Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Episode 244: Defeated by a Cat




This episode will upload August 2, 2025 

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Warm Thanks : 
Turbogal: for loving on my custom-made minifigure.
To the folks signing up for CFR11! 

My community: in Finch, on Reddit, on the ground in the SCV, in this group.


My two finches are having a pajama party. 
 Finch app ID is XRVW2WQW3C.

Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 11 (2025): ALL INFO IS RIGHT HERE It's the info thread on Ravelry. Yes, I made my hotel reservation.
Cogknitive Fiber Retreat 11 is scheduled for OCTOBER 11, 2025. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
This is a Developing thread, so check back often.

Registration for CFR 11 (2025):

Via Paypal to Dr. Gemma at gemmadw AT yahoo.com
Payment is due at time of registration and is NOT refundable.**
Sign-up dates:
Everyone: July 1, 2024 BUT If you have EVER attended a CFR--automatic admission--July 1, 2024. Returning people get first dibs in spaces before August 30.

We have hotel issues, sadly. Please sign up asap!

Limited to 50 people.

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:  not yet!

In Progress:

 Stash toss 2025 (56 in, 28 out):  no new yarn. Hooray! 
Virgo sweater: onto the sleeves! Started a sleeve.

Doing the sides, all the blocks are joined. Done up the side panels. Thinking of the liner, digging out an old flannel sheet.

Lakeside cardigan : Remaining: 1 set of front on panels, each is 2x2, weaving those ends, attaching, then major remaining seams.

September Sweater: It's crocheted and has been on my Rav projects page for months. 225 to 150 chain. I’m about half way through the second torso piece. Train progress!

Alfresco 2nd rectangle, finished 1 skein of 2nd side

Random ESCs: tails and tummies for 4 chickens



Quilt squares and organizing—none this week—we are at 69 finished so far. 10 more in the early stages. BUT I finished ironing all the quilting fabrics that I bought before Joann’s closed. Fusible interfacing pre-cut rectangles for t-shirt quilts

Dizzy Blondes: finally plied the  persimmon colored Lisa Souza BFL and the camel hair/silk mix; started the LS BFL Giverny


Using the electric eel 6.1.

Strategy: change things up a bit to refresh yourself

AW shoot! Thursday I ran again! Hiking LA: Saturday: brief solo train outing to Glendale. 


Donate used running shoes: Soles4Souls or One World Running

Upcoming:

Mountain Gallop: August 16, 2025

Be The Light 5K: Sept 21, 2025:





Fluffy Books: 

Finished listening to My Calamity Jane. Finished listening to My Imaginary Mary at night. Now listening to Can’t Spell Treason without Tea

Something I Really Like: Moomin Adventures, vols 1 and 2 and Ninja Keto Chow ice cream

Project back episodes on Proton- episodes 141-180 of the original series are up for the month of July

Put a Lid on It: tea tasting:

zoodles!

Using up meat leftovers:


The return of the electrolyte drink! Ketorade!
In a pint jar:

Juice of half a lemon
2 TBSP apple cider vinegar 
1/2 tsp No Salt
1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt
5-10 drops liquid stevia
Fill rest of jar with sparkling water



Blather
The boycotts: keeping the faith
The Bead Show at Pasadena Convention Center




LGBTQ+ LIFELINES:

Community Resources:
Books I’ve UsedA Knit/Crochet Library on the Ravelry group for CogKnitive
My Favorite Resources to Buy: The entire list can be found right here.
Skills and techniques list : links
Calendar: 
Yarnopoly and Second Saturday Stitchers—look them up on Facebook! meet-ups on the 2nd Saturday of each month (usually)
Sit and Stitch group: 9-noon, 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month at Joanne Darcy Library in Canyon Country
SCV Free Craft exchange: Find them on Facebook. 

Mountain Gallop 5K: August 16, 2025
Labor Day: Aug 30- Sept 1, 2025
Birthday break: Sept 4-7, 2025
Be the Light 5K Sept 21, 2025
Jeepers Creepers 5K: Oct 19, 2025.

CFR 11 (2025): Oct. 11, 2025. 

And Minerva gets the last word: I won.





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