Boxing Day aka St Stephen's Day

in which our plucky heroine has a somewhat better day...

Yesterday was lonesome, though I did enjoy a nice long zoomchat with sister. Today I rode almost all the way to St Johns to GrocOut, to get greens, as I plan on making up some lasagna to put in the freezer, and I like to add  layers of cooked greens along with the cheese and the sauce. By the time I got home again, the rain was really falling, so it was a quick scamper to the back yard to gather in all the laundry, which was still more dry than wet. The wind that arrived before the weather front moved in had made a big difference.

I remember seeing this exquisite tapestry weaving years ago in a magazine, and falling in love with it! Here is some more information about the weaver and the work... There are so many different folk traditions hung about this day. Today I learned that it was also Wren Day, when the hunting of the wren took place...

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~ Day 26 ~

what better for Boxing Day than a little box that proclaimed "open carefully"... when those instructions were followed inside was a most delightful assortment of very small random things! I know that the tiny stick on googly eyes will be of great help when I make some soot sprites for next year, and the fossil shark tooth will be an great addition to my curio shelf (once I build it, that is)

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Plotting out the sleeves, now that I have decided to do yet more alteration of the stripey sleeve cardigan... The body really has shoulders that are totally square, unlike my own, so I am going to do some pretty radical knitwear surgery, since I do like very much how the rest of the body turned out!

I finally have both a value chart of dark/light changes, and a basic plan for how to attach the sleeves. This project actually began waaaay back in May of 2023, and has seen quite a few false starts and changes of direction in the interim. I think it is time to "pick up my pointy sticks" and cast on yet again!

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wondering if anyone I know has ever used one of the portable high speed spin extractors, that remove most (but not all) of the water from laundered clothing... ever since my tumble dryer stopped working properly, I've been managing so far by catching the sunbreaks and putting my laundry out on the line, then pulling it indoors when the rain returns and hanging it above the tub and on the drying rack over the washer. Have been reading about alternatives to tumble drying, and this small, fairly inexpensive, and very energy efficient option seemed like an interesting possibility

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I was fourteen, back in the LongAgo...

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December SMART goals (x=extra)

#	THINGS MADE	THINGS FIXED	THINGS GONE
1	rainbow cowl tassels	more clothesline	recycle bin
2	85 origami squares	cardboard down	random book parts
3	heraldic potholders	set up paperwhites	recycle bin
4	pine needle stars	grey linen pinafore	yard waste bin
5	solstice sweets	bandana hem	yard waste bin
6	2025 calendar	calendar pages	recycle bin
7	x	keyboard key cap	x
8	x	x	x
9	x	x	x

today's gratitudes -
1. I was able to watch the Call The Midwife holiday special on PBS online last night.
2. Absolute HUZZAH! The replacement key cap for my keyboard, that I ordered on Sunday, arrived in my mailbox today. The seller did a superb job of packing it protectively, it is in perfect shape, and best of all, it simply snapped into place with no trouble at all... My keyboard is repaired!
3. just found out that the spin extractor I've been investigating is also available from Dharma Trading, which gives me more confidence, and also would cut the Behemoth out of the transaction, so double win!

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