"where are we going and why am I in this handbasket?" - as a way of
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Finally, plant hooks in ceiling! I've been meaning to do this for ages now, though had forgotten how very much of a literal pain the the neck it is (bending partially backwards at the top of the stepladder, while either drilling holes in the ceiling, or screwing toggle bolts into place at full extension of my tiny dinosaur arms. It is worth it though:
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speaking of which, the first of five pieces of embroidery for Marya is finished. This is the embroidered cuff for the rubackha (silk undergown) which will be white silk with red silk trim. The embroidery is all done in DMC metallic floss, which is quite challenging to work with. The cuff embroidery took a week of intermittent transit and waiting room stitchery, so at that rate the five pieces should be done in plenty of time for Marya's elevation in mid December.
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October SMART goals (x=extra)
October SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | Laurel tablet weaving | Ironrite chair | old tourney seat |
| 2 | Marya cuff | plant hooks | bag to Goodwill |
| 3 | x | grapes picked | bag to Goodwill |
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We have a feral grape of the arizonica sp. that produces pretty well in spite of deathly heat and drought. Every so often I try eating a handful of the tiny fruit and they are incredibly sweet but like chewing gravel because of the seeds. I usually end up juicing the whole lot.
ReplyDeleteVery impressed with the embroidery. Does the metallic floss fray a lot? The last time I used metallic floss I lost quite a lot to breakage, but I can't remember if it was DMC.
These grapes would be less than ideal for eating out of hand, for reason of how seedy they are.
DeleteThe metallic floss is a little delicate. I am using a needle with a large smooth eye, and big enough to make a large enough hole for the thread to go through without abrasion. Definitely not my favorite for embriodery, but the right look for the clothing it will embellish. And the only reason I'm doing it at all is that Marya is a dear friend
I'd use caution about painting walls gray. I love the look of gray walls online, but when I painted my office walls gray I found myself reluctant to spend time there. I realized I need cheerful surroundings; now my walls are warm yellow and I love my time there. The walls of my office at work are also yellow, it's like being surrounded with sunshine.
ReplyDeleteI have painted bedroom walls grey in the past and loved them. It tones down the contrast, which I prefer. But I know it isn't to everyone's taste
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