Day 29 of 2026

There is a lot to say about this piece of knitting, 

but most of it will have to be for another day. 

Today I will only say that tomorrow 

I will need to see if I can successfully rip it back

 to a preferred spot without a lifeline. 

Wish me luck.

 

Day 28 of 2026

 

Today's sort through was a box labeled "Old Books."

I have reduced the number of books I'm keeping

 to about one quarter of what I started with. 

It seems it was common to write one's name and the year in books. 

This one was my grandfather's. 

He saw fit to write all the pertinent information on the cover. 

What struck me most though 

was that the year of his high school graduation 

was one hundred years ago.

 
 

Day 27 of 2026

These are the adorable crocheted items I told you about on Saturday. 

From the small pot on the right the "succulents" pull out and become coasters. 

 

Day 26 of 2026

Now that the snow is on the ground, 

the temperatures are going to stay very low for a while. 

The positive side of that is the beautiful frost on the windows.

 

Day 25 of 2026

Final result tonight after it finally stopped snowing. 

9 1/2 inches on the patio table on the deck in the back yard. 

Everything is shut down tomorrow. 

 

Day 24 of 2026

Fireball and I went to the Home Show today before the snow started. 

This is a new featured exhibit I didn't expect. 

There were many tables set up in a specific area, 

each occupied by a young person selling their hand crafted items. 

We bought a couple of adorable, very well-made 

crocheted items from one of them. 

 

Day 23 of 2026

Back on Wednesday when I cleaned out the hall closet, 

I decided to move the box on the top shelf to another location

 so I could keep all our luggage together. 

I moved the box today and put it in its proposed new spot. 

Unfortunately, it won't work there but also can't go back where it was. 

I have stopped trying to figure that out today 

but will come up with a solution soon. 

What's in the box, you say? 

It's my wedding gown which my mom made for me. 

I know you cannot see it all here, 

but it is a long dress with short puffed sleeves

 and a separate lace pinafore. 

Mom did the embroidery on the neckline 

and more secret stitching on the inside portion of the hem. 

I did not unseal the box so I can't tell you exactly 

what is stitched there but I do know that 

our wedding date is part of it. 

If you've been here for a while, 

you've probably seen the dress in a post. 

Here is the link to the photo. 

Use it for general shape and design. 

The details don't show in this picture.