Day 276 of 2026

Happy birthday!

 

Day 275 of 2026

The next installment of my jeans from the 1970s

 is the knee area of the same leg as last time.

The pink plaid is a piece left over from a long skirt

 with a ruffle on the bottom I made in college. 

The solid pink is a knit fabric

 that was used for a project that I can't remember. 

I have the feeling it was also some sort of clothing, 

but I'm not sure.

 The red butterfly is a purchased patch. 

I am going to label these posts as "1970s jeans" so you can find them all quickly in the sidebar.

 

Day 274 of 2026

Finished. 

The Puffy Checks Socks are blocked and ready to be worn. 

I can now get ready for the knit-along with M 

without feeling guilty about starting another pair of socks.

I started posting about these socks in January 

as I was hoping for a pair of Valentine's Day socks, 

hence the vague heart formation for the picture. 

Feel free to go look at all the related posts about these socks 

which are under the label "the puffy checks socks."

 

Day 273 of 2026

GB#3's cross country meet tonight was the last of the season. 

The confetti made it seem like a celebration.

 

Day 272 of 2026

While in the attic last weekend, 

I found a box with some items I really love. 

These are the jeans I wore in high school and college. 

They are covered with lots of mending and embellishment. 

This freehand embroidery design

 is near the bottom of one of the legs. 

I'll share more soon.

 

Day 271 of 2026

Fireball and I worked on the garage again today. 

This is a box from an appliance we bought a while ago. 

Fireball opened it up and found three layers of walnuts

 from our tree stashed away in it. 

This is likely the work of one of our neighborhood squirrels.

It's too bad they went to all that trouble

 and never came back for them.

 

Day 270 of 2026

These are probably my most liked items I got at Comic-Con, 

the water bottle and the sweatshirt. 

They are definitely the most used.