This is a fun map.
Sara sends me fun fall break greetings. Sara notes that they didn’t make it to the 2021 mural festival, where this was painted on the side of a building. But the artist did let them vote on the border and Sara voted for rope.
I sewed together my moon phase napkins this weekend, completing that project.
By the end, (I think I finished with the full moon) I wished I hadn’t made it such a starry, starry night. Just a starry night, like I did with the third quarter moon, would have been fine.
These napkins are made from an old sheet of Matt’s that I cut up. They are very soft.
I didn’t go fancy for the rolls this year, and I baked them in a 9×13 pan. The middle ones weren’t quite done, so I ate them so my guests wouldn’t have to.
I’ve bene wondering where the bits of fiberglass insulation have been coming from. They’ve been appearing with regularity on our sidewalk.
On the way home from the library, I took a closer look at our flowering plum tree from across the street and suddenly got it.
Some intrepid squirrels were using the materials they had. I don’t think hanging out in the insulation was very good for their health, but it was probably warm.
I had a worry that it was coming from our house, but I think it came from the motel being open to the elements after the fire.
I love the design of this postcard, and the colors, which are colors I wouldn’t put together.
Sara also mentions that she likes the stylized version of the icons. She writes that she really enjoys the climate of where she lives now.
As I’ve finally realized that putting a gas stove in my house isn’t ideal, I have also discovered an inexpensive way to try my hand at an induction cooktop. It’s also a bonus because that burner doesn’t really work anyway.
So far, I’m impressed at how much faster it heats water, and am on a learning curve about scrambling eggs.
I bypassed the free-if-you-spend-$60 turkey at Winco for one that wasn’t injected with things. And that meant brining! Here you can see my small turkey was not quite small enough for my biggest pot. It worked out okay in the end.
Construction on the multi-unit down the street has begun. I enjoy how one items is kept from thieves at the end of the workday.
I bought four pairs of pants in September and I have finally accomplished hemming them. (I marked them up the first weekend I had them, so it was getting out the sewing machine that was the impediment.)
I also sewed up the cloth napkins I embroidered. I learned that it’s best not to embroider into the corner, like I did with the green, because sewing the top and bottom halves of the napkin together will make another border and it won’t match the one I’ve embroidered. At least not with my freehand method.
This was me practicing a blanket stitch and a blanket stitch wheel.
I ordered the fun Collins glasses with the orange diamonds from the Betsys on Etsy, and got this personalized note with my order. Delightful.
In searching for a link to their shop, I see I could have also bought rocks glasses in the same style. Perhaps I will be shopping with them again soon.
