This morning twas time to soak the black-eyed peas, which will be put to cook overnight with some allium and a ham hock for tomorrow's meal. There's an assortment of fresh greens, and I'm going to add carrot "coins", and mix up a batch of Sister Gigi's corn cakes, to start 2022 off with as much luck as may be possible.
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2021 wasn't entirely a wasted year, even though it often feels like it. Grateful that I have been keeping even this cursory online record of my immediate life, which allows me to revisit in memory some highlights of what I accomplished...
I made things for the beloved children in my life; I recycled the baby hat I made for Kestrel into trimmings on the neckline of a little wool cloak for 4year old herself, made her a kuspuk to match her favorite cartoon character "Molly of Denali", and knit and sewed a whole set of gifts for the child-within who turned out to be baby Liam.
I revisited the world of tiny Nandina, making an assortment of miniature clothing, and even dabbling in tiny Chinese food and even tiny fortune cookies! I made Almandine as part of my experimenting with spun cotton. I even figured out how to make a jack-o-lantern complete with flickering light...
There was another in my "making art for a change" blockprints, which makes three now. While I didn't do as much scribal arts as in years past, I did create a few original pieces that I challenged myself to try new things and expand my skills... I am quite pleased with the Mano D'Oro scroll in particular.
Acorn Cottage requires constant upkeep, and encourages ongoing effort at repair and refurbishment. One of the best things I thought up was to create a weighted screen door closing setup, with some screw eyes, paracord, and a massive eye bolt. My new five burner stove remains a constant source of pleasure, having finally replaced the former dysfunctional (two burners no oven) cooker.
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This morning I woke up in a very different mood than the previous day, and instead of dwelling on how very much is now missing from all of our lives, and mine in particular, I instead was filled with thoughts of gratitude, remembering all the various unexpected ways that friends and family let me know that they were thinking of me, of noticing specifically who I am. I may be distant, but I am very definitely held in love by those dear to me. May it be so for all in this time!
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SMART goals challenge 2021
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | postcard for Mom | cardigan mended | excess dust rhinos |
| 2 | candied grapefruit peel | replace nose pads | recycle bin |
| 3 | beaded stars | replace wall hook | recycle bin |
| 4 | miniature quilt | moved old computer | fabric cabbage |
| 5 | cloak for Kestrel | diffuser for cloudlight | yard waste bin |
| 6 | original SCA scroll | pruned persimmon | some of the branches |
| 7 | Kestrel kuspuk | saved food using snow | all the branches |
| 8 | 6 jars orange marmalade | darned Totoro gloves | recycle bin |
| 9 | 5 jars applesauce | power bar kitchen | random books |
| 10 | horseradish | power bar workshop | recycle bin |
| 11 | matzohs | long power bar computer | extra apples |
| 12 | charter #1 | rain capelet binding | yard waste bin |
| 13 | Black Ice cardigan | new mask elastics | yard waste bin |
| 14 | charter #2 | new mask nosewires | recycle bin |
| 15 | 6 jars sumo marmalade | alter An Tir knit top | bag of fabric |
| 16 | rainbow baby cardigan | wall mount Couroc tray | bag of fabric |
| 17 | rainbow baby hat | refurbish apron straps | bag of fabric |
| 18 | rainbow baby booties | prune Japanese maple | bag of fabric |
| 19 | wire planter cage | cover smaller sleeve board | bag of old fur |
| 20 | prototype mesh wash bag | cover larger sleeve board | yard waste bin |
| 21 | 5 jars blood orange marmalade | baby plants repotted | recycle bin |
| 22 | 3 jars Awesome sauce | skirret cage adapted | yard waste bin |
| 23 | 4 jars strawberry rhubarb sauce | temporary biffy | taxes done |
| 24 | two large blue planters | remove thumbhole cuffs | yard waste bin |
| 25 | bone Viking threadwinders | planted herbs | recycle bin |
| 26 | original Luttrell-inspired scroll | pruned forsythia | yard waste bin |
| 27 | two Adiantum charters | pruned persimmon | recycle bin |
| 28 | red Laurel enamel | repotted artichokes | paper recycling |
| 29 | tiny placket tee for Gwen | computer zone shelf | rogue garlic plants |
| 30 | teal knit tee for Nandina | cardboard back gate zone | yard waste bin |
| 31 | teal knit skirt for Nandina | pruned forsythia | recycling bin |
| 32 | red/grey top for Nandina | started cucumbers | yard waste bin |
| 33 | red/print skirt for Nandina | backyard mowed | recycle bin |
| 34 | setting for red Laurel | Nandina's legs | big bag of fabric |
| 35 | samara earrings | woodchip back gate zone | big bag of fabric |
| 36 | three baby baprons | repot tiny tomato | big bag of fabric |
| 37 | two more baprons | repot strawberries | big bag of fabric |
| 38 | teal/Mod top for Nandina | repot peppers | yard waste bin |
| 39 | Nandina striped knit dress | epoxy canister handle | yard waste bin |
| 40 | 4 more Nandina clothes | paracord loops for plants | Ailanthus cut down |
| 41 | Nandina schoolgirl pinafore | end caps for cloches | recycle bin |
| 42 | tiny red rucksack | planted salad table | yard waste bin |
| 43 | baby clutch ball | repotted eggplant | yard waste bin |
| 44 | Nandina leather vest | otterface needlebook | yard waste bin |
| 45 | baby blanket | cleaned iron soleplate | recycle bin |
| 46 | miniature sofa | dollar store mini table | yard waste bin |
| 47 | Nandina Chinese food | single bulb garlic strings | broken oven bits |
| 48 | garlic scape pickles | repair broken bowl | old frozen food |
| 49 | 6 mesh laundry bags | 1 trim attached shower | yard waste bin |
| 50 | BLM print | garlic pulled and strung | yard waste bin |
| 51 | tiny fortune cookies | planted cucumbers | recycle bin |
| 52 | fox head blank | screen door weighted | yard waste bin |
| 53 | tiny chickens blanks | bedroom window AC | recycle bin |
| 54 | block printed trim | fabric stash sorted/culled | recycle bin |
| 55 | twirly skirt | lower L molar surgery | yard waste bin |
| 56 | Mano d'Oro scroll | Nandina painted shoes | recycle bin |
| 57 | four jars dilly beans | removed burned apples | yard waste bin |
| 58 | pickled beets | pruned lower apple limb | recycle bin |
| 59 | Greek masks block carved | resize Kestrel kuspuk | yard waste bin |
| 60 | pillowcases printed | pruned small plum | recycle bin |
overflow SMART goals!!!
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 61 | snood for Ariadne | pruned quince | recycle bin |
| 62 | memorial calligraphy | pruned sage | extra cardboard |
| 63 | tiny fox "Almandine" | grapevine pruned | recycle bin |
| 64 | fig lemon jam 5 jars | fox head painted | - |
| 65 | Almandine clothing | horses blouse collar | - |
| 66 | windfall applesauce 5 jars | much plum pruning | - |
| 67 | Nandina blouse | windfall fruit gone | - |
| 68 | postcard #1 | rodent removal | - |
| 69 | postcard #2 and #3 | bicycle tube replaced | - |
| 70 | applesauce 16 jars | side plum pruned | - |
| 71 | Awesome Sauce 7 4oz jars | apple tree pruning | - |
| 72 | Awesome Sauce 5 4oz jars | moar apple pruning | - |
| 73 | 5 pints tomato sauce | added bat embroidery | - |
| 74 | tie-dye top | freezer defrosted | - |
| 75 | knitted elephant | pears dehydrated | - |
| 76 | roses kerchief | more dried pears | - |
| 77 | 6 jars persimmon ketchup | plums harvested | - |
| 78 | 6 jars pickled beets | sample leaf and stem | - |
| 79 | 5 jars pear chunks | pruned Japanese maple | - |
| 80 | 8 jars quince | assemble OMAR | - |
| 81 | sparkle horse kerchief | repaired door closer | - |
| 82 | miniature hemostat | picked quinces | - |
| 83 | carpenter pockets | stove installed | - |
| 84 | 3 jars spiced pears | leather thimble | - |
| 85 | some candied peel | teal popover dress | - |
| 86 | more mini papel picado | jelly cloth | - |
| 88 | final quince jelly | 30 persimmons dried | - |
| 89 | several looper potholders | many persimmons dried | - |
| 90 | woven paper stars | pruned Japanese maple | - |
| 91 | Coptic booklet for Dad | pruned persimmon tree | - |
| 92 | knit pants for Deb | reset back door latch | - |
| 93 | wool top for Deb | AC removed for winter | - |
| 94 | - | cleaned keyboard | - |
| 95 | - | lower wire shelves | - |
SMART goals are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic and Timely
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