The ruggy thing is growing and incorporating the various bits of the mosaic
It's going to be backed with fleecy gray fabric, for warmth, and it already has a taker at the dv shelter of Pine Ridge Reservation.
They've seen this picture and requested I send it as soon as finished. I may send them the three finished pairs of gloves too. Temps there in the single digits.
Today was cold and bright and since snow is forecast I got in a walk while the walking was good. Snow might involve ice, so I seized the day.
The birds are quiet because they don't like wind, and nobody else ventures out in this weather, largely summer walkers, so, not much sound. Just the occasional wind chime.
Home to the Forsyte Saga on which I got a great Kindle price.
The novels are much less drama-tossed than the televised version, since much of the action is either third person reports, interior monologue, or retrospection, very successfully rendered in print. On the screen you have to be there, though.
I really like reading on my Kindle, lighter than books and easier on the eyes than the endlessly refreshing screen of tablet or phone. I also still work on stamina for reading which, like a lot of people, I lost during covid.
Today reading Steve's plant care comments, I realized all my plants needed water. I cut back in winter when they're slowing down, but I need to remember sometimes. Here's the downstairs group
One thing I love about watering a group of plants in winter is the lovely scent of damp earth it gives off, like bringing the woods indoors.
The artist's materials I put on Freecycle had a crowd of applicants, so they're about to be picked up by the first responder.
There was also a helpful (?) suggestion that if nobody wanted them I should offer them to an art teacher. No suggestion on who or how. Just one of those people who generously find tasks for other people to do, I guess.
Happy day everyone, I won't tell you what useful thing you can do, not wishing to trigger international eye rolling.
My international eyes are already rolling. I won’t even tell you the recent “instructions” I’ve received from someone out there.
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing more arm waving than useful!
DeleteWalking here at the moment would involve snow boots and I seriously doubt the sidewalks are cleared enough to allow it. Think we've likely had as much snow in the past week as we had pretty much all last winter. I'm done. Never ending parade of birds at the suet feeder all afternoon which was nice to see.
ReplyDeleteThe wind is keeping the birds here under cover. One great thing our HOA does is have sidewalks and steps cleared as soon as the snow stops, usually early morning.
DeleteInteresting that you didn't have a lot of snow last year.
We had an enormous amount of snow over the weekend and flurries predicted every day next week. A foot and a half of snow! Our drive is cleared but sidewalks are shoveled a shovel blade wide! A lot of snow to move.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot. Here we're not expecting a big storm at least this far north, mainly the southern counties.
DeleteI’m sure no matter how many blankets you make there will unfortunately be homeless shelters needing them.
ReplyDeleteThankfully our heat wave is over. Today it much cooler and it’s raining bliss
This is a dv, domestic violence, emergency shelter. People often arriving from the emergency room with nothing. With young children often.
DeleteI'm glad your weather is better. Lovely cooling rain.
I had to refocus my eyes to be sure you weren’t doing a rugby thing.
ReplyDeleteI often do misreads. Like pornography for photography. You'd be amazed at the number of times I've done that reading your blog!
DeleteNot sure why but I've reached a point in this whole blogging thing where people's well-intentioned advice is often so off the track that it makes me feel a little screamy. Perhaps I'm still just that small child yelling, "Don't tell me what to do!" Or perhaps it's just really annoying.
ReplyDeleteWhoever gets that ruggy thing is going to love it.
I think it's annoying. It's probably just the way some people talk, meaning to be friendly and show concern. I tell myself that.
DeleteI think I would like the feel of that rug on my bare feet.
ReplyDeleteIt's soft and will be backed with fleecy fabric, yes.
DeleteIf I get advice I don't remember. One of the benefits of a poor memory? It's cold here, which is normal. No snow, which is not.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you don't notice? That's good, too.
DeleteI'm sure they'll be grateful for gloves too in those temperatures.
ReplyDeleteI called my first dog Soames, because I felt he was hard done by.
That's a great dog name! Ues, the gloves will be useful either there or the usual knitting ministry destination.
DeleteHave you read the Susan Howatch Starbridge series?
ReplyDeleteThis is a new name to me, thank you. I'll check her out.
DeleteSlightly different but I believe she wites family chronicles as well.
DeleteHa! Funny "helpful hint." I cut back on plant-watering in the winter too but I sometimes think I still give them too much. I'm trying to train myself to gauge their need for water by touch, rather than by the calendar.
ReplyDeleteI never do it by the calendar anyway, just see what looks needy and attend to it. I think that's why Gary drowns plants, kind of a it's Saturday, water the plants day approach. But they're individuals. And I've been known to forget entirely..
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