Blankets (2008-2023)
Who twice drove off attackers as we ran together in the desert hills
Who won her place among us and learned to trust again
Who adored Teddy and Artemis, befriended Eleanor and Baron, and mothered Captain and Queenie
Who taught me more than any mentor about trauma and survival
Who died peacefully in my arms
We will run the hills again someday in a better place. I’ll bring treats.
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Warm Thanks :
To all who sent comfort this past week.
TST--Thanks for the hugs.
What's On My Hooks and Needles:
Finished:
Nope.
In Progress:
Stash toss 2023 (4 in versus 21 out)
Vest-uary 2023: on to the front! Going up the right side.
Lanesplitter Skirt- I’ve turned the first corner and I’m on the straight-away--32 inches along!
Don't Know Yet--a year in blocks-- onward! Seaming experiment:
19 x 19 blocks!
18(19) squares=361 squares. And extras
Arranged, photographed, and clipped. Rows 1-12 sewn together, ends woven. Row 14 is now sewn on to the body of the blanket . Row 15 is now clipped to the body of the blanket and getting its long edge seamed. Row 16 is now getting its short edges seamed. That’s 266 (74%] blocks out of 361 done!
Pennsylvania Dutch embroidery--not yet
Lady Eleanor Shawl-- The Next Big Thing. Progress in middle of skein 7/11. 32” long so far.
My Favorite Resources:
Webs for supplies
Sierra Cottons and Wools in Bishop, CA
The Altered Stitch in Valley Village, LA
The Knitting Tree in Airport-land, LA
Latelier on Ventura
Birch and Cider for custom leather tags on Etsy
Dizzy Blondes:
Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com
3rd bobbin (sigh), but no progress
A fuzz ball of Minerva daily continues: 1 per day
Unboxing the new Nano—not yet
Strategy:
Mindfulness Strategies: mottainai: too good to waste--the value of the everyday
Help Ukraine from President Obama
More ways to help from Lovecraft
Fluffy Books:
Introduction to American Deaf Culture by Thomas Holcomb.
A Brazen Curiosity by Lynne Messina—the Beatrice Hyde-Clare series
The Law According to Lidia Poet on Netflix
Something I Really Like:
The Good Place on Netflix
Put a Lid on It:
Tea tastings: continue.
Keto hot cocoa experiement: 1 tbs cocoa powder, 15 oz watwr, melted stick of butter...maybe decrease that butter...
Blather:
The spa package
ASL: Deaf culture class: onward!.
Pupdate-- Captain and Queenie and Blankets
Dog nose protector for discoid lupus
Hubsdate: doing great
Calendar:
Grand Canyon: June 5-9, 2023
Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference: Anaheim, Dec. 12-23, 2023
And Minerva gets the last word: Thanks for the love.
