Day 221 of 2026

A day at the museum.

 

Day 220 of 2026

I need to make the shape at the top

 out of yarn but much smaller. 

Here's how I'm going to do it. 

I have traced the original (too large) shape. 

Per my calculations,

 my new shape needs to be 40% of the original size. 

I have calculated what the vertical 

and horizontal measurements should be in inches. 

I wrote that down on the original paper. 

Since my original size is bigger than one sheet of paper,

 I marked a cutting line and added diamond marks to line up later. 

I cut my original in half and made copies of both halves at 40%. 

Out popped my tiny copies which I will tape together 

using the diamonds for matching up. 

I will use my now reduced hand written dimensions

 to check for accuracy. 

All that is left to do is make my little yarn piece 

using the tiny pattern to check the shape and size as I go. 

Expect progress pictures.

 

Day 219 of 2026

We had a visitor in the yard this afternoon. 

He was camouflaged quite well.

(zoom in if you can't see him) 

He was definitely looking for some lunch. 

I have completed filling in the photos 

from my time away on days 204-210.

Go take a look.

 

Day 218 of 2026

The squishy puzzle floor is going to be a great addition

 to our baby play space.

 

Day 217 of 2026

GB#6 in the yard discovering a leaf.

 

Day 216 of 2026

Tomorrow will be my first day with GB#6 since I've been home. 

I've got the cutest new board book,

and I can't wait to read it to him tomorrow.

 

Day 215 of 2026

These little toast crackers are so good, 

but I can't buy them here. 

It's hit or miss for Little E to find them

 but when she did recently, 

she bought a few boxes to bring with her 

when she came for our Big Adventure.