Monthly Archives: January 2022

Summing up the month

This ends January. The first month of the year on the Western Calendar. A time of no resolutions (hence no guilt because we all know they don’t last longer than it takes to write them down. At least for me…. … Continue reading

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Lost & Found

and at high risk of being lost again. Once again this intrepid explorer braved the craft room on a mission to find that blasted clip board. And, once all the non-obvious places have been searched, perhaps looking in the obvious … Continue reading

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I lost my clipboard

which, as it turns out, is very close to saying that I have lost my mind. Or at least my external brain. Not my schedule mind you, that shows up on everything electronic so that I can have a partial … Continue reading

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No game

“Having game” is an English language expression which I don’t remember from childhood. Maybe it is American? Probably not polite enough to be of Canadian origin. And not quite stuffy enough to be of English origin. According to the Urban … Continue reading

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to Dublin and back

And regretfully, I am not speaking of Ireland but of rather one of the small cities south of Oakland. Realistically, I would say it is more of a suburb with a local government than a real city. (brief detour to … Continue reading

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Why am I up

sometimes I think I am insane, and other times I know it. THis morning was totally and completely a case in point. I enjoy staying educated, up to date, and informed on the public health issues that were part of … Continue reading

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Oh, duh

Early, or was it middle of the day? It all blurs after a while. I became the delegated driver to transport keys so as to let the carpenter in to finish door jams and weather stripping on Dani & Alex’s … Continue reading

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Wallpaper DIY

Perhaps a member of my family or Carmen can update me, but I don’t think that I have ever personally done decorating DIY. In that I specifically mean painting or wallpapering of any of the several dozen places I have … Continue reading

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I wish it was the last time

that weekend stitching would be interrupted by US football but noooooo. Two games yesterday. Two games today. Now that the previous discussion is finished since I had, have, and will never have, a team in those particular games – what … Continue reading

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Another day

more cross stitch, another football game. Wash, rinse, repeat! In actuality, I managed to do some of the other basic life chores, like shower, make a bed, fold some laundry (note, I did not say it was put away). Dealing … Continue reading

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Glad that is over

today was ever so much better than yesterday. Not only did I know who I was, but I had more than a vague idea of where I was as well. My fever broke somewhere around mid morning, so I staggered … Continue reading

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A lost day

Everyone around me knows that Thursday happened. Could have fooled me. Yes, I know that there is a Thursday every week, so obviously the day happened.  It leaves me wondering why, when I get repeatedly tested for antibodies, that I … Continue reading

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Ouch

And I thought yesterday was a disorganized disaster – today trumped that in spades then ran the table (ok, mixing metaphors here, but you get the idea). And, as attempt to write this for the third time, the fun has … Continue reading

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Glasses gone

It was a while back that I mentioned that I probably had more pairs of glasses than I needed. As it turned out, not so. There were the four older pairs, plus the current prescription. Then I bought one more … Continue reading

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Wild Card Playoffs

First comes the whine, then the observation. Just saying…. A long time ago in my world, US football ended around New Years. There were two leagues and the top team from each played each other for the obnoxiously named “Super … Continue reading

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a normal Saturday

Our vaccination site was moved for today, on rather short notice as it turns out. My best guess is that the church where we normally hold the clinic had a funeral and didn’t want to mix the mourners with those … Continue reading

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ORTs

Stands for Old Raggedy Thread(s). It is what cross-stitchers call the thread ends snipped off the ends of threads. Mostly when they are too short to be used. There are those who drop them in a small container (of which … Continue reading

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Empty Project Bags

I could sew them, it is simply not that hard a task. But on the list of things that I want to do, it falls above cleaning and way below stitching and reading. So, I it seems I have been … Continue reading

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It keeps getting out of control

Remember when I said that I had spent several hours trying to get the craft room organized? Two days and it seems that everything has exploded once again. But I have a plan. It might just. be a cunning plan. … Continue reading

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and further challenges

I think I am just about done rescheduling the trip Dani and I had planned. We were all set to just move it to “same time next year” but the fine print on the airline tickets turned out to be … Continue reading

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