Day 265 of 2026

Well, my fast finish is not going as quickly as I had hoped. 

I have been having trouble lately 

with stitches dropping off the end of my needle. 

Once I notice it, it takes quite a while to fix 

as the pattern is not easy to decipher

 when the stitch continues to unravel. 

I have tried to use the 9" circular but my hands cramp

 making it impossible to proceed with that method. 

I am not a fan of magic loop knitting but I may try two circulars. 

I think that may stop the dropped stitches but not bother my hands. 

I need to order several needles to finish this pair

 and to be ready for the first SAL pair M and I will be starting soon.

 

Day 264 of 2026

Breakfast: 

hard-boiled eggs, avocado, Italian dressing and strawberries.

Fireball opted for lunch.

 

Day 263 of 2026

This is the best example of what it means to be a team. 

Runners cheer on one of their teammates 

who was injured but continued to run. 

As soon as he was close enough, 

they all ran on the inside of the track 

alongside him until he finished the race.

 

Day 262 of 2026

I went into my studio to find something. 

I found a suitable item. 

I set it aside and then promptly started categorizing these books

 as they have gotten quite mixed up. 

I have more in stacks around the room

 so I plan to make some decisions on what to let go

 so that all the ones I'm still interested in will fit. 

Now, of course, I can't find the item I had gone here to get. 

I may have thrown it back into a bin of similar items, 

but for today I will just have to do something else that doesn't require it.

 

Day 261 of 2026

I finished cutting out a new quilt today. 

It has been my nap time cutting project for a couple weeks now. 

The stack in the back will need to be sorted and put away. 

To the right of the fabric stack is my colorful pouf. 

That's where the unusable bits are going.

 

Day 260 of 2026

It's time to bring the red socks back out. 

I think the last time I posted about them here was in May. 

I am at the straight foot part of the second sock. 

I am motivated to get them done

 so I can begin an informal sock along (SAL) with M. 

I think I'm going to give myself

 a minimum number of rows or repeats

 to do each day for a fast finish.

 

Day 259 of 2026

You might think that G#6 is examining his tongue, 

but he is not. 

He immediately went closer to lick the mirror.

 

Day 258 of 2026

Last load of the day.

It's been a rough one. 

I had an eye treatment today which I was expecting 

based on my vision and the time since the last one. 

It really zapped my energy today, though, 

which has not been the case lately.

 

Day 257 of 2026

A trip to Home Goods helped me find 

just what I was looking for.

 

Day 256 of 2026

Penrod Arts Fair was today 

and the weather was all over the place. 

It was cloudy for a bit, it rained off and on, 

and it finally got sunny and very hot and steamy. 

To prepare for all this, R wore her rain boots. 

Later we discovered that she matched some of the artwork.

 

Day 255 of 2026

My birthday was a few days ago. 

Upon request Fireball got me a tilting and rotating

 puzzle board with drawers for sorting. 

Then we got a new puzzle to go with it.

 

Day 254 of 2026

Following yesterday's theme, it's also choir season, 

which is pretty much the whole school year.

 It will kick up significantly in the spring

 with show choir competitions 

with two GBs participating this year.

 

Day 253 of 2026

It's cross country season again. 

Due to many weather cancellations, 

today was the first completed meet this year.

Day 252 of 2026

I can't really call this done yet as you can see 

I still have ends to weave in, 

but I did get the fancy bind off done today.

 

Day 251 of 2026

Time to let a few more things go.

 

Day 250 of 2026

GB#6 and the bubble machine

 

Day 249 of 2026

Lots more work in the closet happened today. 

There is still so much more to go

 but it is definitely looking better. 

There will be a lot of labeling to do once I have finalized 

the locations of the items I decide to keep.

 

Day 248 of 2026

We have a flurry of birthdays this month. 

GB#4 is the first. 

She becomes our newest 12 year old.

 

Day 247 of 2026

The sky tonight was amazing.

 

Day 246 of 2026

GB#6 is curious about the puzzle. 

Teach them young.

 

Day 245 of 2026

I'm out and about downtown for lunch with Fireball. 

I've taken this picture before but can't seem to find it. 

If I come across it, I'll link it here so we can compare. 

I finally found it. Click HERE to see it in 2015.