2023 End of the Year Recap...

 ....in which we finished our remodel and faced family challenges and loss - all of which impacted my project time.

Finished:
Baking, etc.

1. No Christmas baking this year
2. Almond Fruitcake for my brother
3. Lots of scones

Knitting

1. 4/30 Effortless Cardigan (knitting) [Ravelry] 
2. 5/1 Pillow Embellishment (knitting) [Ravelry]
3. 12/19 Wee Fishie for Hov (knitting) [Ravelry]
4. 12/19 Navy Bankhead Hat (knitting [Ravelry]
5. 12/20 Wee Fishies [Ravelry] 

Needlework, All Cross Stitch

1. 1/29 More Beach (cross stitch)
2. 2/27 Purple Heart Flowers (cross stitch)
3. 3/29 Frida Kathlo pillow (cross stitch)
4. 11/11 Mermaids of the Deep Blue Sea (cross stitch)

Quilting

1. 6/11 Good Day Sunshine (quilting)
2. 9/30 Mid Century Deco Quilt (quilting)

Reading

• Read 183 books, two of them twice in the same year, for a total of 185; see Reading List below

Sewing, Finishing

• Sewing
1. 4/7 Sofa Pillows, 4 square (sewing)
2. 4/11 Gold Lumbar Pillow (sewing)
3. 4/21 Gray Bench cushion (sewing)
4. 4/26 More Beach pillow (sewing)
5. 4/30 Cream and Orange Pillow (sewing)
6. 6/25 Felt Llama (sewing)
7. 7/5 Shirt modifications for mom (sewing)
8. 12/21 Christmas Stocking for Hov (sewing)

• Finishing Work
1. 4/11 Beach Please pillow (finishing work)
2. 4/11 Frida Kathlo pillow (finishing work)
3. 4/11 Hot Enough For Ya? flat (finishing work)
4. 4/11 Summer Garden flat (finishing work)
5. 4/26 More Beach (finishing work)
   
6. 4/27 Little Orange Fish pillow (finishing work)
7. 4/27 Princess Violets pillow (finishing work)
   
8. 4/27 Purple Heart Flowers mini pillow (finishing work)
   
9. 4/27 Sailing Dreams pillow (finishing work)
10. 4/28 Big Bee, Little Bee mini pillow (finishing work)
11. 4/28 Bee Hive Violets pillow (finishing work)
12. 4/28 Royal Blossoms mini pillow (finishing work)

Spinning

1. 2/19 Hydra handspun (spinning) [Ravelry] from The Yarn Wench, 126.7 yds., 9 WPI 
2. 8/11 Smoothie Handspun (spinning) [Ravelry] from The Yarn Wench, 122.9 yds chain-ply, 11 WPI
   
3. 8/17 Cherry Blossom Handspun (spinning) [Ravelry] from Greenwood Fiberworks, 97.9 yds chain-ply, 8 WPI
   
4. 8/31 1972 Handspun (spinning) [Ravelry] from Greenwood Fiberworks, 252 yds. chain-ply, 13 WPI
5. 9/18 Spanish Lover Handspun (spinning) [Ravelry} from The Yarn Wench, 189.6 yds chain-ply, 11 WPI
6. 10/7 October Moonshine Handspun [Ravelry] from The Yarn Wench, 85.4 yds. chain-ply, 6 WPI
7. 12/31 Mom's Turquoise Handspun [Ravelry] from the Yarn Wench, 54.2 yds 3 ply, Super-Bulky weight

Weaving

1. 10/6 Pacific Waters Tapestry [Ravelry]

Other Crafts

1. 5/12 Mid Century Modern Painted Coasters (painting) 
2. 12/12 MCM Christmas Wreath (general craft)
   

IDJ (It's Dead, Jim):

•  Craft IDJ:
1. Jellies Socks (knitting) [Ravelry] 
2. Lemongrass (weaving) [Ravelry] 
3. Stitches West Hexagon class (knitting)
4. Zigzag Throw (knitting) [Ravelry] - Frogged

• Reading IDJ:
  1. Fireborne, McKenzie Hunter 
  2. Fortune’s Ashes, Helen Harper 
  3. Hammered, Leslie Buroker 
  4. Hollow Beasts, Alisa Lynn Valdes 
  5. Kiss of Darkness, Taylor Ashton White 
  6. Odds and Ends, Gwen DeMarco 
  7. Whispers of the Dead, Elle Gray 
  8. Witch Called Red, Sami Valentine

 Works in Progress:

1. Hip To Be Square quilt (quilting)
   
2. Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [Ravelry]  
3. Less Salmon, More Run handspun (spinning) [Ravelry]
   
4. Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting)
5. Mermaid’s Lagoon Socks (knitting) [Ravelry]
6. Ocean Ripples Wrap (knitting) [Ravelry] 
7. Singularity Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]  
8. Sky Lanterns Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]  
9. Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch)
10. Winged Dreams (cross stitch)

Waiting for Finishing:

1. Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing)

UFOs/Hibernation:

1. Be My Baby for My Baby (knitting) [Ravelry]
2. Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint)

Reading (Too long to put under Finished):

The leading words “A” and “The” have been ignored during the alphabetic sort.

1. 2 Sisters Detective Agency, James Patterson
2. 23rd Midnight, James Patterson
3. 7 She Saw, Elle Gray
4. Abandoned in Death, JD Robb
5. Against All Odds, Gwen DeMarco
6. All the Little Truths, Debra Webb
7. Alone, Kendra Elliot
8. Apples Never Fall, Liane Moriarty
9. Archangel’s Resurrection, Nalini Singh
10. Asheville Christmas Cabin, Hope Holloway
11. Asheville Christmas Gift, Hope Holloway
12. Asheville Christmas Wedding, Hope Holloway
13. Autumn Skies & Pumpkin Pies, Katie Winters
14. Battle Bond, Lindsay Buroker
15. Beach House on Amelia Island, Hope Holloway
16. Behind Closed Doors, Elle Gray and KS Gray
17. Betrayal of the Court, Heather G Harris
18. Beyond the Moonlit Sea, Julianne MacLean
19. Blackberry Beach, Irene Hannon
20. Blaze of Fury, Annabel Chase
21. Blue Skies at the Beach House, Hope Holloway
22. Bomb Shell, DN Erikson
23. Bookstore on Amelia Island, Hope Holloway
24. Buried, Kendra Elliot
25. Cafe on Amelia Island, Hope Holloway
26. Catch Her Death, Melinda Leigh
27. Challenge of the Court, Heather G Harris
28. Chapter and Curse, Nancy Warren
29. Chilled, Kendra Elliot
30. Chosen Girl, Elle Gray
31. Chosen Girls, Elle Gray
32. Christmas at the Beach House, Maggie Miller
33. Christmas Boutique, Jennifer Chiaverini
34. Christmas Dessert Murder. Joanne Fluke
35. Christmas Gift, Hope Callaghan
36. Claimed by Fate, Shannon Mayer
37. Code To Kill, Elle Gray
38. Coming Home, Hope Callaghan
39. Cranberry Bluff, Deborah Garner
40. Crazy As Loon, Hailey Edwards
41. Dead as a Dodo, Hailey Edwards
42. Desperation in Death, JD Robb
43. Devils Don’t Lie, Kim McDougall
44. Drop Dead, DN Erikson
45. Druids Storm, Taylor Ashton White
46. Elemental’s Curse, Taylor Ashton White
47. Elven Doom, Lindsay Buroker
48. Encore in Death, JD Robb (twice)
49. Errors and Exorcisms, Annie Anderson
50. Faithless in Death, JD Robb
51. False Security, Lindsay Buroker
52. Fatal Games, Elle Gray and KS Gray
53. Final Fury, Annabel Chase
54. Final Heir, Faith Hunter
55. First Death, Kendra Elliot
56. Florida Girl, Elle Gray
57. Florist on Amelia Island, Hope Holloway
58. Forever Never, Lucy Score
59. Forgotten in Death, JD Robb
60. Game of Witches, Kim Richardson
61. Girl in the River, Rita Herron
62. Girls in the Falls, Elle Gray
63. Glass King, Annabel Chase
64. Glitter, Shannon Mayer
65. Golden Hills, Jennifer Weiner
66. Golden Hood, Annabel Chase
67. Golden in Death, JD Robb
68. Golden, Shannon Mayer
69. Good Daughter, Elle Gray and KS Gray
70. Gray Court, Hailey Edwards
71. Gray Days, Hailey Edwards
72. Gray Seas, Hailey Edwards
73. Green Gryphon, JS Kennedy
74. Green Mage, JS Kennedy
75. Green Shadow, JS Kennedy
76. Healing of Christmas, Katie Winter
77. Heart of Christmas, Katie Winters
78. Heist, Elle Gray
79. Her Last Call, Elle Gray
80. Her Perfect Crime, Elle Gray
81. Hidden, Kendra Elliot
82. Highway to Hellebore, Nancy Warren
83. Hit List, Elle Gray
84. Hot Water, DN Erikson
85. House on the Hill, Elle Gray
86. How to Fake-Date a Vampire, Linsey Hall
87. Hunted by Fate, Shannon Mayer
88. I See You, Elle Gray
89. Ice Queen, DN Erikson
90. In Want of a Knife, Nancy Warren
91. Into the Night, Elle Gray
92. Jessabelle House, Katie Winters
93. Karma Camellia, Nancy Warren
94. Kiss of Death, Linsey Hall
95. Knight’s War, Taylor Ashton White
96. Known, Kendra Elliot
97. Last Summer at the Beach House, Maggie Miller
98. Letter, Hope Callaghan
99. Lie To Her, Melinda Leigh
100. Lies you Wrote, Brianna Labuskes
101. Locke Legacy, Hope Callaghan
102. Locke Meadow, Hope Callaghan
103. Locked Box, Elle Gray and KS Gray
104. Looking Glass Cottage, Hope Callaghan
105. Lost Girls, Elle Gray
106. Lost Sister, Elle Gray
107. Love Runs Deep, Katie Winters
108. Love, Lies and Suicide, Elle Gray and KS Gray
109. Luck of the Iris, Nancy Warren
110. Memories of the Falls, Elle Gray
111. Midnight Burns, Annabel Chase
112. Missing Daughter, Elle Gray
113. Missing Girls, Elle Gray
114. Missing in the Falls, Elle Gray
115. Missing Woman, Elle Gray
116. Mistletoe & Mischief, Katie Winters
117. Modern Girl’s Guide to Magic, Linsey Hall
118. Mosaics and Magic, Nancy Warren
119. Most Unusual Guest, Hope Callaghan
120. Murder in the Mist, Elle Gray
121. Murder on the Astoria, Elle Gray and KS Gray
122. Murders in Beacon Hill, Elle Gray and KS Gray
123. Nature of Secrets, Debra Webb
124. New Day at the Beach House, Maggie Miller
125. New Girl in the Falls, Elle Gray
126. New Girl in Town, Elle Gray and KS Gray
127. Night at the Asylum, Elle Gray
128. Nightingale, Helen Harper
129. No More Lies, Elle Gray
130. Nothing But Clear Skies, Hope Callaghan
131. Once and For All, Hope Callaghan
132. Payback in Death, JD Robb (twice)
133. Peony Dreadful, Nancy Warren
134. Perfect Getaway, Elle Gray and KS Gray
135. Perfect Wife Elle Gray
136. Pink Lemonade Cake Murder, Joanne Fluke
137. Poisonous Review, Nancy Warren
138. Redwood Cafe, Christine Gael
139. Redwood House, Christine Gael
140. Redwood Meadow, Christine Gael
141. Revival of the Court, Heather G Harris
142. Rogues Mercy, Taylor Ashton White
143. Romance Rules for Werewolves, Linsey Hall
144. Secret She Kept, Elle Gray
145. Secrets of the Sword I, Lindsay Buroker
146. Secrets of the Sword II, Lindsay Buroker
147. Shadows in Death, JD Robb
148. Shifting Sands at the Beach House, Maggie Miller
149. Silent Threat, Elle Gray
150. Sinister Magic, Lindsay Buroker
151. Sleigh Bells & Second Chances, Katie Winters
152. Smoke Show, DN Erikson
153. Spelling Mistake, Nancy Warren
154. Spiraled, Kendra Elliot
155. Spy Coast, Tess Gerritsen
156. Starfish Sisters, Barbara O’Neal
157. Starlight Witch, Kim Richardson
158. Stone Fox, DN Erikson
159. Storm Forged, Lindsay Buroker
160. Sunsets at the Beach House, Maggie Miller
161. Taken by Fate, Shannon Mayer
162. Tales of a Witch, Kim Richardson
163. Tangled Truths, Lindsay Buroker
164. Targeted, Kendra Elliot
165. Things We Hide From the Light, Lucy Score
166. Things We Left Behind, Lucy Score
167. Threads of Hope, Katie Winters
168. Time to Die, Elle Gray
169. To Die For, Lisa Gray
170. Twilight Rebel, Annabel Chase
171. Unicorns Don’t Cry, Kim McDougall
172. Unlucky Girl, Elle Gray
173. Vampire Knitting Club: Cornwall, Nancy Warren
174. Veil’s Fall, Taylor Ashton White
175. Warm Waves at the Beach House, Maggie Miller
176. Watching Her, Elle Gray
177. Waves of Time, Katie Winters
178. When the Rain Ends, Mary Ellen Taylor
179. Widow Lake, Rita Herron
180. Wife’s Secret, Elle Gray
181. Witch’s Sorrow, Taylor Ashton White
182. Woman Behind the Door, Elle Gray and KS Gray
183. Woman in the Water, Elle Gray