Day 132 of 2026

I am very much a rule follower 

and because of that I find it hard to understand

 what I came upon at this intersection. 

The light is red and the two cars at the front

 are both completely beyond the white line

 behind which we are required to stop. 

This puts them entirely in the crosswalk, another big no-no. 

I guess I just don't understand people.

 

Day 121 of 2026

This was a beautiful part of my day...

observing youthful wonder.

 

Day 98 of 2026

Sometimes the best toys aren't toys.

 

Day 54 of 2026

It was a happy mail day. 

M sent me a new sticker for my water bottle. 

The sentiment is so accurate.

 

Day 46 of 2026

Sometimes I peek into the china cabinet

 to see what's happening there. 

Today I spied my snowman who lives inside. 

He seems to be happy that it's still winter. 

Personally, I will be glad when the temperatures

 are consistently warmer.

 

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 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 125 of 2025

 

I'm still working on collars. 

I'm still not sure if it's worth the effort, 

but at this point I feel like I'm too far in to quit now. 

As for the Cheerios, I have recently found that sometimes 

when the directions suggest a person eat a little something

 and drink a full glass of water with medicine, 

it is a good idea to do so.

 

Day 123 of 2025

It's chilly tonight. 

 

Day 276 of 2024

The day started out at the dentist where he was unable to get my mouth numb 

(My right jaw is quite sore from all the attempts)

and the procedure I was scheduled to have had to be scrapped. 

In the afternoon I noticed that something was missing. See photo. 

The rest of the moments of the day were not all bad 

so I can't call it a bad day, just a few bad moments. 

I do hope tomorrow will be without incident though.

 

Day 198 of 2024

It was an extremely frustrating day for me today 

so no projects were attempted.

 We went out for a calming dinner. 

Fireball and I shared Crispers (scratch-made potato chips) 

and Queso before our entrees. 

Now I am so thirsty and can't find the normal water 

I carry around with me throughout every day. 

This substitute hits the spot but I will be refilling it 

several times before I head for bed.

 

Day 128 of 2024

I'm trying to incorporate some new habits into my days. 

While I really enjoy listening to audio books, 

I do have some hard copy books in my possession 

that I'd like to read. 

I've decided to add reading of these into my routine. 

I picked just ten minutes for the time I will spend. 

I could read longer if I want and time permits,

 but my goal is just ten minutes. 

It doesn't sound like much but it will be quite effective.

 

Day 69 of 2024

In just a few hours, this clock will finally show the correct time. 

It will be correct for the next 34 weeks

 at which time it will go back to being wrong.

 

Day 65 of 2024

Well, this was certainly a surprise I wasn't expecting today. 

Note: It wasn't for me specifically but for anyone who entered this room. 

It was fun, though, and made me smile.

 

Day 61 of 2024

My brain is all over the place today. 

I wanted to go upstairs and cut the new pieces I need to swap a color in my temperature quilt 

and also look for an appropriate fabric to fussy cut for the February window. 

But wait, first I need to clean up the dishes from dinner. Ok, done. 

But wait, I forgot I have fabric in the washer that needs to be put in the dryer

 and fabric that needs to go into the washer. 

Fabric? Oh, yeah. I bought a cute kit for a Halloween table runner

 that I'd like to be ready to make so I'm preparing the fabric. 

Oh, yeah, the pattern was missing a page and I contacted the maker

 to see if I could get the missing page.

 Let me check my email to see if she wrote me back. 

I finally got upstairs and remembered 

that I wanted to look for the knitting needles that I need

 to start a Halloween hat for which I bought a kit last weekend. 

I found four of the one size I need and none of the other. 

I weigh the pros and cons of just using the one size that I found. 

I read through the pattern again and am very confused by the sizing and gauge. 

I do some math to see if I can make it work anyway. 

My conclusion is to cast on and see what happens. 

I pick the shiniest of the needles as the yarn will slide best on it. 

I begin the cast on and the first round with the black yarn provided 

and realize I will need my light to see. 

I set up my neck light and now I have a terrible glare 

from the light hitting the shiny needle. 

I will stop for the night and knit the next round onto one of the other three needles

 which will hopefully not create a glare. 

Now it's very late and I just remembered that I need to go switch the laundry again.

How did I start my evening? Oh, yeah, I need to cut out new fabric. 

Maybe tomorrow.

 

Day 28 of 2024

Do you ever have one of those days? 

You know, the ones in which you have one thing you have to do

 and then almost forget to make sure that thing is done? 

Well, for me that was taking a decent picture for today, 

not that this one is much better than what is on my camera roll. 

And then to top it off I miss my normal "post it by" time. 

So here is my uninspired picture, 

posted with the wrong date at the top, 

with a disclaimer  at the bottom designating date taken 

even though it's definitely in the photo.

(photo taken 1-28-2024)

 

Day 302 of 2023

It's foggy and misty this morning. 

It's a couple days before Halloween. 

Here's a thought for the day.

 

Day 232 of 2023

RH Indianapolis: High-end home furnishings retailer 

(formerly Restoration Hardware)

I don't get out much and I just realized that Restoration Hardware 

has moved from inside the upscale mall

 to the former location of Bed Bath and Beyond, 

which is in a strip shopping center right across the street. 

This is the second store with the same description

 to have done or will be doing this. 

In another nearby shopping center a new West Elm is being built. 

I imagine the current one, which is in the same mall that RH vacated,

 will be moving when its new location is ready. 

I wonder if this is a trend with this type of store.

 

Day 215 of 2023

I have felt unmotivated today. 

It's not that I didn't get anything done today, 

but I'm having a hard time getting started on the large tasks at hand. 

 

Day 208 of 2023

I've posted some bad parking before, but this one is especially bad. 

I think it's clear that he knew exactly where he was parking his truck 

and feels entitled to take up two spaces.