Quilting/Sewing:
Ruffled Roses by Sue Garman. I am working on the twenty-four 6-inch-finished basket blocks. They are really a great exercise in improving my accuracy, as there is not much room for error. Seventeen of the 24 are done. Here area few of them on my “design chair”:
Travel:
We took a road trip to North Myrtle Beach, SC. This is our first visit to the area. I knitted and sewed, Jim enjoyed walking on the beach.
Knitting:
Spotlight Shawl.
This is an easy shawl that’s taking too much time, and it’s all my fault. I decided I couldn’t do the lace section. It wasn’t that hard, but I would have to give it full attention and count stitches; I like to watch TV while I knit. So I created my own brainless design for that section.
I did a picot bind-off, and I really like it. The whole thing will look much improved once it has been blocked. (I learned how to do the picot edge on a YouTube video. All the how-to help that’s out there is just amazing.)
Reading:
- (Audible) Top Secret Twenty-One by Janet Evanovich, a Stephanie Plum novel. Predictable and enjoyable. If you liked the first 20, you’ll like this one.
- (Audible) The Child Finder by Rene Denfield. Recommended by an acquaintance, I enjoyed this book. I would like to read another by this author — not for the storyline, but for the richness of her writing.
- (Audible) The Witch Elm by Tana French. As a Tana French fan, I expected something similar to her previous books. Not so. First time that I can remember buying a book, getting 1/3 of the way through, and then I quit.
- (Audible) Bone Box by Faye Kellerman. Still in progress.
Movies:
This winter, we have designated Thursdays as Movie Day. Here are the movies we saw in January:
- The Mule with Clint Eastwood. Kind of predictable, but still an enjoyable movie, especially if your husband is a big Clint Eastwood fan!
- On the Basis of Sex, biopic of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. An interesting and educational tribute of the Supreme Court Justice. Worth seeing.
Binge-Worthy TV:
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Seasons 1 & 2, on Amazon Prime. Love the characters and the story. Avoid if offended by frequent coarse language. Now to wait until Season 3…probably 10 months from now!
Photography:
The big event was the lunar eclipse. There are a few other January photos in the Photo Gallery at the top right of this page.
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Sue
Great to see you’re doing what you love! and avoiding cold weather! We are heading for Arizona for a short visit the end of February, we enjoy walking in the desert and seeing family & friends.
So one inch finished half square triangles… I admire your patience and precision piecing on this really hard quilt that takes a long time to make!
Yes… Mrs. Maisel!
Enjoy your posts.
Glad you’re in a warm place… It’s dang cold here…