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Shoreline, CT, United States
I would love for you to join me (a retired senior)in my zany crafting adventures with quilting (waaaaay too much fabric); scrapbooking (will I ever catch up?); redwork; counted cross stitch; crossword puzzles; reading; and cooking.

Wednesday, January 19, 2022

MY LITTLE BOX

 
My Little Box
is
set up
for hand sewing πŸ‘‹

The lowest layer 
contains tools
A Needle Threader
has become 
ESSENTIAL
these days!!

And
this is the top = Working
Layer...

Voila!!
As you can now see...
I am once again
Traveling to
 
H E X A G O N I A.

Allows me to pass
these resting hours...

And Below is the 2nd layer
with the hexies sewn on papers...
they are mounting up 
pretty quickly...

I am using the
"KISMET"
fabric line for all the
hexagons. 
I πŸ’this line. 

I have yet to decide
what form the finished
piece will take...

For right now,,,,
just sewing, sewing
and more sewing...

I like these big wheels☝
of hexies 

AndπŸ‘‡
this idea, too...
But we shall see 
*****************
I am still waiting on the "call"
from the MD...
So I  am trying to pass 
the time.
Reading, and re-reading books,
knitting
and now sewing
hexagons...

Hugs, Julierose
La Blageuse
(in-waiting-mode)
















Saturday, January 15, 2022

WINTER KNITTING, et al

 
Le Sock No. 1  c'est tout fini !!
;D
(DH is in the process of cleaning
 out under the tv in
 the background--
he is a gem!! πŸ’“)

AND
↓↓↓

Here is the start of the
2nd sock...

Someone asked what yarn I
was using
↡↡↡↡
Very soft and cuddly yarn
really easy to knit and 
it doesn't split on you...

I had gotten this quite
a while ago and I 
don't know if it is still
available. 

I have two more balls of the same
yarn but in a different colorway
that I plan to  knit up next...
πŸ‘΅πŸ‘
***********************
Knitting has kept my hands 
busy these "resting" days.

For those of you who have
asked:

My MRI results showed
a herniated disc that is
causing my sciatica...
So...
Next up will be an
epidural 
(to be scheduled,
soon I hope).

I hope this will allow me
to get back to walking
without pain.
πŸ™πŸ™†
*********************
Tom is making beef barley soup
for our dinner tonight;
I will make a tossed 
salad to accompany it...
I am trying to eat lightly as
I have been so sedentary...

I hope this finds you all healthy
and able to sew away...

I am off to ice my back and
do some light stretches...

Hugs, Julierose,
La blageuse
(getting-impatient-euse!)



Saturday, January 8, 2022

LONG TIME NO SEE...

 
I have been knitting away on 
my
 long Winter socks; and 
I turned the heel 
this week
 
And I am working my way down
the foot now...

**************************
I have been reading
while resting...

I πŸ’– this
Homer Kelly
series..
really good
and also
very funny
;D

AND

I got this for Christmas
by another one of my 
favorite authors:
↡↡↡↡
I have yet to start this
collection of short
stories...

ALSO
I am
doing one of these
per day
↴↴↴
I am almost finished
with this volume and
have one more puzzle 
to solve...

************************
My week has filled with doctor
appointments....
s i g h πŸ‘€πŸ˜•

First, I went to see my 
primary care physician on
Monday--
who sent me to an orthopedic
specialist--
where I had a series of 
back twisting and
ankle turning 
X-RAYS
Ouch!!
πŸ‘ΉπŸ‘ΊπŸ‘½

Sooo
the upshot is
 that
I am scheduled for 
an MRI this coming Thursday
the 13th 
(ummm... 
glad it's 
not Fri 13th!!)

To see exactly what has
been going on for these
past pain filled 6 months!!!

Wish me luckπŸ‘©πŸ’πŸ˜Ÿ
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We had 6" of snow yesterday
and it was 14 degrees here
this morning...
Glad I am an 
"Indoor Snow Bunny"
hahaha

I may be absent for a
while but I am reading
posts and commenting...

Sadly no 
sewing going on
as yet...
😭😭😭

hugs, Julierose,
La Blageuse
(in-waiting-mode-euse)