I've been pruning bits here and there off the various yard trees. A branch of the persimmon broke, as the fruit had become too heavy for it to hold, I suspect that the rain has made the fruit more weighty than usual. Not really fully colored yet, and there are still a LOT of them on the tree. Trimming off some of the lowest branches on the Japanese maple, as it goes down to the ground on one side, and would look more balanced if it was an even-ish height as well as being easier to mow around. The apple tree in the back yard still needs to have both water sprouts removed and have the upper branches cut back to "reachable", but that can wait.
The cyst on the back of my hand has enlarged noticeably, and is starting to interfere with the movement of my hand and wrist. I have an appointment tomorrow to see my primary care doctor, as I am not sure what the next step to deal with it will be.
The new stove is on order, to hopefully be delivered and installed on Thursday next. It seemed a good idea to go ahead with that project, while there are still stoves to be had. Many of the stores I looked at had much of their appliances listed as "out of stock", and with the disruption in the transportation sphere, as well as the manufacturing and the raw materials sphere, it felt a bit prudent to stop dithering and push the add to cart button. I will be relived when it does finally appear, and is working; until then I continue to fret over possible difficulties. It will be lovely this winter to have more than two burners, and a real oven.
I have noticed that my anxiety is getting stronger in all sorts of directions, from aspects of my household, my bodily and mental health, and of course the larger bright world. Perhaps tomorrow I will take two bike rides, in the hope that more physical movement will help.
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beauty in the time of isolation:
every autumn, when these lovely white and pink cyclamen bloom, I think fondly of my friend Kateryne Hindscroft, who sent the starts as a housewarming gift!beauty in the time of isolation:
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Almost all the way finished with my recombinant tiedye knit top, all the vivid vining foliage appliques are stitched in place and all that remains is to complete stitching the hemline! It is so very colorful compared to most all of my clothing, and will be a promise to self that there may someday be festive occasions again...
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~ creativity challenge ~
three days of Scribetober prompts combined into one image, or "I can start to catch up!"... (next up is "spirit" and "free choice")~ creativity challenge ~
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Managed to get a tiny bit of decluttering done in the sewing room. Discarded several bags full of paper recycling, and consolidated two large boxes of notions (twill and bias tape, zippers, etc) into one smaller box. I have no good way of storing fabric scraps, yet, either. My goal is to have the futon couch empty of everything except bedding. Might require my dumping fabric scraps into paper sacks yet again, or just throwing them away.
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October SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | Tiedye top | sample leaf and stem | yard waste bin |
| 2 | - | pruned Japanese maple | recycle bin |
| 3 | - | - | - |
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today's gratitude - had a good long chat with Mr Dawson yesterday evening. Found my long lost pattern for cloth hosen, for my medieval and Viking Age clothes. And found the blade for my stick blender, (which would have been super annoying to replace.)
