Sock Madness 18 Rounds 1 and 2
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4d ago
I just finished my socks for Round 2 and submitted them. Now I’m just waiting to see if it was approved. I love a good challenge and my friend, Patte, says I’m product-oriented. So, I like getting something finished even if I dislike the process of getting there. I’ve learned a lot of new skills and techniques so I’m happy I gave it a try. It is a free challenge so I had nothing to lose. I made 3 pairs of socks over 24 days which really surprised me. Of course, I didn’t do anything else that needed to be done. After I finished each pair of socks, I had some free days before the next round so ..read more
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Postcard Show
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2w ago
Yesterday we went to the Postcard Show hosted by the Tropical Postcard Club. We got there around 10 am when it started and stayed until 1 pm. It ended at 4 pm but we had to get on the road before then. It was so nice to see our postcard friends. I thought there was a good turn out and I was glad to see a couple of our stamp club friends come to the show.  Don found lots of treasures that he couldn’t live without. I surprised him and bought 4 boxes of postcards from another friend for his birthday. Of course, our car is packed to the gills as we make our way back to our summer home and I f ..read more
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Sock Madness 18 Qualifying Round
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3w ago
I’ve decided to try a new adventure and I signed up for Sock Madness this year. It is a Ravelry challenge that involves knitting socks. You have to pass the qualifying round to get assigned to a team and then compete. I think each round gets more difficult and the deadline gets shorter. Qualifying Round: You are sent an email with a specific pattern. You have to knit it exactly as written with specific minimum requirements. After you finish, you have to take specific photos and upload it to your project page. Then you email the judges with a link to your project page. If it is before the dea ..read more
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Bills, Taxes, and Enjoying the Front Porch
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3w ago
It was a lovely day today. I always (or at least try to) balance my checkbook every Friday and pay bills. Then I worked on our taxes. I usually start this on the first of February but I kept putting it off this year. Yesterday I gathered all the needed info and filled in a spreadsheet. That makes it easier to fill out all the tax forms. Today was the first draft of my taxes. I usually review it once a week and find a mistake every week. Next week I will plug the numbers in on the form that is on my computer. I spent most of the day I sat outside on the front porch. I knit, played games on m ..read more
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Gardening Fun
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2M ago
Yesterday, my hubby and I repotted a bunch of snake plants. First, he drilled holes in the bottom of my new flower pots and then I put a coffee filter in the bottom of each one. He helped me put potting soil in each one. Then we had to separate the snake plants in these cheap plastic containers. We had so many leftovers that we planted some in the garden around the back patio. I ended up throwing away some because there was nowhere else to plant. Then we transplanted the firecracker bush from the side of the house to the garden around the shed. Hopefully, tomorrow when it is cooler, I will tak ..read more
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Floor Restoration
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2M ago
For a couple of years now, I’ve talked about restoring the terrazzo floors in our Florida home and I finally got my husband to agree to do it. I put in 4 calls to different companies and I only got one to call back. They sent out a guy who offered to do it and we agreed. Of course, I couldn’t remember which company it was that showed up. So, we wrote up a simple contract and when he came out, we had him sign it before he started the job. We paid him half at the end of the first day and the remainder of the money on the last day. He did ask for a $100 advance on the third day which we gave him ..read more
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2023 Goals Review for December
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3M ago
We had a wonderful month of December. Most of the month we relaxed and enjoyed our hobbies. We had a quiet Christmas but it was nice. I achieved 82% of my goals.  I was one book short of achieving my last goal so I am happy with my results.  1. Learn something new. - I learned Tunisian crochet to make a couple of dishcloths. I’m still practicing my watercolor painting and my ukulele. COMPLETE! 2. Knit at least 1 sweater - I finished with my sweater. (Collins Tee) COMPLETE! 3. Yarn - more out than in (use more yardage than I buy) – COMPLETE! ●            ..read more
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Continuing with my crafts
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3M ago
Being stuck inside because it is cold has helped unleash some more creativity. I finished 2 projects yesterday. I also continue to work on my crocheted mosaic blanket. I found out that if I only move the progress keeper every Monday, I see that I’m making progress. When I move it every day, it doesn’t seem like I’m doing much and I get discouraged. I think since I’ve been working on it these past 2 weeks, it has doubled in size. I finished my watercolor painting of the American Goldfinch. It wasn’t as good as the Vermillion Flycatcher but I noticed I had trouble with the feathers on both of ..read more
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Bringing Out Old Projects
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3M ago
Yesterday I started with a new creative strategy. Two days ago I saw this YouTube video pop up in my feed about Morning Pages and it had me curious about them. I watched about 4 different videos on the subject after that and decided to give it a try. Yesterday was my first day and even though I didn’t have a notebook or journal, I used a spiral memo book that I had on hand. I had no trouble filling up 4 pages of it and I did it again today without any trouble. I guess today, I will go find a notebook to write in.  Since it was rainy most of the day yesterday, I was stuck indoors so I de ..read more
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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
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3M ago
Well, it is that holiday season again so I thought I’d update you about our 2023 year.  Early in the year, we were in Florida and cruised for a week on the MSC Divina in January. It was good to visit with our friend Guglielmo, the hotel director on the ship.  February was a quiet month. We attended regular meetings of the Cresthaven Stamp Club and the Tropical Postcard Club.  In March, our niece, Deanna invited us to spend the week in Orlando to watch her daughter,  Kaeli in a college softball tournament. We had a wonderful time and the weather was perfect. I had forgott ..read more
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