I am off until the 28th and our leisurely countdown is on. I still have many small projects to get to, all of the presents to wrap, and a feast to prepare, but I am well past the halfway mark for getting stuff done. I did, like an idiot, add 2 high effort projects to my list the day before yesterday but I think I can manage.
I am loving the gorgeous snow. I want it to stay and maybe get a fresh topcoat for xmas. We shovelled out all the cars and were most grateful for how light and fluffy the snow was. Praise Thor! I can no longer shovel wet, slushy, heavy snow, I literally get sick. This snow is perfect and lovely. I need to remember to top off all the feeders today. They are getting low.
At work last night I gave out/left presents for all my coworkers. Just tins of home made cookies and a couple of cloth napkins each. Nothing major. I think last year I gave them just cloth napkins but sets of 4 or something. I love cloth napkins. They are a tiny, everyday way to love the planet. They last for years and are super easy to make and care for. I used to sell them in my Etsy shop. It I get into making them again maybe I’ll reopen after Covid19 dies down. I’m currently trying to avoid the post office and, well, leaving the house much at all.
In deference to the headache I am currently suffering that is all for now. Be safe! XXOO
snowy weather and illness means i’ve had more time to knit lately! i’ve finished 3 of the horcrux washcloths and started a 4th.
completed: cup, diadem, and nagini. started: ring.
so, i finally ventured out to the greatest yarn store to get supplies for upcoming projects. i’ve got yarn to finish all the horcrux washcloths, for the house colors mug cozies, the nagini lariat, the beaubatons capelet, and i jumped the line and bought a bag of yarn for the order of the phoenix throw blanket because it was such a good deal. at the moment i am slightly bored with the washcloths and keep reconsidering my plan to knit all of them, but i’m about halfway there anyway so i am going to try to stick with it. my plan is still to make items for each house when a project calls for it… at least through the scarves. when i get to more advanced projects, like the house cardigan and all the socks and such, i may pick one house and move on. i would go back and make the other houses later because of course i want to make all of them.
yarn haul, from various sources…
i’ve also finally packed away almost all the harry potter xmas decorations. i still have the house banners up because the dining room always looks so sad once i take them down. everything else is back in boxes in the closet waiting for next winter.
i’ve finished the first horcrux washcloth and am working on the second. i finished the hufflepuff cup and have started the ravenclaw diadem. we ventured out today to get yarn and needles for upcoming projects and failed pretty hard. i was able to get approximate colors for all the washcloths and some to make an upcoming nagini project but that was it for yarn. i’ll have to head down to webs to get expensive yarn i guess. oh well, it will be much nicer yarn too so it’ll work.
more later, i’m beat and need to make dinner. cheers all! and happy knitting.
So, I haven’t posted in over 2 weeks. I guess I got busy between work, holiday prep, and life in general. HI! I’m back.
I had a nice holiday. Our feast was good, presents were well received by all, I got some books and things I really wanted, including a new tea kettle of better quality. My old one peeled and cut me! Apparently it was covered in some sort of metal or metalish facade. Sliced my thumb open when it peeled back with regular use. Oh, and I got some of my favorite, fairly expensive, tea so mornings are more yummy now. We all played my son’s new game, Red Flags, a hilarious card game where you try to set your friends up with the perfect date while other players sabotage things by playing what they hope will be deal breakers. So, I put out 2 cards: “Looks just like Scarlett Johannsen” and “Gives the world’s best back rubs” and then someone plays something hideous on it like; “amateur cannibal” on it, or, “constantly trying to kill you.” We played with 4 people, so 3 of us made up someone for the person to date and then tried to ruin the dates others made. Then we argued for our date, despite the red flag, and tried to get them to pick ours over the others. So much fun and a little disturbing.
The terrible storm has been and gone. We had rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain, hail, thunder and lightening. It was pretty insane. But we got through it just fine. We stocked the house and the porch with wood and got a few perishable foods to top off the pantry. We were ready for a power outage but lucked out and didn’t get one. We spent the day watching The Witcher on Netflix, reading, cooking, eating etc. The library closed early so my boss told me not to come in. We did have to get my daughter from the train at about 11:30 pm and the roads were pretty bad. We were ok though and my daughter is home from her big trip to NYC safe and sound.
My daily life is fairly satisfying right now. I get up, put wood on the stove, put the kettle on for tea, feed the cats, do some dishes, start some laundry, hang some laundry, bring in some wood, make the tea and head upstairs to wake my hubby. I’m on top of most things at my job now too so that keeps my stress level… level. Oh, and the making my own laundry soap thing is a HUGE SUCCESS. The stuff is amazing. The clothes smell clean, just lovely and clean, not perfumey. They almost smell like they were dried outside which is awesome. I think I’m hooked and will be making my own from now on. It’s so easy.
I have so many things I want to learn, make, do. Lip balm is a success so now I want to try making lotion. I’ve been making some cool tea blends and I want to make more. I can hardly wait for summer so I can harvest some wild ingredients and grow some of my own. Oh and I hope to be able to garden without killing stuff and also get a nice yield. I am so bad at gardening. I need to take a class or something. I want to make soap, candles, learn to use a Chinese steamer, learn to weave baskets, etc etc. My son and I want to get all set up to make terrain for gaming too. There’s just so much. Since I don’t know how to weave baskets I watched a tutorial on crocheting baskets and made one of my own. I modified an existing pattern to make one with a handle and a cover.
I’m pleased with it and I used one of the buttons from my late Gramma’s stash. ^_^
Well, much to do, so I’ll leave you here. Tomorrow I will make a post for a bright, new year full of endless possibility. Be well.
Gen-Xer Remix 