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Days Just Roll By Faster and Faster...

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...and I'm trying hard to fill them with family and crafts rather than doom-scrolling. Yesterday, The Husband and I celebrated our 40/45th anniversary. 45 years ago we had our pivotal 3rd date. I couldn't get a sitter, so we took my daughter along. He planned an entire day that included an almost-three-year-old child, doing things that she might enjoy. We all had a great time! Five years later, we married on the anniversary of that 3rd date. 45 years later, we are still together and he still makes my heart sing. We've raised a wonderful daughter, endured the loss of our parents and other family members, celebrated weddings and birthdays, and learned to just be with each other. We celebrated our love and life with a dinner at a favorite restaurant. With the world spinning out of control, we know we have each other.
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Finished Object and WIPs...

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...I'm on so much of a roll that I forgot that yesterday was Wednesday. 🙄 I finished Bring Us Good Cheer yesterday: Specs: Started 1/16/2026 Finished 1/21/2026 Chart from Shepherd’s Bush I'm calling it DONE even though I don't have the buttons that the design specifies. I ordered them, but I'm not sure whether I'll add them. There is a snowflake that goes in the empty area under the Santa hat, between the reindeer and a tree. That one I'll probably add. The star button goes up in the right-hand corner, which already has enough in it. We'll see once I receive the buttons.  WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Morgana (cross stitch) Started 1/21/2026; printing the charts and getting the fibers and fabric ready. I had this queued once, but then let it sit for a year. No Work This Week: California Red Poppy Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ]  Gladiolus Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] My Recipes (cook...
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First Spinning Finish of the Year...

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...I finished it a few days ago. It just needed photos. This is Gladiolus Handspun [ Ravelry ]: and the close-up Specs: Started 1/7/2026 Finished 1/16/2026 Merino-bamboo-silk (4 oz.) from Greenwood Fiberworks 200.5 yds. chain-ply, 13 WPI   I probably won't start any more spinning projects until the Winter Ravellenic Games start. I plan on spinning for the entire time.
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Finished Another One...

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 ...I love Just Nan minis because they stitch up so quickly. This is Cherub Garden: Specs: Started 1/13/2026 Finished 1/15/2026 Chart and frame from Just Nan  Modifications: There were a lot of beads provided in the chart pack, so I added more flowers in the center motif. The disadvantage of completing a project so quickly is that I have to find another project to stitch. While I contemplated my choices, I plied the Gladiolus Handspun that I started A week or so ago. No photos yet.  My needlework choices were a bunch of Halloween cross stitch projects, a couple of Mirabilia Mermaids, some Susan Portra counted needlepoint projects, and a needlepoint mini that I have been avoiding for quite a long time. There are also a handful of knitting projects, but I'm not in the mood for that right now. I picked another Shepherd's Bush Christmas ornament because it's small and I had all of the fibers for it. I'm a little bored with Christmas project...
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WIP-it Wednesday...

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 ...and I started another mini project. Because I couldn't decide whether to start another mermaid and I want to save my spinning fiber for the Ravellenic Games in February, I started yet another Just Nan mini. This is Cherub Garden as of this morning: It's not the greatest photo as I still haven't been able to find a good place to take photos in the house. Sigh, my studio can't be done soon enough. WIPs Roll Call Worked On: Primrose Path (cross stitch) Started 1/13/2026 No Work This Week: California Red Poppy Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ]  Gladiolus Handspun (spinning) [ Ravelry ] My Recipes (cooking)  Website (other)  Queued for Starting Moon Lets Sun Shine (or Luna y Sol) quilt (quilting) Ready for Finishing: Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing) August 1997 Hat-of-the-Month (cross stitch) CATrina (cross stitch)  Ewe Can Build a Snowman pincushion (cross stitch)...
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Another Finished Object...

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...started it in November and put it off until I finished the Christmas project. This is Primrose Path: Specs: Started 11/7/2025 Finished 1/12/2026 Chart and charm from Just Nan I need to pick the next cross stitch project. It could be another Just Nan or another Christmas project from Shepherd's Bush. I like both designers. Or I could pick something else out of the stash. Decisions, decisions.
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2025 End of the Year Recap...

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...in which I finalized the majority of my mother’s estate and we started a studio remodel. Finished: Baking, etc. Almond Fruitcake for my brothe Biscotti for my brother and for us A little sourdough, lots of scones Knitting 02/15 Balaclava Hood 05/12 Teal No-Noro Hat 11/16 Highland Cow toy 11/18 Wuzzie Highland Cow Toy 12/18 Highland Cow 3 12/19 Corgi 2 Needlework, All Cross Stitch 02/15 Sea Dandelion 05/22 The Sea Merchant's Wife 06/23 Happy Bluebird mini 07/01 August 1997 Hat-of-the-Month 08/24 Seaology 09/01 Horrified mini 09/08 Dashing Through The Snow ornament 11/3 CATrina 11/30 Making Spirits Bright Pin Cushion 12/21 Star 12/23 Ewe Can Build a Snowman pincushion Quilting 03/29 Herding Cats quilt top  05/13 La-Catrina Quilt top  06/11 Road to Chaos quilt top Reading Read 175 books; see Reading List below Sewing, Finishing 02/...
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