Day 21 of 2026

Do any of you remember when silk ribbon embroidery was a big deal? 

I took a class in which we learned how to embellish a jacket. 

While decluttering a closet today, I found my jacket from that lesson. 

I still love it even though I haven't worn it in a long time. 

I'm not ready to part with it yet so it will go back into the closet. 

Maybe at some point I will take lots of detailed pictures of it 

and let it go, 

but not today. 

Plenty of other items did leave.

 

Day 20 of 2026

I have changed the dishes. 

I've skipped right by my preferred winter colors

 to make sure I didn't get busy or distracted

 and forget to change them for Valentine's Day. 

Colors used: 

Peony, Flamingo, Linen, Sky, Scarlet, White

 

Day 19 of 2026

Indiana University wins the CFP National Championship! 

Cignetti smiles!

 

Day 18 of 2026

The last of the holiday cards will go out tomorrow. 

On to other things.

 

Day 17 of 2026

I have done a lot of sorting

 through the holiday decor and ornaments this season. 

I am finally packing it all up to put away 

and now have at least three empty containers

 due to the reduced amount I have kept. 

I have also reduced the total number of containers

 and boxes going back into storage even more

 by putting some of the boxes into existing containers

 that now have more room.

These two boxes are no longer needed but contain lots of memories

 so a photo was in order before they go into the recycling bin.

 

Day 16 of 2026

Where am I? What is it? 

It appears I am about 3 or 4 behind 

on answering the Where am I? and What is it? questions.

 I'll wait until the end of the weekend to give you some time to answer 

and then I will answer all of them 

and link back to the original questions.

 

Day 15 of 2026

Another January evening sky.

(photo taken 1-15-2026)

 

Day 14 of 2026

I have selected the yarn for my next sock project. 

That didn't take long.

Unfortunately, by the time I got the yarn wound

 it was dark outside so the color is not true. 

As soon as I cast on and knit a bit of each color, 

I'll take a picture in the daylight

 for a better representation of the actual color. 

I wanted to cast on tonight, 

but I have been researching stretchier cast ons instead. 

I think it's a good investment of time to learn something new

 that may result in a better product in the end.

 

Day 13 of 2026

Morning walk with a friend.

 

Day 12 of 2026

Ta-da! 

More pictures on More Curiously.

 

Day 11 of 2026

Gone swimming. 

Ta-da tomorrow.

 

Day 10 of 2026

I'm almost there. 

I checked the fit and length of the toe, 

have made some adjustments per a consultation with M, 

and will make an effort to finish the second sock tomorrow. 

After that is blocking so I'm hoping I can share a picture

 of the finished pair on Monday.

 

Day 9 of 2026

How about another very interesting sky?

 

Day 8 of 2026

While I ordered my advent box this year, 

I took the empty box from last year 

and surprised Fireball by filling it with goodies for him.

 He really enjoyed opening our boxes together each night.

 

Day 7 of 2026

This zipper pull had come off the track and 

I was asked if I could fix it. 

The process involved unstitching, 

replacing the pull, adding a fabric pull stop, 

stitching the main fabric back to the zipper tape, 

stitching the lining back to the zipper tape 

and redoing all the topstitching. 

Because the spaces were awkward, bulky and not at all flat, 

all stitching was done by hand.

Whew.

I have to say though, I am pretty happy with the result.

 

Day 6 of 2026

I can always count on my trusty Betty Crocker's Cookbook

 (©1969, 1974 reprint) to quickly give me the right proportions 

for the medium white sauce for tonight's casserole. 

Oh, in case you needed to know, 

Cheez-it crackers now come in a gluten free version in the US. 

Yes, they are also in my casserole.

 

Day 5 of 2026

Two in a row. 

This one featuring the color orange.

 

Day 4 of 2026

Today's pink January sky.

 

Day 3 of 2026

I did the Stitch Supply Co advent box again this year. 

This is the first opportunity I've had to share what was in it. 

This is the entire haul with the exception of the pillow case fabric 

which has already made it to my studio. 

It was fun again with some perennial favorites

 and lots of new, exciting items.

 

Day 2 of 2026

I'm going through knitting books. 

These are a few that I thought I would be able to part with. 

I was wrong.

 

Day 1 of 2026

Fireball and I went outside to see the first sunrise of the new year. 

I think we may need to make this an annual activity. 

I'm excited for another year of pictures. 

Are you?