Day 36 of 2026

Years ago my quilting group made felted wool pincushions. 

I have many scraps from that time.

When shapes are cut from a larger piece

 it is no longer a neat piece.

 There are always these weird shapes sticking out

 that make the wool quite messy.

I recently found a bag of felted wool pieces. 

I decided to trim them up and cut as many little shapes

 as I could from the messy bits. 

These will go in a separate place for future appliqué projects.

 

Day 35 of 2026

The cuffs of both socks of my next pair are finished, 

marked and ready for the leg pattern to begin. 

If you remember this post, I can tell you that this is much closer

 to the actual color of the yarn and I am really loving the combo. 

I did the research I talked about in that post

 but ultimately decided not to change

 what I have already been doing on my socks.

 

Day 34 of 2026

There was a school function tonight. 

We left home right after Fireball got home from work. 

We arrived just in time.

 We were not the only ones. 

There was no parking. 

It was a very cold walk from our car. 

At least the sky was fabulous...

and the event was good.

 

Day 33 of 2026

Oops! 

I was just trying to put my crock pot away 

and the lid handle shattered. 

Now I am charged with research and phone calls 

to see what my replacement options are. 

Hopefully it will involve a new handle, 

but I suspect a new lid might be my only option.

 

Day 32 of 2026

My mother and my mother-in-law passed away 

seven and four years ago, respectively. 

It has been very hard to summon the courage

 to go through their purses. 

I'm not talking about their checkbooks and wallets 

or other time sensitive items. 

Those were dealt with right away.

I'm talking about the pens and notebooks, 

phone numbers and nail files, 

mending kits and mirrors, 

and one plastic rain bonnet. 

I finally did go through the two purses 

and kept just a few meaningful items. 

I am discovering that as time passes 

and I look through things again, 

I always find some things I can let go of 

that I previously thought I needed to keep. 

Progress is slow, but progress is progress.

 

Day 31 of 2026

We got to see GB#2 perform with her show choir today 

to start off the spring competition season. 

 

Day 30 of 2026

I have successfully ripped this back

 to a plain purl row prior to my mess. 

Since this picture was taken I have 

put the stitches on my needle, 

oriented them correctly, 

figured out where I actually am in the pattern

 and knitted a few rows. 

My center line has stayed in the center, one of my former problems.