hand eye crafts

Some time ago, I brought a bookcase down from Hannah's room to store some odds and ends that were kind of haphazardly around.  Since then, there have been books and Funko Pops and yarn and framed things...  You get the idea.  When I was putting away the Christmas decorations, I realized how very many strings of clear lights I have.  After that, the idea struck me that I could line the bookcase with lights, and store some of my boots on the shelves.   Whoa, whoa, whoa --- hold on there, Walt.  I dreamed, I visualized, but it just wasn't happening.  I couldn't figure out how to put the lights in place so they'd stay.  AND, the lights are strung on green wire while the bookcase is white.  Not pretty.  Until the lights were turned on at night. So what did I do today?  Shopped for bookcases that come pre-lit.  My college roommate BFF gave me Amazon* gift cards for Christmas and my birthday, so I've got a bit of a head start....

 So the "I'm mad" palindrome?  Cool as that is, "Weird Al" Yankovic wrote an entire song in palindrome.  It's title is  "Bob,"  and it's remarkable. Kind of a nothing day here.  I've nothing to show for Tiny Needle Tuesday, of course.  There's a new button on AI that's caught my fancy.  It's "Lunar New Year."  This is my daughter and me from the weekend of the Walking Dead convention and the Hugh Laurie concert.  We both look pretty much the same, I guess. Well, her hair is back to its natural brown.  For the time being.  😉

 

Oh, no no no no no.  Uh-uh.   I have tried a whole lot of Dr Pepper products, except Peeps.  I don't do Peeps.  Candy, beans, Tic Tacs, Jack Links, even Dr Pepper cake.  Most of them weren't great, but let's not kid ourselves --- I'll try this. For me, the best Dr Pepper comestible remains  and the best Dr Pepper-adjacent product is Gone now, but I bought many, many a tube...

A couple more cars on the purple train started yesterday: My therapist gave me these today as a late birthday gift.  (We've been "together" so long that we joke we could switch chairs in the office and get just as much done.)  I don't know why that one rose stem bent on me.  Maybe as I tried to get everything in the vase?  At any rate, they're so pretty and so much appreciated. I got myself a new crock pot (or slow cooker these days, evidently) the other day.  It's a little guy, 'cause I'm sure not cooking for crowds anymore.  The one that I had to replace was a wedding gift, I think, so I can't complain about it lasting 40 years.  This is the new one: On the bottom of its carton was this: Ohhhhkay...  I'm well past reproducing, and please, Fates, let me be done with cancer.  The warning, though, is due to chemicals you might be exposed to.  It isn't clear where the chemicals are, though.  The paint?  The heating case?  Th...

Did y'all have to chew on these in elementary school? One of those days each year when routine went by the wayside?  If memory serves, they tasted awful, and chewing for as long as we were supposed to seemed impossible. Then we judged one another based on how many purple spots were on our teeth.  (We were SO cruel.) I'm kind of surprised they're still around.  We all got a new toothbrush at the end of the day.  Really, really out of the ordinary for us in the 60s. Some exciting news from tonight.  I polished my nails! First time since my fall.  The left hand dealt with my right hand easily, but the reverse was not true.  These two dang fingers are still making fine motor work tricky.  But I got it done.  Success!!