2018 Project 365 – Week Forty-three

Well, fall has finally arrived here in North Carolina. I actually wore a COAT this week. I’m not super impressed by the situation. I know that I claim to love living somewhere that has four seasons, but I’m really a liar. I mostly want it to be June at all times. Ah well, I shall persevere.

Sunday, October 21^st                             

I forgot to put on my wedding rings today. I do this about twice a month, and of course I said same thing I say whenever that happens: Does that make me a single lady?

Today’s mowing pattern. I mowed the front yard in a circle and I mowed the back yard in rows. All I know is that the grass looks a LOT neater than it seems like it should from this picture!

Blanket square.

Monday, October 22^nd                                       

Your weekly furniture.

Tuesday, October 23^rd                                            

Tree Rat Tuesday.

‘nother square.

The moon!

Wednesday, October 24^th          

On Wednesdays I walk with my cousin. This was our first walk outside since spring.

The moon!

Thursday, October 25^th             

Studying the NC Notary Manual. This seems extreme!

Ms. Pinky and Ms. Rita are still going strong.

Our first stoup of the season.

Friday, October 26^th                                   

It was a dreary day. But our flag is pretty!

Saturday, October 27^th                                          

Zinnias and our porch witch.

Something went awry with this particular square. It sort of looks like a medieval hat. I did finish it & block it – we’ll see if it’s flat once it dries!

This week was a really hard one for our country. And it seems like I could say that every week these days, but still… I’m so sad that the ugliness that has simmered in the United States since its inception has been given a public forum and the loud voice of our erstwhile commander in chief. I want to urge everyone to VOTE next week if you haven’t already. Vote early & often!

Wordless Wednesday

2018 Project 365 – Week Forty-two

In my last job I was a peon, basically. A number cruncher & a (virtual) paper pusher. An organizer of electronic files & drafter of letters for my boss (not to sell myself short here – I did research the issues before drafting the letters). In my current job I am responsible for a good deal more and I’m realizing that I’m not temperamentally suited to this. Oh, I’m doing a fine job & things are mostly going ok, but Everything is Dire and Could Be Disastrous – at least in my head. Basically, I need a chill button or I’m going to give myself an ulcer. I am nothing if not a Drama Queen. Sheesh. On that note, let’s take a look at last week.

Sunday, October 14^th                            

I’m “Singing Last Year’s Christmas Cantata” in the car cool. Can you beat that?

Blanket square in my 4^th colorway.

Monday, October 15^th                                      

Dr. M spent some time out on the deck today. He had some company. I wonder if spiders eat stink bugs?

Tuesday, October 16^th                                           

Your weekly furniture, some of it still in progress.

Wednesday, October 17^th          

I voted! I was a little annoyed that the person who checked me in didn’t need to see my driver’s license.

Thursday, October 18^th             

Another square, in my 1^st colorway. I like this one a lot!

Friday, October 19^th                                   

Dr. M voted! Can you guess his party affiliation?

I used the new ruler app on my phone to measure my square! Except that to get an accurate measurement I need to stretch the square. I didn’t really have enough hands for the task. Cool idea though.

Saturday, October 20^th                                          

I’m thinking about using this Celtic Lace pattern to join my squares, but man it uses a lotta yarn! Also, it takes a good bit of time to put three extra rows around each square. And as its name implies, it’s lacy - so maybe more decorative than functional. I’ve used the flat braid join in the past & I like it fine, but this is so pretty. Decisions decisions!

Today I took the radical move of deleting two game apps from my phone (a word game & a solitaire game). My bedtime habit has been to get into bed & then play these two games before turning off the light. Some nights I can barely hold my eyes open, but by golly I’m going to get through this daily solitaire challenge! Yeah, nope. If I MUST sit up in bed before turning the light off, I’m going to read something in an actual book (no screens!). Maybe that book of Mary Oliver poetry that I dipped into last year. We shall see!

2018 Project 365 – Week Forty-one

Lots of pictures this week, including several selfies. I apparently think I’m hilarious.

Sunday, October 7^th                            

Your Sunday bloomers!

I blew by my father on the way to sing at the nursing home & then we ended up at the same stoplight, which highly amused me. One of my friends on Facebook said that he was also probably a better parker than I am. That gets a big duh!

Today’s scripture from church juxtaposed with a bumper sticker I saw on my way home.

My color placement made this square look pretty odd to me, but I guess we can say those are wings?

Monday, October 8^th                                      

The hound dog is still around. We don’t have a picture, but the neighbor finally got him to go into her fenced back yard & he has been having a grand time playing with her dog. She probably would still like to find him a home. She thinks he was dumped on the side of the road. So sad – he’s such a pretty boy!

I got stopped by a train, but I was entertained by the tags.

Tuesday, October 9^th                                           

Balanced the petty cash box. Using that accounting degree – ha!

This is what the square is supposed to look like.

Wednesday, October 10^th          

Furniture Wednesday. Some of these pieces aren’t finished yet (& you can see one is already in plastic). We were in a whirl trying to get ready for High Point Furniture Market.

Thursday, October 11^th             

Hurricane Michael brought torrential rain & wind to our area. One of the neighbor’s trees blew over. Dr. M was happy to provide disaster relief to the area wildlife by refilling the bird feeder.

We’re doing low key Halloween décor this year.

Friday, October 12^th                                   

My lunch – it was fabulous!

We had a hard time choosing between curling & baseball (baseball won).

To cap off our exciting Friday night, I colored my hair! As a brunette, I know that if I REALLY want hair that color I’ll have to have a professional do it. But I guess this will do.

Saturday, October 13^th                                          

We’re having company for dinner on Sunday. Dr. M got a head start on the preparations.

I’m still feeling exhausted from the craziness of the world. Living in a perpetual state of anxiety can’t be healthy, so I’m going to try to do something about it. Not sure what, yet. Any ideas? (Betina – chocolate is already on the list – ha!)