I recently upgraded my Garmin activity tracker to a full-on Garmin 245. So now I have a watch that pushes my text messages to my phone. I don’t know how long I will want this feature. Other than that unknown, I’m really enjoying my watch.
Update from the future: Two months in, I’m still getting texts on my watch. I find it especially handy when websites text me a six-digit security code and my phone is in a different room.
Aside from the message, there were some other fun things in this sampler. I loved the curtain made from embroidery floss just hanging out after being woven through straight stitches. I also enjoyed getting the chance to embroider script (hard!) and keep working away at my satin stitch. (It took forever!)
I also learned that when filling a diamond with French knots, it’s best to start from the middle and work outward rather than doing the edges first.
A close-up of my satin stitch. It looks rough, but I’ll get the hang of it. I outlined in backstitch, which I don’t think was the best choice.
This was a great sampler! I had a lot of fun! Thanks, Badass Cross Stitch.
I’ve always liked this house at the corner of Montana and Liberty Street. But it looks like the days are waning.
Next Portland tells me that there are 18 units coming soon.
PortlandMaps.com isn’t connecting so I have no details about the house at this moment.
And now PortlandMaps is working! It was built in 1948 and the main level is just over 1000 square feet, plus the basement. It was sold in January of this year for $556,675. The previous sale was in March of 2021 for $555,000. Before that it last sold in 2002 for $138,000 (those were the prices when I first moved here! Affordable!) And prior to that, someone bought it in 1996 for $82,000.
No word on who built the concrete planter out front, though.
This pretty postcard arrived in the mail today.
Such a delightful preprinted postcard!
Anne writes from a town with the best spa in Finland.
I wouldn’t mind visiting someday.
I correctly guessed it was a country with the final four words of S-T-A-N. But then after three countries with that ending, I couldn’t think of any more.
Worldle is really laying bare how little I know about geography.
Pandemic humor c. March 2022, when the mask mandates started going away.
I’ve seen this bag around my mail before, and it’s never a good sign.
Here’s where the rip happened.
Apologies from the USPS.
The tear went right through the letter, but I was able to piece things together again and read it.
Exciting times supplied by the USPS.
This was a fun little guest perk/branding opportunity.
We even got moved due to weight balancing on the plane, and they still preserved our empty seat.
That’s probably the last time we get to experience this bit of traveling magic. But it was fun while it lasted.
