1WcKfuhtRz6_gaalqys/s1170/355239540_158311847245085_4912289093350475683_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="658" data-original-width="1170" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrzn8Mz4mwskIBINJ8UYPXZd20n1CHzHsWkAliN1bmij0F75_NXG28AfBFNYSbA1ihWGby-jPs7HT2xIHYWtLKiQGfQvG4WjRCs4Vpc_P6v7Xdz80weXyOL31AWMybzOlrwX2ygMaS3X_M1C5KM3fkHtNLLE31hd1hGXDv77-y1WcKfuhtRz6_gaalqys/w640-h360/355239540_158311847245085_4912289093350475683_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">I finished seven möbius shawls.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">One lovely ruana.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-uhL9vAdvDEqY88Wq5rtT4VPbOwYHPfRJ_FyxS7QCNnrK7rkGMkLuCr-3tWra5Wp8IqUFeLAkesQHjroNYk5_u7kN9YgqeKwzNH499owKDAQUrYWsz3EmnMJys090RkqehPLK7h1irmlCZGDHEi3z96b7tpiZjsxfVq_T-vCg-8TAfytLS7NnvJ_4JE/s1560/355486566_1311372249448766_476968708666553218_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-uhL9vAdvDEqY88Wq5rtT4VPbOwYHPfRJ_FyxS7QCNnrK7rkGMkLuCr-3tWra5Wp8IqUFeLAkesQHjroNYk5_u7kN9YgqeKwzNH499owKDAQUrYWsz3EmnMJys090RkqehPLK7h1irmlCZGDHEi3z96b7tpiZjsxfVq_T-vCg-8TAfytLS7NnvJ_4JE/w480-h640/355486566_1311372249448766_476968708666553218_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And five möbi shrugs</span>.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVpVVlr_2ZXgDqvG2p206gy9KAqRR7Jf2SLiSoLUya1zfBOlfj08qKDgOQ7IV-pD4XUMuPMEzlg-r0_uXm_KzxESv1K9HQq2MXlbyWd-HI4XeXlIubMB0u1Ll7JPsMKFUm25nESaQY2tV2PSbbtUtYwKrddJsPWiy6ywkgAht3nLjwsRUG5IiXBrr0UU/s1170/355512162_679589430647143_2440106139953916905_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXVpVVlr_2ZXgDqvG2p206gy9KAqRR7Jf2SLiSoLUya1zfBOlfj08qKDgOQ7IV-pD4XUMuPMEzlg-r0_uXm_KzxESv1K9HQq2MXlbyWd-HI4XeXlIubMB0u1Ll7JPsMKFUm25nESaQY2tV2PSbbtUtYwKrddJsPWiy6ywkgAht3nLjwsRUG5IiXBrr0UU/w640-h480/355512162_679589430647143_2440106139953916905_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It all goes on my FB page, Crazy as a Loom Weaving, and then gets safely hung up to wait for the guild show in November.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I do not have the energy or the motivation for any other shows.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Then after the guild show, I'll have my annual pre-Christmas sale.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That's my plan.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The raised beds are doing great with tomatoes, cukes, one zucchini, some peppers, some basil, and the garlic that I planted last fall.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The perennial garden is really starting to come together.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Zlxo5F80AKn9TpCeiKbIykan8UoEI8Oex59IiaNGJ8VLmZKYyBtcOEmYNT71c6xABG9vE7r6AfEaB-cuFnAraZ43mxXtd57nlY9s8Oyw1uJimNdDhZxnovZtMA_FJF0uNCI840UzzJYcTSw3p-avin10PdSmAA-bbnU7T9e2NOfy7Oq5nX-D0UgIidc/s1170/355358886_986032495913867_808340385461234865_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Zlxo5F80AKn9TpCeiKbIykan8UoEI8Oex59IiaNGJ8VLmZKYyBtcOEmYNT71c6xABG9vE7r6AfEaB-cuFnAraZ43mxXtd57nlY9s8Oyw1uJimNdDhZxnovZtMA_FJF0uNCI840UzzJYcTSw3p-avin10PdSmAA-bbnU7T9e2NOfy7Oq5nX-D0UgIidc/w640-h480/355358886_986032495913867_808340385461234865_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I am trying to keep everything outside as easy to take care of as possible. I do some weeding, but that's about it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> I am limping around still, and have been for two months. Going to the chiropractor now, twice a week, so hoping that eventually I will be a little more mobile. But to be honest, I have given up the idea of doing manual labor. I have been too hard on my body all these years, and now I really just need to take care of it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I either hire someone to do the yard work, or it won't get done.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hope everyone is enjoying these early summer days.....it will be fall before we know it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-4909791110092166372023-06-10T15:13:00.003-04:002023-06-10T15:13:50.027-04:00I matter.<span style="font-size: medium;">Here it is, well into June. I have no idea where the time goes. Most of the time I feel that I am hiding away here in Kingsbury, in this big old house.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The world has gone mad.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">First a heat wave that seems like the dog days of August, then so cold I wanted to turn the </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">furnace back on.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Then for a couple of days, I didn't dare to go outside with the air quality in such a state, bad for people with asthma, like me.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Then there's the indictment. God help us.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">But let's stick with today, that's always my plan, even though I deviate sometimes.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">A while back, I was repotting my oxalis, a plant I've had for 20 years. It was looking </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">kind of sad, and I knew it was root bound, so I bought a bigger pot, and some dirt.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Unfortunately, when I proceeded to remove it from its tight space, I dumped it upside down on the table. I was horrified, I thought for sure I had killed it. But fast forward a couple of weeks, and just look at that beauty. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">A long time ago, my mother, gardener extraordinaire, told me that sometimes you need to "shock' a plant, and it will rebound with gusto. Apparently, she was right.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aOnDZjjXGUs2HYeGeoBpbWjov50bZ218PV3yiuNq6aZMRP0LYFogt7Dvhxxt8XVk6gGyKKavRzoAueM9V-G2KL4yL1essFXWQIBYyLvv6ADbD3YqcVyKQQ-3pQi-Z-OqDMjUm5SFRkyJmQYLnTMOCP5ao_cf0rM489oBt3wgX71jHplpcrXp6EFT/s4032/IMG_4318.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aOnDZjjXGUs2HYeGeoBpbWjov50bZ218PV3yiuNq6aZMRP0LYFogt7Dvhxxt8XVk6gGyKKavRzoAueM9V-G2KL4yL1essFXWQIBYyLvv6ADbD3YqcVyKQQ-3pQi-Z-OqDMjUm5SFRkyJmQYLnTMOCP5ao_cf0rM489oBt3wgX71jHplpcrXp6EFT/w480-h640/IMG_4318.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When we walk the dogs every morning, we usually walk on a dirt road a few miles </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">from here. Never mind that there are oodles of lovely trails we could walk on.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nope. We only walk where there is minimal chance of seeing anyone or anything.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The reason: that would be Willie. He is the sweetest dog on the planet, but he reacts ....no, he overreacts .....to everything. Jumping, howling, twirling.....it's a sight. I've tried everything that I can think of, and nothing really works. He is happy and calm and lovely in his own domain, but anywhere else, even in the car, he is a royal pain.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Luckily, he didn't</span> <span style="font-size: medium;">see old grumpy Grace here.........good thing. Snapping turtles can do a job on a dog's nose. Lately we see them almost every day, laying their eggs by the side of the road.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGiKcQAE1jHpRs7bIM5XySAyo93Arabi_ize1WgDYpFsZxWDZ3FDMPR2WExvUsLNwUo2RBFvHnZ2PULfm5eIZEKKqkb9Zc3AC80D8MO2eDApH_ldcZyPG5r3DHXWdu6AFAtqI9tCJ9lKaOAwOeqD-cwypLuT46Kp5Uo7bxMJOb4_pdNs4yYclJ-Nj/s4032/IMG_4372.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUGiKcQAE1jHpRs7bIM5XySAyo93Arabi_ize1WgDYpFsZxWDZ3FDMPR2WExvUsLNwUo2RBFvHnZ2PULfm5eIZEKKqkb9Zc3AC80D8MO2eDApH_ldcZyPG5r3DHXWdu6AFAtqI9tCJ9lKaOAwOeqD-cwypLuT46Kp5Uo7bxMJOb4_pdNs4yYclJ-Nj/w480-h640/IMG_4372.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">It's a labor of love, surely, or is it just instinct? I am glad that they don't know that </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">the very next day, those eggs have been dug up and feasted on by some local predator.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It's a wonder there are any turtles at all.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPm3X7kDFW7cgfBg20pJK-tbHb-v7HpJPSl0AKQWj6otvfW_9waP7qdLXyEpAMBENDlF5yGuQl5a8nlG8xgykRF_zoZbnEp3Col12pAJtMl_-vuor_8fYvRDjpoZKEgi_GxnCL5Yf3djj_N9HlKG9Cs69srf-CZkMYycLqhuMxBNo7JChgOYG5Geo/s4032/IMG_4374.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPm3X7kDFW7cgfBg20pJK-tbHb-v7HpJPSl0AKQWj6otvfW_9waP7qdLXyEpAMBENDlF5yGuQl5a8nlG8xgykRF_zoZbnEp3Col12pAJtMl_-vuor_8fYvRDjpoZKEgi_GxnCL5Yf3djj_N9HlKG9Cs69srf-CZkMYycLqhuMxBNo7JChgOYG5Geo/w480-h640/IMG_4374.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When we walk on the Towpath, which is the road next to the old canal, we often see</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the results of lazy ass people throwing their trash around.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This piece of metal has been there a while, and L insists on calling it the "creature in the canal".</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You decide.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WY5Jf-j5KwCUDxblGaKt6HratsAuy-pm_ay0ipg4xc1b7QhOAl-mjLgZuqgBK0QinsgAYA5I04bmectDLxLPo1jQMvI4yksWFdNaVNUemxlU5QszUyemEMIo4ZzEm2K3NqHt7kOE_5fxr8FODNBNaujpemtb7lWYh7yKSBryIs5mD9GU_2pWIl19/s4032/IMG_4378.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WY5Jf-j5KwCUDxblGaKt6HratsAuy-pm_ay0ipg4xc1b7QhOAl-mjLgZuqgBK0QinsgAYA5I04bmectDLxLPo1jQMvI4yksWFdNaVNUemxlU5QszUyemEMIo4ZzEm2K3NqHt7kOE_5fxr8FODNBNaujpemtb7lWYh7yKSBryIs5mD9GU_2pWIl19/w480-h640/IMG_4378.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I know I told you all that I had turned a corner. And I think that's true.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But wow, my brain is working all the time, pondering and figuring, and thinking</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">things through.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Memories flash through my head, and some days I am just exhausted with putting my life all back together, in this new shape.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have come to understand so much.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We all have our crosses to bear. Our infirmities. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We all have to navigate the process of aging, and we all have to face change</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">at one time or another.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Nothing stays the same.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We all experience life in our own way, the joys, the heartaches, the worry, the excitement, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the challenges.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I believe that I am but a blip on the screen, like each one of you.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In a vast universe, each one of us is a mere thought.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So in that vein, what matters???</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjUsYtvR22eBhhgqTPRj5k8_Ud1iNWCRTc3cpFO4xoKY33wGb6Hbdiwmi4YfCmi47DGnJQOtU8Vi_lc5x5ipFEh6nUGxyKp3t0KL7-0m4gJh_oTGp9pFlHgXDiUFwgDcjLl5OmxDpqmUx7yy_67fwIqNQny5qos9HyTOHqTy9aPWUpU4GUzb9lDG2/s4032/70793177149__BB96165D-9917-4DE4-A5F2-F3D54B205EE0.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOjUsYtvR22eBhhgqTPRj5k8_Ud1iNWCRTc3cpFO4xoKY33wGb6Hbdiwmi4YfCmi47DGnJQOtU8Vi_lc5x5ipFEh6nUGxyKp3t0KL7-0m4gJh_oTGp9pFlHgXDiUFwgDcjLl5OmxDpqmUx7yy_67fwIqNQny5qos9HyTOHqTy9aPWUpU4GUzb9lDG2/w480-h640/70793177149__BB96165D-9917-4DE4-A5F2-F3D54B205EE0.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I think........I really believe......that the only thing that matters is the love we give, the good we do, the serenity we claim. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So in every throw of the shuttle, every mix of the dye, every hug of a child or a grandchild or a friend, every kindness I extend, every time I dig down and give of myself, every quiet moment of gratitude I experience , I matter.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And that, my friends, is it.</span></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-25108457677514559992023-05-26T21:36:00.002-04:002023-05-27T06:00:51.812-04:00ZZZZZZZZZ<span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Please tell me about your sleep. What do you sleep on? Why do you like it? How does your sleep effect your life?</span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Why do I ask? Because mine sucks. It's funny, too, how you look back, and you know that it hasn't been forever, but damned if you can remember when it started. I suspect though, that having Covid over Christmas, might have something to do with it.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITeRnfYCwWpT7bbKZ6s3-MKHKBc4CrJ87Jl-xAR-Sew3D6BZsYc_EYzPfPQJZAWa4COf0izHNViZj7OccrP5PCtGD84IWsaR7l7mhz5_S8WqbLxFnm9YadAZz9AekQqoERpbDUS44tDznMMO-UiJEssWxcWYJau3hy_qufDPHdx0z7YmzEJ6umJ4-/s1170/349100532_3447958902082410_1024954256895625640_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="876" data-original-width="1170" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiITeRnfYCwWpT7bbKZ6s3-MKHKBc4CrJ87Jl-xAR-Sew3D6BZsYc_EYzPfPQJZAWa4COf0izHNViZj7OccrP5PCtGD84IWsaR7l7mhz5_S8WqbLxFnm9YadAZz9AekQqoERpbDUS44tDznMMO-UiJEssWxcWYJau3hy_qufDPHdx0z7YmzEJ6umJ4-/w640-h480/349100532_3447958902082410_1024954256895625640_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I had a sleep study a couple of weeks ago, and the results were shocking.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I do NOT have sleep apnea.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wow.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">So I'm back to square one. Waking up many times a night, and not having the foggiest clue why..........unless it's post Covid stuff, which the doctor said is very possible. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Oh, yeah, and I have asthma. Go figure.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">This is Naya and Willie's yard. There's a 5 ft high black chain link fence around most of it, and a stockade fence across the back. They have a dog door onto the screen porch, and in the summer, the kitchen door is open to the screen porch, so they can go in and out as much as they want.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yes, they are spoiled.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oJ7-UheEppYGb-5a58VtEOSTAmpiYTQpZofmkslyS9nhiMpDkKoB6cRrygi-M64rpeEivgB6nlXe9GtxWPmHYMoJu20QLs3ccmxVSZoXJQhcHNivI-swgMoRA2x-ZweLfIwdOOfGp1_krWhQkcaMYIVlP9BZg5I_aUdt_R4tZA1RCvBBhuWaldAz/s1560/349706095_918269089275322_2028316426107834038_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7oJ7-UheEppYGb-5a58VtEOSTAmpiYTQpZofmkslyS9nhiMpDkKoB6cRrygi-M64rpeEivgB6nlXe9GtxWPmHYMoJu20QLs3ccmxVSZoXJQhcHNivI-swgMoRA2x-ZweLfIwdOOfGp1_krWhQkcaMYIVlP9BZg5I_aUdt_R4tZA1RCvBBhuWaldAz/w480-h640/349706095_918269089275322_2028316426107834038_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The bush is a "snowball", a form of viburnum, that my mother bought me years ago.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It is a beautiful thing, but the blossoms are VERY short lived, which is sad.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It does have an odd shape, because my husband did some trimming around the bottom of </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">it, before I could catch him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When asked why he would do such a thing, he said that he couldn't get his riding lawn mower close enough to it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I think I threatened to kill him if he ever touched it again.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Looking back on that now gives me pause.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHc057rxy-JDvF5S-oLrdA0iINnNBHML7PSSzl9UXGjEHGRvIxckByU7NoABlCixwprSY478Pi8EaTksNS4lr2Zl_UN8EFpfjyaFzqPFsijvd-DrzOhm7_PvwhX-PyUCdWvJIGMqf8ssK_71ozR_P1CMBaTdnvCo-m4Ft7w83uUUbqMqIae1PTckI/s1560/349480249_1021437652356100_5153065837666266352_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHc057rxy-JDvF5S-oLrdA0iINnNBHML7PSSzl9UXGjEHGRvIxckByU7NoABlCixwprSY478Pi8EaTksNS4lr2Zl_UN8EFpfjyaFzqPFsijvd-DrzOhm7_PvwhX-PyUCdWvJIGMqf8ssK_71ozR_P1CMBaTdnvCo-m4Ft7w83uUUbqMqIae1PTckI/w480-h640/349480249_1021437652356100_5153065837666266352_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yes, this is a box of 12 tubes of Pepsodent tooth paste. It is my favorite </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">tooth paste, which I used to buy at the dollar store, because it was the </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">only store that carried it. Then suddenly they didn't have it either.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But I found it online, and ordered a box of it, so I won't be running out any</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">too soon.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When my daughter commented on it, I told her that at least she knew that I planned to stick around for awhile.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxnwhj9gEAAKems050h4XBjOipZoJYdcf_A8Ls0IOdl2MvPtKlldFMKD5wu9QyG_o_0xk-8XgzF9VG_jfO21VXR5xWGsC08EjRNfG8d7TbqUjaPXle5rfFo96iWp1r51dGlRHzIrvwETas9iyhacLX5Tpjx2pH2TqcV5LN3puWkIStyfiy--LGp4U/s1560/349706091_191375720524619_2396890517992788070_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxnwhj9gEAAKems050h4XBjOipZoJYdcf_A8Ls0IOdl2MvPtKlldFMKD5wu9QyG_o_0xk-8XgzF9VG_jfO21VXR5xWGsC08EjRNfG8d7TbqUjaPXle5rfFo96iWp1r51dGlRHzIrvwETas9iyhacLX5Tpjx2pH2TqcV5LN3puWkIStyfiy--LGp4U/w480-h640/349706091_191375720524619_2396890517992788070_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">It's going to be a quiet weekend here at Crazy as a Loom. Everybody has plans to be somewhere, and the weather is supposed to be wonderful.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvHQ6dDtMb1qrvMLIucl0hjafL18YgSiTVEN6Fh9JZaK9Sm-goTiBc7KTz-7xE2fX_FtcrK8dBwYHwPtHoPq26mRbrdgx_wheHqcXkM8Ta0Ru1J38AeXjQLQtY_qxgnCc0Hqrlzz63VLB9edpi_jSEnSuBaZjUmze2N1D_ImWPGJ04FGrm9xrQdJB/s1560/349031388_241128598524342_8045851102786299916_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1170" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYvHQ6dDtMb1qrvMLIucl0hjafL18YgSiTVEN6Fh9JZaK9Sm-goTiBc7KTz-7xE2fX_FtcrK8dBwYHwPtHoPq26mRbrdgx_wheHqcXkM8Ta0Ru1J38AeXjQLQtY_qxgnCc0Hqrlzz63VLB9edpi_jSEnSuBaZjUmze2N1D_ImWPGJ04FGrm9xrQdJB/w480-h640/349031388_241128598524342_8045851102786299916_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Naya says she is not impressed. With any luck there won't be any fireworks. If there is, she won't be looking this laid back.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Have a great weekend everyone.</span></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-11944501193076143602023-05-16T18:16:00.002-04:002023-05-17T06:02:45.585-04:00Critters and a simple thought.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Is this enough color?????? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I wanted some towels that just screamed happy.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I think they do.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrYkhAlyNh4BywXuafdlVUf3XqxLKeRx-6nzp0YpLbP3A_WDILbPvMDhYOCtkxfwt1jpabqLIjlf4NbUKcLF89iPUJ9WLkHUTvsoLnBQtHW6Fs7cBz9yLo4rl_VwWtWZ7mS823cbJO0uxo17J4z4e_UOiBEFg6rYUCNV-Q197lN3QLUKXNGez0rYu/s4032/C16D9C84-7A82-4A39-9BAC-DDDF8A57392D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxrYkhAlyNh4BywXuafdlVUf3XqxLKeRx-6nzp0YpLbP3A_WDILbPvMDhYOCtkxfwt1jpabqLIjlf4NbUKcLF89iPUJ9WLkHUTvsoLnBQtHW6Fs7cBz9yLo4rl_VwWtWZ7mS823cbJO0uxo17J4z4e_UOiBEFg6rYUCNV-Q197lN3QLUKXNGez0rYu/w640-h480/C16D9C84-7A82-4A39-9BAC-DDDF8A57392D.heic" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I have a stash of 70+ towels........ and taking into consideration that a few will sell here and there, I want at least 100 for the guild show in November.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXgDUGsvN5fC3eAyDJG9anQZJa-3pEmZ8wnK6P98KXXa0zQ0Amb37YfroR6bfaKC8Vp08TbW0unAXm9Mw8LZUZPbKlWoRaX1v184xF7VQsGD44ylCsmwFvXePze2AJmJB4upzY1oV_pOYSEGNVyVTfqCfPBBk5YKuLNspQZCXOB109AxyRrcbi9qX/s4032/206156CE-2056-4463-90B6-F48AA6A873E1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXgDUGsvN5fC3eAyDJG9anQZJa-3pEmZ8wnK6P98KXXa0zQ0Amb37YfroR6bfaKC8Vp08TbW0unAXm9Mw8LZUZPbKlWoRaX1v184xF7VQsGD44ylCsmwFvXePze2AJmJB4upzY1oV_pOYSEGNVyVTfqCfPBBk5YKuLNspQZCXOB109AxyRrcbi9qX/w480-h640/206156CE-2056-4463-90B6-F48AA6A873E1.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Still on a mission to downsize, to really get rid of things I am not using, and know that I probably won't use. I am having a HUGE sale this coming Saturday, May 20th, from 10-2, right here. So far I have 160 cones of thread, and about 30 hand dyed yarns for weft. Plus there's a Baby Wolf loom, a table loom, and lots of miscellaneous weaving tools.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2i0fVBPbe8pTcIdtxP0GWCtyZx_NmVjLGec8RC5TPvNS_T44K5kI42l2AoaxNDPcD2fBShYxqgnGviRQ_-JuwS4KjwGNwBZmbAl0Cmf5hn7i1j2TvL2F8M4rOiS4xh2lnqYtCS-iWDEUHiK3jpYIrtL72QHDdJDZ8lRRWK0VvfSGDpet-4DwPymyq/s4032/007E826F-93CD-4508-9718-F11B9B156751.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2i0fVBPbe8pTcIdtxP0GWCtyZx_NmVjLGec8RC5TPvNS_T44K5kI42l2AoaxNDPcD2fBShYxqgnGviRQ_-JuwS4KjwGNwBZmbAl0Cmf5hn7i1j2TvL2F8M4rOiS4xh2lnqYtCS-iWDEUHiK3jpYIrtL72QHDdJDZ8lRRWK0VvfSGDpet-4DwPymyq/w480-h640/007E826F-93CD-4508-9718-F11B9B156751.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The lawn has taken off........and maintaining almost an acre of lawn has once again</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">become an issue.</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDtBj48gNI8L7CjwWbqIQ1LP1qE_Wpq4UzurVcZ7Xdx5V9uQ7yTWJahAy3Zi8b8qgMmg2B6AyiZd0U8l5rwxrL_4J9mXwHxJJncrm1CYiSiHLrsXIyUjdnqPrB5cyPnct9x74W2xjtSxfHc6KZdro8Nfa2glsn4EGSnY9Z1NgK4UyxXzXG-Sw4Z8B/s4032/E2748364-7232-464C-B8A8-27AA98403048.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRDtBj48gNI8L7CjwWbqIQ1LP1qE_Wpq4UzurVcZ7Xdx5V9uQ7yTWJahAy3Zi8b8qgMmg2B6AyiZd0U8l5rwxrL_4J9mXwHxJJncrm1CYiSiHLrsXIyUjdnqPrB5cyPnct9x74W2xjtSxfHc6KZdro8Nfa2glsn4EGSnY9Z1NgK4UyxXzXG-Sw4Z8B/w640-h480/E2748364-7232-464C-B8A8-27AA98403048.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On our morning walks, Lois and I see lots of wildlife. These turtles love to sun themselves on this log. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6swk9Ce7GUJE9CSbqx_sXfj7iGt-y5xiTfmDNrmWUnovkCWdgDnxUarQVfGtFZZMk-7pSW3gkTmct6yDWBQYZBWHQY72p9De4SYNNKPc3LSs8HxLna-U5oegYECfy701jxPnQupE967mzBQqBS6Gd2CS6FwPOHFsipdXNmMYs7LvifaqSAkFXlPa/s4032/B02F83A5-5069-4C55-8D91-61B39529A3E4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF6swk9Ce7GUJE9CSbqx_sXfj7iGt-y5xiTfmDNrmWUnovkCWdgDnxUarQVfGtFZZMk-7pSW3gkTmct6yDWBQYZBWHQY72p9De4SYNNKPc3LSs8HxLna-U5oegYECfy701jxPnQupE967mzBQqBS6Gd2CS6FwPOHFsipdXNmMYs7LvifaqSAkFXlPa/w640-h480/B02F83A5-5069-4C55-8D91-61B39529A3E4.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There's a muskrat that follows us sometimes, and a pair of ducks, and Harry the heron.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So far, Willie and Naya have not noticed him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YerbFF66lsVHRzqZoTIcMjd3GFyiE2AAacY-h-bKBF8-j7BQ9Jtc5h_-GF1gpliBUSxDzemnFLYtANO_vDsKjxfKRaltVBFhu8rvTSPkAzZmZzdiBpF8SGLMkUlmPj6pj5z15qTFQ0l9q5VGGMmQisBmhBhUPpg8sFxafujhzMKm1u_smVtgc8Wo/s4032/B08CFF6F-A953-4C68-A03C-B10B4E800DF4_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1YerbFF66lsVHRzqZoTIcMjd3GFyiE2AAacY-h-bKBF8-j7BQ9Jtc5h_-GF1gpliBUSxDzemnFLYtANO_vDsKjxfKRaltVBFhu8rvTSPkAzZmZzdiBpF8SGLMkUlmPj6pj5z15qTFQ0l9q5VGGMmQisBmhBhUPpg8sFxafujhzMKm1u_smVtgc8Wo/w480-h640/B08CFF6F-A953-4C68-A03C-B10B4E800DF4_1_201_a.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had a bit of an epiphany the other day. I was driving through the countryside going to a friend's house, and I was just enjoying the scenery and the quiet. I wasn't really thinking of anything. I stopped at a local coffee shop, and I was pouring myself a cup of coffee, and clear as a bell, the thought came, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"I love my life...........and I'm ok."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It startled me, and I almost looked around to see who said it, but I knew that it was in my head.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But from that moment on, I have felt better.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It may not make a bit of sense, but it's true.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I will forever miss my husband, and there will still be things that bring me to tears, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">but for the first time in a year, I felt a real sense of acceptance, and serenity. I'm going to be fine.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sydney says: "Of course you are."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XgGynE-VFC-c2wK3rRlSN-w1faGRDFDgUrZIKnpI-19wFsH9jDgrXtgAQ0WpHjMiXclRGingZCv1wQG64eHgjjSBCXuuQwVvOH8rGj_2yMC6eqrwv7P8c-c02-NPB0oueMp31ykXTyOpV2Wg9o1TsNURJ1pgupLSq1Vlx3V5U2by0AgVAM0Jop6F/s4032/4950FF2F-2483-4F7B-8AE3-E84AD5EBB2CB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7XgGynE-VFC-c2wK3rRlSN-w1faGRDFDgUrZIKnpI-19wFsH9jDgrXtgAQ0WpHjMiXclRGingZCv1wQG64eHgjjSBCXuuQwVvOH8rGj_2yMC6eqrwv7P8c-c02-NPB0oueMp31ykXTyOpV2Wg9o1TsNURJ1pgupLSq1Vlx3V5U2by0AgVAM0Jop6F/w480-h640/4950FF2F-2483-4F7B-8AE3-E84AD5EBB2CB.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">She's so wise, isn't she?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Yesterday I was out in the yard, and noticed several big vultures swooping around. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then two of them landed on a house across the road. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNSaDD02sH3t9v7v0J3_NnTBl3HQLbVNKwIK--CgS_WT-MbusaSTWJApZASC0iUG-SY4ZcX6M4Cln6hmcnX9690r0gdwDMZB8MwgSTLODoBJEYNU_f2zX3Z--9A-ayypmy_2VmqPZTBKTnwp4T0w4oHLNaNPXfT7b1iheQ55W48Vpuw6HKZDEEja3/s4032/6D4ACFC7-424F-4A0B-A357-28084F240E42.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoNSaDD02sH3t9v7v0J3_NnTBl3HQLbVNKwIK--CgS_WT-MbusaSTWJApZASC0iUG-SY4ZcX6M4Cln6hmcnX9690r0gdwDMZB8MwgSTLODoBJEYNU_f2zX3Z--9A-ayypmy_2VmqPZTBKTnwp4T0w4oHLNaNPXfT7b1iheQ55W48Vpuw6HKZDEEja3/w480-h640/6D4ACFC7-424F-4A0B-A357-28084F240E42.heic" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I headed over there, to get a closer shot. I figured they would be gone</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">by the time I got there, but they weren't.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNWY6Hataz_GnUr8ebrxkCw3UWznCUjk-ovrQ-yWOVP_GfFx1z0Cf_xd8Db57UYDpgD8kIpAtnRyVbrwOgQ1Ncz7sTMz63klhN0_jld9QBm9O_lz53v3zLZJNxJ5n9g7CfIJy5yuXZ_S7ib2WUudgCtZigtwi9w8QfyC2mBRS9iVsBD5fo2SsccrB/s4032/F8165B02-7251-4948-88D7-A482711CE2BD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNWY6Hataz_GnUr8ebrxkCw3UWznCUjk-ovrQ-yWOVP_GfFx1z0Cf_xd8Db57UYDpgD8kIpAtnRyVbrwOgQ1Ncz7sTMz63klhN0_jld9QBm9O_lz53v3zLZJNxJ5n9g7CfIJy5yuXZ_S7ib2WUudgCtZigtwi9w8QfyC2mBRS9iVsBD5fo2SsccrB/w480-h640/F8165B02-7251-4948-88D7-A482711CE2BD.heic" width="480" /></a></div></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Heathcliff and Gertrude, maybe?????</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-68697396365334011712023-05-01T12:54:00.002-04:002023-05-01T12:54:50.748-04:00Getting ready for a sale.<span style="font-size: medium;">In my new solo life here, having my lawn mowed, and any yard work that needs to be done, is a financial consideration. I am not going to do it myself, I've decided that a while back.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So, I guess I'll just do what I can afford, and hope for the best.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's my back yard after the first spring mow.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtAXpGOIspuhPXDC4TRlsp0I3YbCbW3LeKjAh2HsZrlQyHfl6clFEi7tlpsRpSUL5pBvd2kkEvfWn9a9ooQRJ4Be5ZfnpcrPb4nEm5ujjjpJ9wqHRVj-U1e1eKnuentR1uxjCEHdnxmhn7MuRqBUzJEiUb6qCZ89Sym_7rM45-TzPTXF9GW0GdWzv/s4032/70437431019__0AFA5FFB-9C7C-476C-BAB0-8418B9EC221B.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWtAXpGOIspuhPXDC4TRlsp0I3YbCbW3LeKjAh2HsZrlQyHfl6clFEi7tlpsRpSUL5pBvd2kkEvfWn9a9ooQRJ4Be5ZfnpcrPb4nEm5ujjjpJ9wqHRVj-U1e1eKnuentR1uxjCEHdnxmhn7MuRqBUzJEiUb6qCZ89Sym_7rM45-TzPTXF9GW0GdWzv/w640-h480/70437431019__0AFA5FFB-9C7C-476C-BAB0-8418B9EC221B.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It's obviously way bigger than I need. But I've spent years clearing what used to be an old barn yard, and now I hate to let it go.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Oh, it would grow up in a heartbeat, if I stopped mowing it, and I have nothing against wild, green spaces. The problem is that it wouldn't be a flowery field from Pinterest. It would be a hot mess, with the sumac and the knotweed (we call it bamboo) and the locust trees totally taking over. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So I just can't do it. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">In my efforts to continue to clean out this big old house, and downsize, I am having a SALE.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It's on May 20th, 10-4, and it's all weaving threads and weaving tools. I have shelves of cones of thread that I haven't used, and probably will never use. They need to go to other weavers.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm digging through drawers and cupboards and finding all kinds of things, like this old quilt that needs to be finished.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div> <span style="font-size: medium;">It's a beautiful piece of work. The wedding ring quilt is one of the hardest to get right, IMHO.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Anyway, I put it away, for sometime after the sale. I don't have time for it right now.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4cbA2bD1U89VG2PhmZJFkkD2sSXuENfpnOyNOx8zXOdrpEb3ibHspEX671D8Qr5TURN7xHu6VwBmSShyhohyEZLVfl8DUCqMMkoVEIbhZyINZnH1uxXGQnSRp_yv5ZqJwSH7Xrgc4kC952wKH9hR_x8Y10jP2SdLwYK_PAqrpX2MlSuRYM4S4pmE/s4032/70437519793__65D69699-DD48-4A87-8229-1ED44A4714EB.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4cbA2bD1U89VG2PhmZJFkkD2sSXuENfpnOyNOx8zXOdrpEb3ibHspEX671D8Qr5TURN7xHu6VwBmSShyhohyEZLVfl8DUCqMMkoVEIbhZyINZnH1uxXGQnSRp_yv5ZqJwSH7Xrgc4kC952wKH9hR_x8Y10jP2SdLwYK_PAqrpX2MlSuRYM4S4pmE/w640-h480/70437519793__65D69699-DD48-4A87-8229-1ED44A4714EB.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I just happened to catch this turkey vulture as it landed on a nearby pole. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He didn't stay long.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlzT3jUKLbWKKZtij7AQ8UUZoMKHyDzPrpDHc-bSzKnFNtwjANPzPH0jI3Yg5NmokS3XGvHZ07dbkplY11tNQFa-QzXDfD8PTzUuKX4CoyI5PvA5zFhlL4w8Jr-hiB_3J_6WmsUDo-MKGwi2_HO9TeDcFzVbm_k3MRMbCOKlQRAi7Q3d8Mv1vZmhu/s4032/IMG_3997.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlzT3jUKLbWKKZtij7AQ8UUZoMKHyDzPrpDHc-bSzKnFNtwjANPzPH0jI3Yg5NmokS3XGvHZ07dbkplY11tNQFa-QzXDfD8PTzUuKX4CoyI5PvA5zFhlL4w8Jr-hiB_3J_6WmsUDo-MKGwi2_HO9TeDcFzVbm_k3MRMbCOKlQRAi7Q3d8Mv1vZmhu/w480-h640/IMG_3997.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I had work to do anyway.</span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I needed to wrap up one project on my sewing table, before I start assembling all the cones of yarn I want to get rid of.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">It's a dress/tunic that I made from several different pieces of woven and hand dyed yardage.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Not entirely sure that I like it as a dress, but maybe shorter, as a tunic, I might really like it better.............</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So after the sale, I might try to make another one.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The front.......</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yg2cic5bGQjO0zk0rUGx903q80gKuWmnPBjjDo3yO4kWDABBJMqVeA4VmXAC5CV513Je4XC5B19EYe40SIOJiL2P1sK-tIK5qggjugEnAmoAWm3fDkIPS8--uXDG9wg3b-kYpQ6KY50ouIuBHepA19pNglpmcmgx_spIsGaaYoNzxUnwFWJVlDGW/s4032/IMG_4011%202.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5yg2cic5bGQjO0zk0rUGx903q80gKuWmnPBjjDo3yO4kWDABBJMqVeA4VmXAC5CV513Je4XC5B19EYe40SIOJiL2P1sK-tIK5qggjugEnAmoAWm3fDkIPS8--uXDG9wg3b-kYpQ6KY50ouIuBHepA19pNglpmcmgx_spIsGaaYoNzxUnwFWJVlDGW/w480-h640/IMG_4011%202.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Eighteen years ago, we cleaned out my father's house after he died. He wasn't exactly a hoarder, but he was certainly a collector of strange things. His house was a wreck. I say he wasn't a hoarder, because he was functional. He could sleep in his own bed, eat at his table, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">shower in his bathroom, and sit in his recliner and watch TV. He could cook on his stove, and do dishes in his sink.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But there it ends.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The rest of the house was totally trashed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We filled thirteen 30 yard dumpsters to the tune of $11,000.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I vowed I would never do that to my children.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then just recently, a lifelong friend of mine died suddenly, and she WAS a hoarder, and she was not functional. She could get herself to the store to buy wine, but she couldn't get to her bed, she had no vacant place to sit, she couldn't use her washer or her dryer or her shower. The stove was buried, the kitchen sink was buried. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Disturbing does not begin to describe it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now her poor brother has to deal with it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A whole houseful of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I have this real need to simplify my life and my home. That is not the kind of legacy I want to leave behind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXY5GfxFYDoH4x-zIxsHfzhpMWzvxrHNmduPC3ogBT6G-7-khdwZ7rR65x8J49T5KWr4RWznDliTB42ywunxMN6eCNLhEIv2zgTslCv7euUCQPHD6FVgDb7cn3zmjpetXCDD4hbjijRiyxvkz0RuUQMMnLe1twaMFeS1Nv4TpfrPZwNQb29q6lCb_B/s4032/IMG_3968.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXY5GfxFYDoH4x-zIxsHfzhpMWzvxrHNmduPC3ogBT6G-7-khdwZ7rR65x8J49T5KWr4RWznDliTB42ywunxMN6eCNLhEIv2zgTslCv7euUCQPHD6FVgDb7cn3zmjpetXCDD4hbjijRiyxvkz0RuUQMMnLe1twaMFeS1Nv4TpfrPZwNQb29q6lCb_B/w640-h480/IMG_3968.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Needless to say, there will be a lot of "stuff" in my house when I leave this world, but I want it to be useful stuff, and organized useful stuff.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not junk. Not boxes and drawers full of unidentified junk to go through.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thus .......the purge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Naya and Willie do not care one whit. As long as they have their food dishes, and their soft, comfy beds to lie in, and Willie has his tennis ball, the rest is just fluff.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We could learn a lot from dogs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><br />Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-38771860864671291202023-04-24T13:38:00.004-04:002023-04-24T13:38:52.977-04:00You did it.<span style="font-size: medium;">While I am totally against any form of dieting at my age, I am painfully aware that all winter long I have been eating in ways that are not necessarily good for me.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So I'm just trying to eat better. Cleaner.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I haven't eaten meat in 14 years.......wow, that's incredible to me. Seems like yesterday.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Unfortunately, sometimes not eating meat, I tend to fill up with carbs, and that is not a good thing.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3EIKuWi3GI40n6-KcmeBGeBpJgxPMheANJ-vKz2JAbWkX8BlxUs6G1L0Spbqx6Hc6clizR2__IvBK_7p4deScbZnJXAiSB7SoqakkmJhk3F13ymxV4w06KreVG-N-Vvj1OQI7sf8CTosz3QSlFH_S4Ej2msul2Hoqnq9oIA8QDQeMyKg5TSgba-k/s1920/IMG_3928.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3EIKuWi3GI40n6-KcmeBGeBpJgxPMheANJ-vKz2JAbWkX8BlxUs6G1L0Spbqx6Hc6clizR2__IvBK_7p4deScbZnJXAiSB7SoqakkmJhk3F13ymxV4w06KreVG-N-Vvj1OQI7sf8CTosz3QSlFH_S4Ej2msul2Hoqnq9oIA8QDQeMyKg5TSgba-k/w360-h640/IMG_3928.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am totally stuck on this draft. Something about the texture is so appealing to me</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that I just don't get tired of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gLy5Sg1fT2shSvoN7zm3u2tKUY9A1FDk2uAl97V_ei7RM_lmajjr9VPLbokntD-ms3kH5Zj3Dbv1h1Y_IPKe_bVu1PQFVzXC8ma6kgZJM7oGGLLl5DTva1xr5O9ks5LqR0fs8tB5MECplNujhYjkyU1j635oEjCF_RGtbV2kVK2iaJOmSk8MTKmT/s4032/IMG_3924.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2gLy5Sg1fT2shSvoN7zm3u2tKUY9A1FDk2uAl97V_ei7RM_lmajjr9VPLbokntD-ms3kH5Zj3Dbv1h1Y_IPKe_bVu1PQFVzXC8ma6kgZJM7oGGLLl5DTva1xr5O9ks5LqR0fs8tB5MECplNujhYjkyU1j635oEjCF_RGtbV2kVK2iaJOmSk8MTKmT/w480-h640/IMG_3924.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I decided to tie on my next warp, and do the same draft all over again in </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">different colors.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I chose pastels.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8vz7LjeqrqxUafktybv9D-ZmY1AqWkW0XDxcRrWfEdM9MWtWT-25iHQJYVNrN-d3BIyUcUPKlo6yjHUa7y_SI-1egH3Rz5nARdsnXWKt4BsD2-JsYc1Qy1c84Qc9zqWOFeTukfPwLmDzyzbPU00VsN8WpWItDz2vCn28Jlkqp0F_Vn_B2REIFCIQ/s4032/70379111612__B794E02B-6413-4736-918E-5A06AEE2E86C.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8vz7LjeqrqxUafktybv9D-ZmY1AqWkW0XDxcRrWfEdM9MWtWT-25iHQJYVNrN-d3BIyUcUPKlo6yjHUa7y_SI-1egH3Rz5nARdsnXWKt4BsD2-JsYc1Qy1c84Qc9zqWOFeTukfPwLmDzyzbPU00VsN8WpWItDz2vCn28Jlkqp0F_Vn_B2REIFCIQ/w480-h640/70379111612__B794E02B-6413-4736-918E-5A06AEE2E86C.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I really have no idea WHY, because I am not really a pastel kind of girl.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The first towel turned out "ok", I guess you could say that its pretty, but to be</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">perfectly honest, it did nothing for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGq7SDJ5efnxMOCx6hYIqW0SQKiPNxpL49eC_ZGbblsTKJPxkr1KiuRNhSsPfQMc2DexF3Pc0GXBTi-g3dXEGAcZ939evKaqbJ9oHd5tJRohUIIc-ThIJWMwf-9OPPGiDWipSxj1xrHF6_YtuvbLpzn7eq9h5Q6NDBn1TbPLE6MSoFvIT1SgkFoSq/s4032/IMG_3942.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjGq7SDJ5efnxMOCx6hYIqW0SQKiPNxpL49eC_ZGbblsTKJPxkr1KiuRNhSsPfQMc2DexF3Pc0GXBTi-g3dXEGAcZ939evKaqbJ9oHd5tJRohUIIc-ThIJWMwf-9OPPGiDWipSxj1xrHF6_YtuvbLpzn7eq9h5Q6NDBn1TbPLE6MSoFvIT1SgkFoSq/w480-h640/IMG_3942.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I decided totally ignore my choice of warp colors, and do whatever came to mind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While they are not everyone's cuppa tea, they make me happy, and that's what counts.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_WQk2iNKZfy94fi2ysdw908H5ALuoxEBAOy99F3wCFHtg8PWhDG1x3ggcx-0viAClcotyVB6d2oy2ppPzxiBzOgt53mGpTCjV9zFhn1Jg8nHnTEhVyfqPrzbWDgjSLD185ZTTu_7wewKXoSN2MdDAgN-w7_D8NBfAVX_lD5FK7SguGiRWgrpzwaa/s4032/IMG_3945.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB_WQk2iNKZfy94fi2ysdw908H5ALuoxEBAOy99F3wCFHtg8PWhDG1x3ggcx-0viAClcotyVB6d2oy2ppPzxiBzOgt53mGpTCjV9zFhn1Jg8nHnTEhVyfqPrzbWDgjSLD185ZTTu_7wewKXoSN2MdDAgN-w7_D8NBfAVX_lD5FK7SguGiRWgrpzwaa/w480-h640/IMG_3945.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My love of the texture continues, and I have no idea how long I will be weaving </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">these towels. I guess I will weave them until I don't.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And that's ok, too.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFPTK1iaA3Z_KEKNutclspVhb7U7xMeEYU8HDeyIkTZMGh_3cpUMd4M6ZhHHrJaQVxNokDNsLJM0ZaAWbceJaj6XC2AaGgKJ7BthgRqFMxSUl8IHKjQHiFWKi3aUK2V7UF3LDJbYkSjOPjMetyZ4bm5B_o_pysq5_Qbm5hyvmw2tREqLtxaRyB7u8/s4032/IMG_3944.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWFPTK1iaA3Z_KEKNutclspVhb7U7xMeEYU8HDeyIkTZMGh_3cpUMd4M6ZhHHrJaQVxNokDNsLJM0ZaAWbceJaj6XC2AaGgKJ7BthgRqFMxSUl8IHKjQHiFWKi3aUK2V7UF3LDJbYkSjOPjMetyZ4bm5B_o_pysq5_Qbm5hyvmw2tREqLtxaRyB7u8/w640-h480/IMG_3944.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Someone at my house has a ball obsession.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not saying who.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tunMBW-NXYBvbHufBpG7xb0-i8-pcM1WXso84-UwgcfVhBANFoGcmLNVHsFa1ZAG0i5EiwJLuz0dsmEP5fA5-64n7gqlIafXVAGt2SfkSsdtTl9nrD_12-PGdwTfVAt5BXerSidKXFvjg2baOvk0c4WD0m7f51CAsB9ui6i6xP7xJ0bvYpuEjORi/s4032/IMG_3916.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2tunMBW-NXYBvbHufBpG7xb0-i8-pcM1WXso84-UwgcfVhBANFoGcmLNVHsFa1ZAG0i5EiwJLuz0dsmEP5fA5-64n7gqlIafXVAGt2SfkSsdtTl9nrD_12-PGdwTfVAt5BXerSidKXFvjg2baOvk0c4WD0m7f51CAsB9ui6i6xP7xJ0bvYpuEjORi/w480-h640/IMG_3916.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Yesterday was a lovely rainy day, so I made detox lentil soup.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's the bomb, and definitely one of my faves. It's pure comfort.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RaiLysiw7cbu4hfrWK2Ndz2QuNa5PUlYd-sLe_26nRezbhDlMXGxWCYiPVJN7DUEQq17dTgEqWOhv3EeZdBMVJvsPXJw6MVIQUOt_1sJjvR28PlR3NX-IfCnwNwlzifqtVLWeqILnfhe3KHNGVCTUKuVP66UV0d7yAMfpKq7GxNpwGAFfjE8xMyX/s4032/IMG_3941.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5RaiLysiw7cbu4hfrWK2Ndz2QuNa5PUlYd-sLe_26nRezbhDlMXGxWCYiPVJN7DUEQq17dTgEqWOhv3EeZdBMVJvsPXJw6MVIQUOt_1sJjvR28PlR3NX-IfCnwNwlzifqtVLWeqILnfhe3KHNGVCTUKuVP66UV0d7yAMfpKq7GxNpwGAFfjE8xMyX/w480-h640/IMG_3941.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I love to read, but I admit that my reading habits are probably weird.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I read several books in a row, devour them really, and then I'm done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I won't read for a week, or 2, or 3, or even more. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Then, suddenly, I will be reading again, and I will read like I can never </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">get enough.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Until I don't.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What's up with that?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My new favorite author is Paul Harding. The book that won the Pulitzer Prize, was The Other Eden. I just finished that one, and went on to read the second one, Tinkers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">His mastery of the English language is fierce. I just love him. Here is an excerpt</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that spoke to me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49LHVYcuRq1mww7Yw7m4mKvNBcz4pXiTRSbZzFSF8dJZ_WG3u2LXoVEbXfuuQ4KtQbRXdHH-q4PMuk3q9Ux-FpGha2urQ3F7jCu7PrbxAIoDFk9VD6GJEwxu7BVuhXvRKumDMmTHP9U6USJHgoFttpCsx-T6xVAkIO8ghlgawbnC1JXcg4-amiWbU/s4032/IMG_3946.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49LHVYcuRq1mww7Yw7m4mKvNBcz4pXiTRSbZzFSF8dJZ_WG3u2LXoVEbXfuuQ4KtQbRXdHH-q4PMuk3q9Ux-FpGha2urQ3F7jCu7PrbxAIoDFk9VD6GJEwxu7BVuhXvRKumDMmTHP9U6USJHgoFttpCsx-T6xVAkIO8ghlgawbnC1JXcg4-amiWbU/w480-h640/IMG_3946.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And yes, I am still drawing. It's all coming from some dark corner of my head,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I scarce want to know where.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA47G4cYwOq2b-kwF6xC-fOUshQfy_XEkk0G1L6N7gv8tLSdT3guDDep2B_wwoCN50QysjRPrCzO2NRC9mSM4LBH0n2I6xt1lRLpj-3rDyliSt6yqDUVl6TrakTyXRii7khAK0EcKzBcybIjKwkyHIY160W9_cRAcWhdL9iC8wHqpSsAMnWtHDgsWE/s4032/IMG_3891.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA47G4cYwOq2b-kwF6xC-fOUshQfy_XEkk0G1L6N7gv8tLSdT3guDDep2B_wwoCN50QysjRPrCzO2NRC9mSM4LBH0n2I6xt1lRLpj-3rDyliSt6yqDUVl6TrakTyXRii7khAK0EcKzBcybIjKwkyHIY160W9_cRAcWhdL9iC8wHqpSsAMnWtHDgsWE/w480-h640/IMG_3891.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I feel like I might have my second wind here, I hope you all don't get sick of reading.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> It's your own fault, you are too encouraging. :)</span></div><br /></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-52733842855334912862023-04-23T06:43:00.002-04:002023-04-23T06:43:42.514-04:00Back so soon<span style="font-size: medium;">I can't tell you how much your comments meant to me.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I guess I had forgotten how healing it has been writing this blog over the last16 years.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This lamp is one of my favorites, and I remember clearly the day I bought it at a garage sale in Wells, Me., on one of our trips. My husband and I went to Maine every May and October. Good memories.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8I2s0B7ltvSxIeJa9J8eLIrPKzizfo_OXbSORGLfkmnUdpvExYQ7a1jH2aOLRgwzAFNysO9urrIz0183DCaRA2PVPIAdSKrEDXARuumLJOv_ZN6u905fhZcUn-YHWFRDcC-45UnO0xKZJ6dLbpvliipx5S-30WG4-ITyIXDvw8141qfgHiFaOaYOz/s4032/70293744425__C8D5C512-F956-48DD-9E48-23464A8AEBCA.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8I2s0B7ltvSxIeJa9J8eLIrPKzizfo_OXbSORGLfkmnUdpvExYQ7a1jH2aOLRgwzAFNysO9urrIz0183DCaRA2PVPIAdSKrEDXARuumLJOv_ZN6u905fhZcUn-YHWFRDcC-45UnO0xKZJ6dLbpvliipx5S-30WG4-ITyIXDvw8141qfgHiFaOaYOz/w480-h640/70293744425__C8D5C512-F956-48DD-9E48-23464A8AEBCA.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On my list of things to do, was repotting some of my house plants. This Oxalis was pretty root bound, and needed a new home. It was so uncooperative, and I dumped it upside down on my potting table. Luckily, it forgave me pretty quickly, and I think it's going to thrive.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpQO4Lo9h8v_fDy0LCCdjirBu0F3NUgVEGOjF_4sLIt90MyxcWPQH-BUeISRca3JFpOGZ9j7Lyc58B9BRKUzcrTDpfM4no5hzcIOWC1SY7B3yAvVKbYMDXwDrh_h7nvl03RGohYfOvLQFxZ9aOa-lKArCE3GHRO36DoisWmwgAZm9xzUKm26FQtKu/s4032/70293763809__BAD5866B-6346-475E-8803-B19145724053.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUpQO4Lo9h8v_fDy0LCCdjirBu0F3NUgVEGOjF_4sLIt90MyxcWPQH-BUeISRca3JFpOGZ9j7Lyc58B9BRKUzcrTDpfM4no5hzcIOWC1SY7B3yAvVKbYMDXwDrh_h7nvl03RGohYfOvLQFxZ9aOa-lKArCE3GHRO36DoisWmwgAZm9xzUKm26FQtKu/w480-h640/70293763809__BAD5866B-6346-475E-8803-B19145724053.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Last year I had my screen porch "rehabbed", unfortunately the screen was not put</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">on very well, and is coming off. So this year, I have to put new screen on it.......again. Annoying, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">to say the least. But the dogs and I spend so much time out there, that I have to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">bite the bullet and get it done.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's the best place to relax with a good book.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I bought a rug on sale at Lowe's, to spruce it up.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AwM2_usEHm00Qq29Cx0RghiE3T8O1QFr5Ie5KheUYwgyoachUdicU0n-GQB8mLvoJhlqfPH7o_LHfQeBjj-C_Ihgpw1kAkGcBY7Pya85OJ8QWayRXs41NPvPkyyUwLAnhymtuJnbrgTMX8DXkCBAA7A2q8EYscNScVvVEq3F000QucqdfCKW3kfa/s1920/IMG_3878.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5AwM2_usEHm00Qq29Cx0RghiE3T8O1QFr5Ie5KheUYwgyoachUdicU0n-GQB8mLvoJhlqfPH7o_LHfQeBjj-C_Ihgpw1kAkGcBY7Pya85OJ8QWayRXs41NPvPkyyUwLAnhymtuJnbrgTMX8DXkCBAA7A2q8EYscNScVvVEq3F000QucqdfCKW3kfa/w360-h640/IMG_3878.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We love our porch.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dale rocking her short hair cut! She loves it, and so do I. I love the confidence in</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">someone so young. Even though all the other girls have long hair, she was </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">quite certain about what she wanted.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXTonHJpeKzbUeHtE0NHaC4CgJpoGPJVMbVKEftDFIhEINRfaY5Ns-cmoeHkC9T27PoU0LW61egRdoap2RUXPbT061dhVrzDX9y3lY45qcTK2zbEO0io7z1OOWCzuASW1R3P3vlzd5IBkrgh_OBknEKuDtfgW-NozX9HQ0vT_AiBm0AaefQJnJAEn/s4032/IMG_5016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXTonHJpeKzbUeHtE0NHaC4CgJpoGPJVMbVKEftDFIhEINRfaY5Ns-cmoeHkC9T27PoU0LW61egRdoap2RUXPbT061dhVrzDX9y3lY45qcTK2zbEO0io7z1OOWCzuASW1R3P3vlzd5IBkrgh_OBknEKuDtfgW-NozX9HQ0vT_AiBm0AaefQJnJAEn/w480-h640/IMG_5016.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Willie loves everyone, but he seriously loves "his kids".</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">And they love him!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nuakpjYZKiHsB9QseK4cne7otEb7TI8EMKUj4vIJVfVtWs_35w3kKxfMmdVbnJ6IPfMGSqkKaUdr1XaOo60MCZlBOHXUmyVkoL9aRCvAAU-Vkr3O41Y2lbalWzBcr6La2t8HIEsqLbXbR4i2Ie5POnPl8DjH8wCPHpLKUfyJ-gnetcNFLFBWCHUO/s3088/IMG_5020.JPEG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="3088" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2nuakpjYZKiHsB9QseK4cne7otEb7TI8EMKUj4vIJVfVtWs_35w3kKxfMmdVbnJ6IPfMGSqkKaUdr1XaOo60MCZlBOHXUmyVkoL9aRCvAAU-Vkr3O41Y2lbalWzBcr6La2t8HIEsqLbXbR4i2Ie5POnPl8DjH8wCPHpLKUfyJ-gnetcNFLFBWCHUO/w640-h480/IMG_5020.JPEG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Got my new labels in the mail. I mostly use them on towels. I get them from Quality Woven Labels. They do such a great job.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4D9bcxwnpppL5J_4v6O8yAWONqSR71lUnMtowLTqSumDot9Sj95h-ePielnyGEhs7qN2GKSgEGHiy-MfTViazE2ZaGPTzVR6RNrp13JAD3PT2e4d4rwOan-oIY_x889_XHpYe_b0qwbSvNTi5IvBcdwyy8F9xUnWz_IaETicXJdWmeA6hhnnei2F/s4032/70309567410__038681F3-7D78-4D87-B2FE-C2C71E8D37D2.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx4D9bcxwnpppL5J_4v6O8yAWONqSR71lUnMtowLTqSumDot9Sj95h-ePielnyGEhs7qN2GKSgEGHiy-MfTViazE2ZaGPTzVR6RNrp13JAD3PT2e4d4rwOan-oIY_x889_XHpYe_b0qwbSvNTi5IvBcdwyy8F9xUnWz_IaETicXJdWmeA6hhnnei2F/w480-h640/70309567410__038681F3-7D78-4D87-B2FE-C2C71E8D37D2.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On another one of our trips, I came across Tajin.......a spicy concoction</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that you can put on fresh fruit.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's very addictive.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_yWR1nES04Ui9dv3UWO7CQZk4qrZdqlD_t41VdLx30T0YD2o_3N7j_ZXMzyz0waV4Oy6sN6sFKE3i1Z4D6bTuOPp7Y_UtCwmg-yicT5wjkSzvxhDCZ185BtJWDUWSAkpixx2KDAZgqTYCiWShgoGKe5w7Ingw2NBWta04Ccxg23ftY9pXU3VnZA2/s4032/IMG_3898.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2_yWR1nES04Ui9dv3UWO7CQZk4qrZdqlD_t41VdLx30T0YD2o_3N7j_ZXMzyz0waV4Oy6sN6sFKE3i1Z4D6bTuOPp7Y_UtCwmg-yicT5wjkSzvxhDCZ185BtJWDUWSAkpixx2KDAZgqTYCiWShgoGKe5w7Ingw2NBWta04Ccxg23ftY9pXU3VnZA2/w480-h640/IMG_3898.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Driving in the rain the other day, I thought about this past year. I think sometimes that I have totally bored my friends with complaints and general "whinging" (English expression).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">You all have the option of hitting the x on the top of the page, but my friends not so much.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">The crux of it is this: I feel like I have experienced a concerted assault on my person for the last year, physically, with 2 ablations, 2 cardioversions, 2 months of a horrible medication, Covid, and then 2 root canals 3 weeks apart, plus recurring hip pain. Then, of course, emotional and mental pain after losing my husband, who was my best friend. Some days I think I should be very depressed, and I'm surprised that I am not.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So I've been in Normal Sinus Rhythm since October, and I am feeling physically much better, getting over all the nasty side effects from the medications I had to take. The effects of Covid still bother me, for instance, my headaches are worse since Christmas when I had Covid, and I still am fatigued a lot of the time. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I have started seeing my Osteopathic Doc again, for Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments, which are nothing like they sound. He did wonders for my headaches years ago, so I am hoping that he can help again.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">What I want more than anything is to feel like myself, and to be honest, I don't. I haven't felt like myself for the last year.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I suppose that is to be expected.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Truth is, there is no preparation for losing someone, which is awful really, when it's an inevitable part of life, and particularly a part of aging. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Once again, I realize that 'one day at a time' is the only way to get through any of this.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">This morningI got up at 5;30, made some tea, and got on the couch with my dogs. I promptly dozed off</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">to the sounds of rain on the windows. Is there anything more soothing???</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I needed that extra half hour of sleep, and these days I am kinder to me, and I let it happen.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I go with the flow, so to speak. I weave when I want to weave, read when I want to read, rest when my body says it's time. In other times, I would have ignored my body, and pushed on to make more "product". Not today.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Today, and finally, I do what feels perfect in the moment.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Maybe it took a year of being in "the bucket", to realize the importance of taking care of me.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-9693622737882446862023-04-08T16:55:00.000-04:002023-04-08T16:55:14.414-04:00Today.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ok, so I have some explaining to do. Where the hell have I been since January????</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Well, here it is in a nutshell.........I'm not sure where I've been for the last 10 months. I'm really not sure at all. A lot of it has been a blur. My life has changed so much, sometimes I </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">feel that it has been a bad dream, and I'm going to wake up soon.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh823gW-nBNtDCWDxhq2BsTauGlYWb-blERvOmSujuScKeK8nJ1WfVlyKlLwGKlNdxAeGDB-K4c4GNhCOf-UxrF5kRxfCzqBva8rL_dxH17O2rvj1bsqE2sLWhr3HZKn4SfnU6Ts1NoNufw4gtjy6-iEIS0XZYM0R03xld0sJeMv_V_1-UnlfsA6Hh/s4032/IMG_3650.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh823gW-nBNtDCWDxhq2BsTauGlYWb-blERvOmSujuScKeK8nJ1WfVlyKlLwGKlNdxAeGDB-K4c4GNhCOf-UxrF5kRxfCzqBva8rL_dxH17O2rvj1bsqE2sLWhr3HZKn4SfnU6Ts1NoNufw4gtjy6-iEIS0XZYM0R03xld0sJeMv_V_1-UnlfsA6Hh/w300-h400/IMG_3650.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Bill used to pick on me, and say, "oh you won't miss me when I'm gone." </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I wonder if he knows, just how wrong he was.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm managing everything, for sure. Truth is though, you don't know how to fill that hole where grief </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">resides, and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Time. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I know.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIrFzZhsds2JwhYOj74jlSyfkcM_2RBbVS2u717S-CvdhV71DAhxRENz57_SxZQ3pur5J2l2iWhKzyB4Lxy5gtHkd0XQNnhzwFMXt7pEw1-BBoEwDxBsrGzTWum_OUkszyoGQ2lKEPmDfdMXHG3nDHYKsvkpD5sQF3W1gA20VAwLGmFEt_JN4LfNB/s2048/IMG_3764.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilIrFzZhsds2JwhYOj74jlSyfkcM_2RBbVS2u717S-CvdhV71DAhxRENz57_SxZQ3pur5J2l2iWhKzyB4Lxy5gtHkd0XQNnhzwFMXt7pEw1-BBoEwDxBsrGzTWum_OUkszyoGQ2lKEPmDfdMXHG3nDHYKsvkpD5sQF3W1gA20VAwLGmFEt_JN4LfNB/w300-h400/IMG_3764.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have great family, and amazing friends, and I am so grateful for both.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">They help me navigate this unimaginable loss.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And the studio, as always, is my savior. There is nothing, next to my grandchildren,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">that makes me as happy as letting my creative muse take over.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4Yl8X5ksyWm6CZml6ffeyICQOufopkTQm-Jc1GvnplgrJVSB0aamkg1_CTFyOIpnwVUjM5gjn4omTrh2R7BxEFCPhk8d4X8eaLbA913InjDBlVO-wXB2g2hFyHG6Py6EuUujmTpdJShrHRHGS-m8p5UQca7Cg0Iht1FFmhFvSyCSaskqHawMcvIz/s4032/IMG_3788.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-4Yl8X5ksyWm6CZml6ffeyICQOufopkTQm-Jc1GvnplgrJVSB0aamkg1_CTFyOIpnwVUjM5gjn4omTrh2R7BxEFCPhk8d4X8eaLbA913InjDBlVO-wXB2g2hFyHG6Py6EuUujmTpdJShrHRHGS-m8p5UQca7Cg0Iht1FFmhFvSyCSaskqHawMcvIz/w300-h400/IMG_3788.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One big change is that I really don't care about the retail end of it. I have tried, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">several times, to talk my self into getting pumped up (again) about retail, but it's just </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">not happening</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I will put stuff on FB, and I will build up inventory for the guild show</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">in the fall, and that's about as far as that goes. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Today I thought how funny it is, that I used to joke that I wanted to be that strange old</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">lady in the big house that weaves.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And here I am.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I still bake and cook, although not as much. That too is a comfort to me.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_K5lGnQM6e_PXsJarObr_4hPKItCWwE73oQGTmC10pMz6NpGMCxRv7Iu_6Wt6pPZql0cUzZ4lv6ff_2ewQqrLIGBETx_nvm5_wq1-qq3PhVIFIOt89t0FzGhdNBdEhRsWwqvJw7lsQsTeEbwNKyxKR39comqjzVrMndPeRocwwWnbOZqBBgFwZM8/s4032/IMG_3814.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_K5lGnQM6e_PXsJarObr_4hPKItCWwE73oQGTmC10pMz6NpGMCxRv7Iu_6Wt6pPZql0cUzZ4lv6ff_2ewQqrLIGBETx_nvm5_wq1-qq3PhVIFIOt89t0FzGhdNBdEhRsWwqvJw7lsQsTeEbwNKyxKR39comqjzVrMndPeRocwwWnbOZqBBgFwZM8/w300-h400/IMG_3814.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My kids, and a couple of friends, have informed me of my continual mention </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">of death. Mine in particular. The end. The inevitable. When. And how I am constantly </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">getting my affairs in order as if it were imminent.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Which it could be. Of course.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But just as likely, it's not.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsnFJUwdo8zWdL5LZM2sLIAKIMps-xoO3nvjZVzbDK8IvdD-zWbjTls98shJZO8mUn8M7j8h-tcBDSwNA6RTXmZJfBQ7Ki7N2yitq6_axxOmTQBrJZ930HkyXGY2LALbNJW_C-LXoXnGQ269_sLrYIltunHZIRcWc1yKI31rZfIVgbJKtzHoqhiPi/s4032/IMG_3819.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqsnFJUwdo8zWdL5LZM2sLIAKIMps-xoO3nvjZVzbDK8IvdD-zWbjTls98shJZO8mUn8M7j8h-tcBDSwNA6RTXmZJfBQ7Ki7N2yitq6_axxOmTQBrJZ930HkyXGY2LALbNJW_C-LXoXnGQ269_sLrYIltunHZIRcWc1yKI31rZfIVgbJKtzHoqhiPi/w300-h400/IMG_3819.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And I realize that they are right. Since walking in and unexpectedly finding my husband</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">expired, I'm afraid that my mind goes there more often than not.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I know that this is not good for me.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm just not sure how to stop it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But I know that I need to get on with it, move forward with my life, however</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I might perceive it, and I need to stop perseverating and stop being morbid.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Any passing advice?? Please. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Feel free. This is hard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aEACjx5oV2VwevNjfsp16Ct3e12plqObqawA__a9Ct3W7BoAxJElrgFyVK01XD3sL3s4w-9d7H6ik5rP1o09OALVdYhG8XsXejQFeuyYBs68D-s2dcnoKgWznMYthDMHW6PkK96daov5_NoOXz6Yts40RRj2O2QvRRepIXcuCRjAD4dgASqON2Jw/s4032/IMG_3820%202.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aEACjx5oV2VwevNjfsp16Ct3e12plqObqawA__a9Ct3W7BoAxJElrgFyVK01XD3sL3s4w-9d7H6ik5rP1o09OALVdYhG8XsXejQFeuyYBs68D-s2dcnoKgWznMYthDMHW6PkK96daov5_NoOXz6Yts40RRj2O2QvRRepIXcuCRjAD4dgASqON2Jw/w300-h400/IMG_3820%202.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I am guilty of doing what most people do, and what I have done my whole </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">life...........and that's trying to manipulate the future......trying to decide.....will </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I do this? or this? or maybe that? And will that make my happy?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">When the only real way to live your life.....I know this....I learned it a long time</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">ago, but still need to be slapped occasionally ........is to just LIVE TODAY.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">STAY IN THE DAY.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So simple, but so difficult to do.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w51wxa_M7YLMVaBdxlYAx_njwVeXPbvjVu5i7NwNiMBPPi0PMWzgJze_UfXBlFyoDw5eQX3bN5cy98HgH4CFhBFUIL2Jb7zWz1j0Lxf7toYp1wSqfHQ0dsWmCC7t8LI68qIwtI44cXpNccphIYAUD3r2kcSlLBIy5NrLAYv26RUQaBjGUoVK_uW0/s4032/IMG_3838.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w51wxa_M7YLMVaBdxlYAx_njwVeXPbvjVu5i7NwNiMBPPi0PMWzgJze_UfXBlFyoDw5eQX3bN5cy98HgH4CFhBFUIL2Jb7zWz1j0Lxf7toYp1wSqfHQ0dsWmCC7t8LI68qIwtI44cXpNccphIYAUD3r2kcSlLBIy5NrLAYv26RUQaBjGUoVK_uW0/w400-h300/IMG_3838.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So my goal, if I have one, is not to write a book, or draw lots of houses, </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">or weave wonderful garments, or dye beautiful yarn, or to go on vacation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">No.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My goal is to do today, to be as happy, and content, and comfortable as I can be</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">for this whole day, then to put myself to bed, to sleep, and rest up to do it all </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">again tomorrow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And tomorrow will be my today......and I will strive, once again, to </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">do it justice.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Wz0ZjjLyxbkc3QK6YUDiIHyJx5jOFT_5w8SAl7xd_BANVwDyXbZbLLdkMK1U67UP7Qsf7ubjzvRgPvYXHiC_hxuVio2QSHcjUhMYAoTdhnGvEBTIJfi3-m5CfUe1kBvpKSv2A2y4bNbkiPzPsqHpTbJrPoyO_MyxUI3aHMXAYHXcsF07jrIVFsgH/s4032/IMG_3839.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1Wz0ZjjLyxbkc3QK6YUDiIHyJx5jOFT_5w8SAl7xd_BANVwDyXbZbLLdkMK1U67UP7Qsf7ubjzvRgPvYXHiC_hxuVio2QSHcjUhMYAoTdhnGvEBTIJfi3-m5CfUe1kBvpKSv2A2y4bNbkiPzPsqHpTbJrPoyO_MyxUI3aHMXAYHXcsF07jrIVFsgH/s320/IMG_3839.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/39/FAFA3EE1794B59F4AAA3DB54A5BF14A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-10727184054598544442023-01-17T14:12:00.001-05:002023-01-17T14:12:10.367-05:00Think spring?<span style="font-size: medium;">I always love to share things I've found that work well, or just improve my life in some way.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">My Le Creuset NONSTICK frying pan, that was very expensive, only lasted a couple of years, before the nonstick surface was no more, and I do not own any metal spatulas, so I know that I am not responsible.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So I asked a friend, who is an avid chef, in my opinion, and she suggested this Swiss brand, Carote. It is a nonstick graniteware frying pan, $35, and so far I love it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAs5A4JphKqUNRASRLj78CV-IR8DSXj-PqFiPRAxznxmD_bzc7Flv7lZxekoA2KFIwf4k6a4ig3hXtv2_DAVtLNBcxs-gCVfnVJBCIBZKHgGIMudkiG-7zoDkbvWG15rPpa4vLACy7pQNBmE0C4PrqCiB3ac2MBwhiH7uq9tsNbWIyYGwXuVhr8Ke/s4032/69237909052__C61957F1-75C9-46E9-813C-FC47352C7BB3.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZAs5A4JphKqUNRASRLj78CV-IR8DSXj-PqFiPRAxznxmD_bzc7Flv7lZxekoA2KFIwf4k6a4ig3hXtv2_DAVtLNBcxs-gCVfnVJBCIBZKHgGIMudkiG-7zoDkbvWG15rPpa4vLACy7pQNBmE0C4PrqCiB3ac2MBwhiH7uq9tsNbWIyYGwXuVhr8Ke/w640-h480/69237909052__C61957F1-75C9-46E9-813C-FC47352C7BB3.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have been <strike>obsessed </strike> busy with dyeing warps to sell, and so far they have been </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">flying out of here.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDreaDUBJ_kcAbI38_npvwLcU7RbfM5h-bejzODEbRGcB9WP6Tr8EUpNR0HbBZdhznnPoM2dN8HlbdH1rJJ6YDsAes8TewvTuZXReJwDfJ0hL9EoTm4ftpSsxN8Pz-wW7yUPBY7RHhiQU8IxDAhwNq8nvz9zveaGtFfALAwp9BcjkgN4STVkcKPlB/s4032/IMG_2668.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRDreaDUBJ_kcAbI38_npvwLcU7RbfM5h-bejzODEbRGcB9WP6Tr8EUpNR0HbBZdhznnPoM2dN8HlbdH1rJJ6YDsAes8TewvTuZXReJwDfJ0hL9EoTm4ftpSsxN8Pz-wW7yUPBY7RHhiQU8IxDAhwNq8nvz9zveaGtFfALAwp9BcjkgN4STVkcKPlB/w640-h480/IMG_2668.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I had to decide how many threads, how long to make the warp, but for now I've settled on</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">300 threads, 8 yards long, until someone tells me that they want something</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">different.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I admit to amusing myself with this. I love it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-3vKkmEzfSnPQfQ4mfOo0FihzEK-zLnfND865GZRvJuR5lHSls5nRN6KPn2ZnKMOcQXqQofV_Q_A_DQgyjmo_KBaum-5SjmdkQkELDZ5WkKdFNeHPd9xkbHoaLDTAau1ApbQ2cs_D9_5BkE2Q7QGFNQ7N_OYFQFabxrmWbjEpkXHnZtc23qLnphD/s4032/IMG_2708.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ-3vKkmEzfSnPQfQ4mfOo0FihzEK-zLnfND865GZRvJuR5lHSls5nRN6KPn2ZnKMOcQXqQofV_Q_A_DQgyjmo_KBaum-5SjmdkQkELDZ5WkKdFNeHPd9xkbHoaLDTAau1ApbQ2cs_D9_5BkE2Q7QGFNQ7N_OYFQFabxrmWbjEpkXHnZtc23qLnphD/w480-h640/IMG_2708.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">This, of course, has prompted me to try to refine my process, make it smooth and as trouble free as possible. I've been working out the steps of my dyeing process so that it is as easy as I can make it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> I think I'm getting it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Before this awful cold snap we've been having, the weather was just lovely, and walking</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">the dogs was not painful, like it has been this week.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_Ia1baBxmIFnrIM8RmUpT1Jw2Y8B7ckTqLsNRxTZ_FOf5L_lPzKUhTsPuHTfQhLDE1YGHae6r-g2djzNV5jI7zym_U2DlD-a3G7QSGxDshjtCNqgBbpUS1NGcmqYMcelkCzco20n6C-fa_GR42vUJayYAK6VkOY0K_jDt4nuJ13XETOeW3qv1Mks/s4032/IMG_2759.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht_Ia1baBxmIFnrIM8RmUpT1Jw2Y8B7ckTqLsNRxTZ_FOf5L_lPzKUhTsPuHTfQhLDE1YGHae6r-g2djzNV5jI7zym_U2DlD-a3G7QSGxDshjtCNqgBbpUS1NGcmqYMcelkCzco20n6C-fa_GR42vUJayYAK6VkOY0K_jDt4nuJ13XETOeW3qv1Mks/w640-h480/IMG_2759.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But weather will not keep these two out of the hot tub. To say that they love it is an understatement.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkAQdIIGgqnIScCpFY4l-EJctG_GVIEUt71BcG8RC_UdJ6eFCPRC0w2Xde4iQo-enLmmP_zSUo3UlUqJTtKFb3bxXn7IbLwCoUEyKFVXt6llGgxDRX6QZWKOwhNUv4BVmlL0U1Jgod8iun_4At9sAHih398fUk3B4Lz1JeFyF6b5eXqr_P4i2Ib47/s4032/IMG_3969.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglkAQdIIGgqnIScCpFY4l-EJctG_GVIEUt71BcG8RC_UdJ6eFCPRC0w2Xde4iQo-enLmmP_zSUo3UlUqJTtKFb3bxXn7IbLwCoUEyKFVXt6llGgxDRX6QZWKOwhNUv4BVmlL0U1Jgod8iun_4At9sAHih398fUk3B4Lz1JeFyF6b5eXqr_P4i2Ib47/w480-h640/IMG_3969.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I have discovered that life goes on, no matter how much you expect that grief should stop it cold in its tracks.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Doing what is right in front of me seems to be the best medicine. Also, a routine, albeit a new routine.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I try very hard to keep busy all day, and in the evening it's time to chill on the sofa with Naya and Willie.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">That's Sydney soaking up the heat in front of it.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQZkoxDGCRHzHjoLT4khsZzIqHTWaEW4r6ZcHjelU7b9WXru3yc1X5wosTuMJ9pcT7MrMhyo7wjKS-ePLsZzQY_2Noey1mKtStriGa6cUh8FXsgDsMa5RVbfAuJbtSH-nuco4iQzHh4gZruLqIeDe95b9vNlbE9YQuaU0I60MvmnFiWOnGoMSSQk8/s1920/IMG_2920.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUQZkoxDGCRHzHjoLT4khsZzIqHTWaEW4r6ZcHjelU7b9WXru3yc1X5wosTuMJ9pcT7MrMhyo7wjKS-ePLsZzQY_2Noey1mKtStriGa6cUh8FXsgDsMa5RVbfAuJbtSH-nuco4iQzHh4gZruLqIeDe95b9vNlbE9YQuaU0I60MvmnFiWOnGoMSSQk8/w360-h640/IMG_2920.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The cold front that has swept in makes me more of a hermit than ever, I'm afraid.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm not entirely sure that's a bad thing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0Hz1bRZdPJ1svXk85LGtn1UhyTH9n32fp_huN6cFDAoYP7vYpxyYJFM4_6AXH_EQmo8p9BHKBUS7wBoZRDyt_BffYwMwuwCtjfOZfn6J38SDKMlhqJcVlsU_VnNCMel0wWcXl8EbQDbCgB9XKIknycOe27NBjxbQf6kRKD5EympQ8VcKabVaJp0E/s4032/IMG_2922.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt0Hz1bRZdPJ1svXk85LGtn1UhyTH9n32fp_huN6cFDAoYP7vYpxyYJFM4_6AXH_EQmo8p9BHKBUS7wBoZRDyt_BffYwMwuwCtjfOZfn6J38SDKMlhqJcVlsU_VnNCMel0wWcXl8EbQDbCgB9XKIknycOe27NBjxbQf6kRKD5EympQ8VcKabVaJp0E/w480-h640/IMG_2922.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dyeing with all these luscious colors makes me happy and lightens my mood every time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsg-zdMG8P2d5SrQivX1CSlDD-b_tv3tUT7bjvQkZXic-oSZ0E1w9k43ys69uAs7IXFX9_CcF5pqjpPio94NlaD1uBltrMc1u0LBXpmJyqSNLBlYTSKkF-A8sAsnCsG6qGwmIpSeGGvnDfx3eRVvUjY3C2BpP1B35lui9xhUn6Q55l9mlYF3Gyll0t/s4032/IMG_2955.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsg-zdMG8P2d5SrQivX1CSlDD-b_tv3tUT7bjvQkZXic-oSZ0E1w9k43ys69uAs7IXFX9_CcF5pqjpPio94NlaD1uBltrMc1u0LBXpmJyqSNLBlYTSKkF-A8sAsnCsG6qGwmIpSeGGvnDfx3eRVvUjY3C2BpP1B35lui9xhUn6Q55l9mlYF3Gyll0t/w480-h640/IMG_2955.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There's also a great feeling of satisfaction in turning No color into something like this.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmuoV_1HL_U6WMgF9Oofx47xl1yyWLh-K_jjqcuy4Rs1x2aJa00WKydRBHrJyrBXQRMS2CZSUPkeVznr_xDpEhjZkp3IuFMnMIVv2ZQ-JEC1KvCoBaRfVpLvQ3691P2foM0PhzayS3nkiLocmy40X4Y3EqZka2_g2licFAAdENTl9dkdxH8EW5rPO/s4032/IMG_2770.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmuoV_1HL_U6WMgF9Oofx47xl1yyWLh-K_jjqcuy4Rs1x2aJa00WKydRBHrJyrBXQRMS2CZSUPkeVznr_xDpEhjZkp3IuFMnMIVv2ZQ-JEC1KvCoBaRfVpLvQ3691P2foM0PhzayS3nkiLocmy40X4Y3EqZka2_g2licFAAdENTl9dkdxH8EW5rPO/w480-h640/IMG_2770.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">These three are also a dose of sunshine and happiness.</span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Every time.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31p2-z1Kwmuhy46U8HhiMv5eSwSOhf9ujjOpiB1-ULbLot5whUh6sEV-eeTL3-MfeAd6ei-6wY933NaKoaNivQnNixdQTUf7dQI-rTrf201Gs4NP2z0Veejq890qxZxjEe_u07WCmmaWUlZfpUcA8c7yTYvnGq21T0ied6wqBmTNu379vYq6gLbHb/s4032/IMG_2853.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg31p2-z1Kwmuhy46U8HhiMv5eSwSOhf9ujjOpiB1-ULbLot5whUh6sEV-eeTL3-MfeAd6ei-6wY933NaKoaNivQnNixdQTUf7dQI-rTrf201Gs4NP2z0Veejq890qxZxjEe_u07WCmmaWUlZfpUcA8c7yTYvnGq21T0ied6wqBmTNu379vYq6gLbHb/w480-h640/IMG_2853.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Two more weeks of January, and it seems like spring is just around the corner. I know, </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">I am inappropriately hopeful.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqu_D6aYddETKP4PuzOIvBVD8UQGmY5YzrfqqCntC1SFPLQh8GPJFyUjaDIBeB_9cJrrE-301tzbl2hYUe-EWsOpn_cDatGvpIbVj6sZf969tAyJ-Bu3ETZfA4dGLuxX-9m_ysdUeZ2O1wGo3dmIyr-49cILH1T2Ar9v1f84NpunIAZm504K56G4dB/s4032/IMG_2876.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqu_D6aYddETKP4PuzOIvBVD8UQGmY5YzrfqqCntC1SFPLQh8GPJFyUjaDIBeB_9cJrrE-301tzbl2hYUe-EWsOpn_cDatGvpIbVj6sZf969tAyJ-Bu3ETZfA4dGLuxX-9m_ysdUeZ2O1wGo3dmIyr-49cILH1T2Ar9v1f84NpunIAZm504K56G4dB/w480-h640/IMG_2876.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;">In other news, my bathroom ceiling looked like it was beginning to show signs of deteriorating, and believe me, you do not want lathe and plaster to start coming down.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">So my handy neighbor and his helper have been replacing the ceiling, painting and making the upstairs bath look pretty brand new.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Walking the yard the other day, I realized that there are branches down everywhere.......so there's a job for spring.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">That's ok. I still want spring to come soon. It can't come soon enough.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5818397854598010989.post-39320257391823659842022-12-15T17:55:00.003-05:002022-12-15T17:55:46.085-05:00Moving on.<div><span style="font-size: medium;">This is the view I see while drinking my morning cuppa tea. I always start my day the same way.......after the dogs have been out, they snuggle with me on the couch, while I do the NY Times crossword.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpErSHpxM-eTfJconB_2g3I9xRjNEIyqiPUsB1VBq_45BR-sDydqaBmfmLGdDSxUSwOIGPLte2HVDllY1RVFHGgFP1CXrAfYBbvqLfLP8rgnZakNDAH3ULwph4u3_KrfHEmjC18nXF8_vZrANREE_B8ingMEHxLzhZyaqtGjrBS44lxccsiu55WLym/s4032/IMG_2207.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpErSHpxM-eTfJconB_2g3I9xRjNEIyqiPUsB1VBq_45BR-sDydqaBmfmLGdDSxUSwOIGPLte2HVDllY1RVFHGgFP1CXrAfYBbvqLfLP8rgnZakNDAH3ULwph4u3_KrfHEmjC18nXF8_vZrANREE_B8ingMEHxLzhZyaqtGjrBS44lxccsiu55WLym/w480-h640/IMG_2207.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know I have been AWOL for a while. I apologize. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It seems that I have been busier than I expected.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Hudson Mohawk Weavers guild show took place on Black Friday weekend, and I was very pleasantly surprised at how much product I sold.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHx6-EIX_b8TsL-Jc6caA_KPFVtSXLa_du2yxqrwTX3BhyYnG-UZTgXAPancC8MBG7qdl37zWIEccUdak2QwL_x_fB-PjvQTWkadnFTdw-hrSrwY7FlkOdxvMfsgrZypCe1ljmpIYk_i0Puu4wEhZjssDmJUFrQwhcMkHJeEDrZmfFqLFOP2RLn8t/s1920/IMG_2307.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnHx6-EIX_b8TsL-Jc6caA_KPFVtSXLa_du2yxqrwTX3BhyYnG-UZTgXAPancC8MBG7qdl37zWIEccUdak2QwL_x_fB-PjvQTWkadnFTdw-hrSrwY7FlkOdxvMfsgrZypCe1ljmpIYk_i0Puu4wEhZjssDmJUFrQwhcMkHJeEDrZmfFqLFOP2RLn8t/w640-h360/IMG_2307.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Then I came home, and decided to have a half price sale........and that too was wildly successful.<div><br /></div><div>A couple of friends were concerned that I was getting rid of too much stuff........but honestly it felt good.....freeing in fact. It was time for some hand woven items to move on out , to make room for new things, and to inspire me to get creative and change things up.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6Ase1ZgUW5dIkorSb_3RA8XN15R-fW3ELa4loBnwUHZkD0nmbzLarCZLwRifg4ajKX2pZSHT0A2aK0zWitkChMtqPfZEwUtUaEOa9Lt70jE-KG3XJHNA9MCpsv70cCsVRQY5LabT7usnSoOXPiX_xbRW1GAb1O_Kr2_y1AyYpdXq-vE8_6I5pgGl/s1920/IMG_2308%202.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6Ase1ZgUW5dIkorSb_3RA8XN15R-fW3ELa4loBnwUHZkD0nmbzLarCZLwRifg4ajKX2pZSHT0A2aK0zWitkChMtqPfZEwUtUaEOa9Lt70jE-KG3XJHNA9MCpsv70cCsVRQY5LabT7usnSoOXPiX_xbRW1GAb1O_Kr2_y1AyYpdXq-vE8_6I5pgGl/w360-h640/IMG_2308%202.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm totally loving that. I am feeling unencumbered by the need to produce, and that allows me to be spontaneous with what I dream up.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMobXznhZA6JfZrPb6m8aIeEUNDVwROZCNIzC0dT62dvCU4-aCn1IjwzTkK7Wd8IQmj7nkeWFvpUnAuVsen6zAsLur7Ebmkht8vcI_-2bMrs2RUzpWJ7fIFG2im_iW0hvcEA3PT7kfcGtnfB45hJ80KuccVhfChNAoK6zdO7wWlwyld5x0885JMQHy/s4032/IMG_2309.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMobXznhZA6JfZrPb6m8aIeEUNDVwROZCNIzC0dT62dvCU4-aCn1IjwzTkK7Wd8IQmj7nkeWFvpUnAuVsen6zAsLur7Ebmkht8vcI_-2bMrs2RUzpWJ7fIFG2im_iW0hvcEA3PT7kfcGtnfB45hJ80KuccVhfChNAoK6zdO7wWlwyld5x0885JMQHy/w640-h480/IMG_2309.heic" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The other event in my life, that kept me pretty occupied, was a yarn venture.</div><div><br /></div><div>A weaving friend of mine, who lives in Maine, was liquidating her yarn business, and she made me an offer that I couldn't refuse. </div><div>I pondered it for several days, and in the end, I just couldn't find enough reasons NOT to do it.</div><div><br /></div><div>So I called my daughter, and frequent partner in these kind of off the wall trips, and we met my friend in NH one Saturday afternoon.</div><div><br /></div><div>Here we are, after picking up the yarn, transferring a loom, and generally heading home. We were starved, and found this great Mexican restaurant, where they make the guacamole right at the table.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3AAkAedwML_G9FmPf8BrL_SUP5UO9XpbigxU-RsK6m0K6Ph8kFuHb1YtLaZrnlBHUEbPVAmYcZZFDK4ZpNo_aPMy9CMW2eQD5AaCFw3yNUvn8ga_8mPKq4A8rwDqKnRy1Im1uO_ekUS4OmcTBH0Fzn-7lmHEr6A2kKSiPYGs1DwG5awnB1T6yEwF/s4032/IMG_2315.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb3AAkAedwML_G9FmPf8BrL_SUP5UO9XpbigxU-RsK6m0K6Ph8kFuHb1YtLaZrnlBHUEbPVAmYcZZFDK4ZpNo_aPMy9CMW2eQD5AaCFw3yNUvn8ga_8mPKq4A8rwDqKnRy1Im1uO_ekUS4OmcTBH0Fzn-7lmHEr6A2kKSiPYGs1DwG5awnB1T6yEwF/w480-h640/IMG_2315.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>And the beer was yummy. 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIiwhM4L1aTVelna98dIZmpX7FdBj03pZUcC7dL0Wzheox76OjueqcJ_Qjn0-IFxTox4bScs_eFi6Gjp8U2J7sxmgiplK-UtH9kuWlkOmDV6KzrEJ9BOF8xyY16B66nooZICgZz_Y4HWNNlqtJpvrqFF0yoXXGMo2M-g9QIkExcvzw8UmNVZ6I1u_/s4032/69073560566__31548AB6-08AD-42A1-870A-25DBE531FC48.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIiwhM4L1aTVelna98dIZmpX7FdBj03pZUcC7dL0Wzheox76OjueqcJ_Qjn0-IFxTox4bScs_eFi6Gjp8U2J7sxmgiplK-UtH9kuWlkOmDV6KzrEJ9BOF8xyY16B66nooZICgZz_Y4HWNNlqtJpvrqFF0yoXXGMo2M-g9QIkExcvzw8UmNVZ6I1u_/s320/69073560566__31548AB6-08AD-42A1-870A-25DBE531FC48.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>There's more, but you get the idea...........</div><div><br /></div><div>My goal is to sell a lot of this yarn, make enough to keep a lot of it, with the end result that I don't actually pay for any of it.</div><div>If that makes sense. </div><div>So I decided to wind warps, and sell hand dyed warps to other weavers.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>This was my inspiration picture.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGM3u8U1xJBDsnvmn8jS8XbPEs1Y20yqVWhf_RRWZIgac1hnRPhMuolPf9If2zzmf3xctP7yocth73zwNKo2SY88QxKU5ryJLuLFNQikSWryIgdN7Nsy6iHMDo3ZJLUt3Tr1hflZrRBBojSuar3BcknK8fgTLb0i4Pz3BT-bd0zMW3sNPKk8qu2z4k/w640-h480/IMG_2575.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think I nailed it, don't you??????</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWFJ-74HeR8KyzU4wtPEnHFbipo2fAArJpAxmiDX4kSeGjECJ6Y239MIo9ntUtGpPzk75raSsAlO8a505wdrTftQ0iMVWaauGEAgjua6vLQpQwjT34QJpnW3JV_CaOmSrlwlAENz7z_Lq07ksSiTaV4DW0RE3A3-HB_iDk5dFnG4HTyfXghbKivT-/s4032/IMG_2596.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglWFJ-74HeR8KyzU4wtPEnHFbipo2fAArJpAxmiDX4kSeGjECJ6Y239MIo9ntUtGpPzk75raSsAlO8a505wdrTftQ0iMVWaauGEAgjua6vLQpQwjT34QJpnW3JV_CaOmSrlwlAENz7z_Lq07ksSiTaV4DW0RE3A3-HB_iDk5dFnG4HTyfXghbKivT-/w480-h640/IMG_2596.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div>I love to dye, and I figure that this will be a great winter project. </div><div><br /></div><div>This is my first winter here without DH. I don't have to tell you how incredibly different it is.</div><div><br /></div><div>Keeping focused really helps. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdNpAuQWIXjCQEkAP_uur7OERip9vExR9ztdOtN7UUXQntREIbB6093j2Jn7C7_j9Pnoyxg9LhWR5YFBig9iPUEQVZ-oxt3RDbJgosofcqPeaVbRF4DSFydtQRYLkHdAnTBv_FAHTVKIONnWSr6Y4fx6kpt-DRIswUl4MgLLtI57RALZSZgf_cdHG/s4032/IMG_2611.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRdNpAuQWIXjCQEkAP_uur7OERip9vExR9ztdOtN7UUXQntREIbB6093j2Jn7C7_j9Pnoyxg9LhWR5YFBig9iPUEQVZ-oxt3RDbJgosofcqPeaVbRF4DSFydtQRYLkHdAnTBv_FAHTVKIONnWSr6Y4fx6kpt-DRIswUl4MgLLtI57RALZSZgf_cdHG/w480-h640/IMG_2611.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div>This is my new weaving corner. The AVL used to be here, with all its electronics, and wires and cables.</div><div>This Louet, that I call Big Lou, is just what I need right now. It's simple, but a joy to weave on, </div><div><br /></div><div>I just put 18 yards of hand dyed mulberry silk on it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWhSb6KqyCa2yb37QE1B-JmToVfL_A3nIEgJwmmGgPpJhwywjEgK0OqhahYj1zNRgdx7MiKH24QuYruK7rXg17e3gehZ4A2XDaa3pmcgr29rbAhWMJJiVMoYUmHDgsv2m0yFjNSfj7Fdly-i3a-0l7Ga3GL9nFgJpC-LNIltEKegL69Z27ZRywGyZ/s1920/IMG_2613.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWWhSb6KqyCa2yb37QE1B-JmToVfL_A3nIEgJwmmGgPpJhwywjEgK0OqhahYj1zNRgdx7MiKH24QuYruK7rXg17e3gehZ4A2XDaa3pmcgr29rbAhWMJJiVMoYUmHDgsv2m0yFjNSfj7Fdly-i3a-0l7Ga3GL9nFgJpC-LNIltEKegL69Z27ZRywGyZ/w360-h640/IMG_2613.JPG" width="360" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>I think this will occupy me for a good while.</div><div><br /></div><div>Only another weaver can appreciate the feeling, when you get up in the morning, and you can't wait to get to the loom, to get weaving on whatever your project is.</div><div>That's how this makes me feel.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcb27k2Hj14kdBmY-k0hiRjN-_0fPJ8aR7TGde-NC0PsDW0jDgTjOF2DnFf05CsuyvZts1ax-vvSALvYgnEZ0WweCiXB1urZuA8i6M-z-el5vB8uBuGrCybPpueaRKhRC8rLOXcfaBkrd3rKg7F4L0exG6oVvjqfFOvsxWZ4EqoubN6UTSdmybkktk/s1920/IMG_2620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcb27k2Hj14kdBmY-k0hiRjN-_0fPJ8aR7TGde-NC0PsDW0jDgTjOF2DnFf05CsuyvZts1ax-vvSALvYgnEZ0WweCiXB1urZuA8i6M-z-el5vB8uBuGrCybPpueaRKhRC8rLOXcfaBkrd3rKg7F4L0exG6oVvjqfFOvsxWZ4EqoubN6UTSdmybkktk/w640-h360/IMG_2620.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>A lot of people have asked me "how are you doing?" The implication is that the holiday season is going to level me, and that being alone is the worst possible scenario.</div><div>Those suggestions have prompted me to do a lot of thinking on it.</div><div><br /></div><div>The upshot is simply this: yes, I have lost my husband. It's been a tough, tough year.</div><div><br /></div><div>But I am pretty much a positive person. If you follow my blog, you know that I have weathered some difficult times. I'm still here. I still love to weave. I am happy in my little corner of the world, with my dogs and my looms. I have a beautiful extended family. I have AMAZING friends. I am still on my feet, and I still get excited about life.</div><div>In the words of Thoreau,</div><div>"If one advances confidently in the directions of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>That's where I am, here today, with a success unexpected. I may grieve, but I will be ok.</div><div><br /></div><div>I get up every day, watch the sun rise, and do what's right in front of me, and with the simplest of chores and routines, and projects, I live my life. And I'm grateful for it, every day.</div><div><br /></div><div>And with that I wish all my blogger friends a wonderful Christmas, full of love.</div><div><br /></div><div>Later.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><h1 class="quoteText" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;"><br /></h1></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/39/FAFA3EE1794B59F4AAA3DB54A5BF14A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Hilaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02528439226293446420noreply@blogger.com4