2022 Project 365 – Week Thirty-four

I am still so full from our church potluck this afternoon that I’m typing this with one eye open halfway to NapLand. So let’s just see how coherent I will be!
Sunday, August 21^st           
No photo. As I recall I went to my dad’s house to work the puzzle again, and then I went to the grocery store. It was a very exciting day.
  
Monday, August 22^nd   
Things blooming around the house – Sulphur Cosmos, Encore Azaleas in two colors, and the mum I was given after my hip surgery 5 years ago.
 

Tuesday, August 23^rd      
No photo
 
Wednesday, August 24^th              
When you scroll through your Facebook memories it shows the times you changed your profile pic, but it has your current cover photo in the background. I was so amused when I saw this profile pic I posted 3 years ago. I posted it on FB saying I look like a demented elf – but actually I think I give more of a demented cherub vibe. Hahaha!
 

Thursday, August 25^th         
Dr. M went out our back door to fill the bird feeders and saw this delightful gentleman garden spider! So gorgeous – and he’s still hanging around (possibly trying to attract a mate).
 

Friday, August 26^th         
I got talked into changing offices (the new one has a window, but because I’m nosy I’m more excited that I can see down the hall into the lobby). However, the new office has a couple of very full filing cabinets that need moved and for some reason emptying those became my job. I filled up 14 boxes of files. Reminded me of the old days at my job in Ohio where I had to take files down to the archives every January. Oof.
 

Went by my dad’s DETERMINED to finish the puzzle, but only made it to 8:00. Sigh.
 

Spent some time crocheting the other monster during the baseball game. I timed how long each row is taking. There are 79 of this length of row, then it starts decreasing (I’ve already done about half of the 79).
 

Saturday, August 27^th          
I couldn’t stand it – went back to my dad’s house & FINISHED THE PUZZLE! HUZZAH! It’s 1040 pieces, 150 cm long (59 inches), and 25 cm (9.8 inches) high. Whew!
 

It’s too late for a nap, so I might as well find something to do that doesn’t require me to be very sharp. I think I’ll change the towels and then maybe crochet a while. We shall see. What’s on (or was on) your agenda for Sunday afternoon?
 

Wordless Wednesday - In Order to Illustrate Why We Needed New Deck Furniture

Wherein the Bug Decides That She Needs New Glasses

I was doing dishes on Saturday & enjoying watching the birds under the feeder. Then I noticed that there was a cardinal sitting under the pine trees. It wasn't moving, which worried me.

So after I finished doing the dishes I trundled out the back door to see what was wrong with this poor bird.

What was wrong is that it wasn't a bird at all.

It was a red ribbon tied around a tree branch. Yes, I spent several minutes feeling concerned about a piece of red fabric.

Stupid rules...

Monday Miscellany

I'd like to discuss something that has been bugging me for some time. I don't understand how other people can just jump in their car & drive away. I mean, it's like they haven't even had time to put the key in the ignition & they're already halfway down the road! When I get into my car, it's a process. I open the passenger door & put all of my multitudinous bags on the passenger seat. Then I walk around & get in the driver's seat. I put the key in the ignition, put my seatbelt on, get my phone out of my purse & plug it into the charger & put it in the cradle, then I start the car, fiddle with the temperature, get my audio book started, and then I start to drive. I just can't figure out how other people are so much faster than I am.

My temperature blanket is just getting weirder & weirder. It's 64" wide & will be just over 8' long. By October I'll be complaining that it's a monster!

Seen in our back yard.

Finally, from Facebook, thoughts while "gardening":

•Bending over is for the birds.
•Who needs fingernails anyway?
•How much water do these dudes need?
•I think maybe I put 20 seeds in one square inch & maybe three in the rest of the planter. 
•Are they growing yet?

I planted some Forget-Me-Nots in the long planter, and I went around the yard digging up sunflowers so I could have them in one spot (& not keep mowing them!). 

A Post that Looks Like Project 365 But Isn't

We are home from NC & life is shifting back to normal (whatever that is for us). Amy's service was really good, with great music & great stories about her sassy self. I had a moment when I saw her choir robe draped across a chair at the front of the church. She loved singing alto in the choir...

I was going to to a series of posts about things that have happened around here, but I've decided to just dump everything in one post - it'll be like old P365 times! Except not sorted by date.

First up, Crochet Land, which includes my latest afghan squares, a temperature blanket update (as of tonight!), and a cowl that I made by request.

Next, I made five more Hello Fresh meals, with varying degrees of success. I'll put them in order here by tastiest. The Jamie Oliver spaghetti one was way too worky for me, but did taste ok. I have to say that I don't enjoy spending all evening in the kitchen, but it's been fun to try these different things. I think I might actually cook real food more often!

Next, here is something that caught my eye in the grocery store in NC. Um, just no. Okay?

Finally, from Facebook last night: I've been trying to walk at least 10,000 steps every day during the week, but I was a thousand steps short this evening. So I marched in place while I brushed & flossed my teeth (tricky!), & washed & moisturized my face (trickier!). That got me 300 steps. Then I trotted through the house for 7 laps* & hit my goal. Whew! 

*note: I did not actually trot.

So, what's up with you?

Wordless Wednesday - Objects Found Yesterday in the Bathroom at Work

I'm not saying I CAN'T park...

I'm just saying that it's somewhat of a challenge...

This one is extra special because I didn't notice until I got back to my car that I had parked in the space between two handicapped spaces. Winning!

Wordless Wednesday - The "I Just Do These Things to Torment Myself" Edition

Wednesday's Words: Merrymaker! Festive! Happiness! Frolic!

I'm going to visit a friend in the hospital today. When I pulled up the directions I noticed something interesting about the neighborhood around the hospital:

Made me smile :)

The French Revolution, Christmas, & the Good Old Days

As I was heading to bed last night I had a question for Dr. M:

The Bug: Why did Robespierre get the guillotine? Short answer! (Knowing who she was speaking to & wishing to get to bed before 11:00).

Dr. M: Because.

The Bug: Too short!

Dr. M: [maniacal laughter]

Historians are weird. [Note: the short answer is that he started putting the Revolution over the needs of the people of France. For whom he had helped start the revolution.]

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This morning on my way to work I had just finished rocking out to the Indigo Girls (as we white middle aged women do), when Silent Night came barreling out of my speakers. Wait, what? Apparently I got a little confused when I was loading the MP3 player. Made me laugh – which was a good thing on a rainy Monday morning.

After Silent Night a Kevin Welch song came on and that made me think of Kieran Kane and that reminded me of this song:

I got a little crush on Kieran when I first saw the video (on MTV or CMT back when they did videos?) and I remember trying to find his CD every time we went to the record store. I never did find it. What a different world that was! We had to just really enjoy the heck out of whatever we were listening to because we couldn’t just go to Amazon & download the single, or go to Youtube & watch the video over & over. I’m sure there’s some “Good Old Days” moral in there somewhere, but frankly I’m more of an instant gratification type of a person.

I think I’m going to go click “play” on that video again. Isn’t he dreamy?

2013 Project 365 – Week Nine

I have to say that I’m missing being able to rant & discuss random Very Important Happenings with all you people. In fact, there are going to be at least two mini blog posts within this one. So grab a cup of coffee (or a Sun Drop) – this will take a while.

First – a rant: My email is Capricious. The definition of capricious (whimsical - wayward - fickle - freakish – crotchety) is “Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.” People aren’t getting emails from me. I’m not getting replies from them. Randomly. It’s most frustrating. So, in case you were expecting to hear from me: Happy birthday Jenny! I vote yes on the parochial report. I need to trade with someone for the Eucharistic visit next week. The book came!! I can’t wait to read it! And if you’ve replied to any of these emails – I’m sorry I haven’t received any of your replies. Please try this email address instead: danarhyne1964 at yahoo.com. Rant over. Whew.

Sunday, February 24^th   

The moon!

Monday, February 25^th   

Even ducks stare at Dr. M!

Fat robin – maybe spring will be here soon?

OK, here’s the second mini post. The State of the Bug – rather inept. I took this picture of myself.

And then I decided that I’d like to try to get a picture of the back of my head. I had braided my hair after I washed it that morning & I wanted to see what it looked like. I didn’t have very much success.

Then I remembered that my camera had a delay feature. Duh. I thought I had figured it out, but apparently not.

Success! Sheesh.

Tuesday, February 26^th           

I had a doctor’s appointment.

My tulips are still lovely…

Wednesday, February 27^th  

Dr. M saw some crows…

I took a picture of the sheep in the snow.

Thursday, February 28^th    

It was a cute little snow…

Friday, March 1^st  

My birthday is on Sunday & my coworkers gave me a card – M made it (& wrote the little poem – ha!) – and a cinnamon roll :)

I had to laugh when I saw this car in the parking lot at work. The sign says, “Reserved for Hybrid Vehicle Parking Only.”

The Tax Time Pig is feeling goofy.

The weekly squirrel.

Saturday, March 2^nd      

I bought myself a little birthday cake at the grocery store. Actually, I expect there will be cake at church tomorrow (it’s brunch Sunday), so I didn’t want to give myself TOO much cake.

Dr. M gave me Val Kilmer for my birthday – this is movie #3. Yum.

Go to Mamma Fran’s blog here to see the blogs of all the other Project 365 participants. Have a great week!

Most of our photos are taken with a 12 megapixel Nikon D5000 DSLR, using a 55-200mm zoom lens. This is the camera that Dr. M takes with him most days. He also takes pictures with our old reliable 7 megapixel Canon Powershot A710.  The Bug uses our new Nikon Coolpix S6200 most of the time. If you’re interested in which camera was used for a particular shot, just ask!