You know I like an advent calendar. Look what got here today:
hand eye crafts
Monday, November 18, 2024
Holiday Fun
Sunday, November 17, 2024
Bravery Takes Many Forms
My "marathon piece," as it shall now be known, is on 18-count fabric. I think that's as high a count as I've ever worked with. 22 seems ridiculous to me, but kudos to those who take it on.
Saturday, November 16, 2024
Working Toward Something
This is the piece I wrote about the other day:
Friday, November 15, 2024
Break Out the Thesaurus
Okay, ankle news. Wednesday night, I was frantic. The swelling hadn't gone down, the coloring looked worse, the pain was no better. I was going back to the doctor Thursday.
Except when I woke up yesterday, the swelling was way, way down. I could walk pretty well. The coloring was better. My last doses of doxycycline were for today, so I took a deep breath and decided to wait one more day. And this morning, my two ankles looked very much the same! There's still some discoloration, but that, I've learned, can last even after all the other symptoms are gone. SO, one doxycycline left, and we'll see where things go.
Big game here tomorrow. Lots and lots of traffic outside. Time to hunker down. Not this
but this
Hope your weekend is comfy and cozy, too!
Thursday, November 14, 2024
I May Even Get to Wear a Hat!
Have you noticed that sometimes when people say, "On 'three,'" they actually do it on what would be "four?"
I'm down to my last Creamy Coconut Dr Pepper, and I am guarding it with (practically) my life. Why, oh why, do they have to be in such short supply?
I have started a cross-stitch piece that will not be any fun, but will be beautiful if I can get through it.
And, yes, in answer to my gripe the other day, it is kind of chilly tonight. My little wren friend drives the point home.
Granted, (s)he usually takes up residence at the other end of the porch, but (s)he is a lovely, welcome sight.
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Friends and Warmth
Well, I found a pattern for my "Oregon" yarn.
It's "I Just Want to Knit," from my friend Kelli Slack. It's a pattern even I could memorize, and it's coming along. Yes, there are eyelets at the bottom; I just didn't pull down far enough.
The heat has been turned on for a protracted period today. Was the Universe reading my post from yesterday?
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Where Is It?
So today is my 4th day on the doxycycline, and I think it makes me extremely nauseated if I don't have something in my stomach when I take it. The ankle does look better, though. Maybe this is going to do the trick. Knowing where the really angry colors were, I can see an area of discoloration, but nobody else would notice, I suspect.
No embroidery or cross-stitch to show today, but my banana silk scarf is growing nicely.
Holiday Fun
You know I like an advent calendar. Look what got here today: Notice the "in a matchbox." Here's why: 5 1/2 inches wide, ...
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Revisiting Matthew Perry's ketamine-related death has pretty much closed the door on my using it for my depression. I realize his case,...