Wool Surgery ~

 

The OR was open yesterday, and surgery performed.  The abscess is gone and me thinks she looks much better.  Thank you, Julia 😁

Oh how I wish I could capture her true colors.  I normally fail miserably, but this time worse than usual.  I tried . . . sigh.  iPad camera.  iPhone camera.  Different lighting.  ARGH!!!

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Lauren

I Just Can't Unsee It ~

 

Yellow Bird is still not done but getting closer.  I seem to be struggling.  It is not my usual "coloring book" shapes that I normally hook.

So it was pointed out to me that it looked like there was on abscess on her face.  Yes, Julia, you are so right!  I don't know if that is supposed to be her ear or what, but now when I see her it is like nails on a chalkboard.  I'm glad you was pointed out while it was still a relatively easy fix.

When this is finally done, rather than go back to the rug started in my Maria Barton class in the fall, I have drawn out a simple hit and miss to work on for a while.  It is my go to when I need something totally mindless, and DSO wanted a rug for at the base of his stairs.  You'd think with all the rugs I have rolled up I would have found something suitable in the size he needed.  Nope!

Hard to believe January 2025 will soon be history.  Scary how quickly time is passing!!!

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Lauren

Yellow Bird Update ~

 

I am finally making progress on Yellow Bird.  I must say I am getting tired of this one, but being so close I must soldier on and finish the darn thing!

I am happy that I put my big girl panties on and hooked a real face, but this will not be one of my favorite rugs!

Her left arm was too fat and her hand ginormous . . . 

. . . so I have skinnied it up and will reduce the size of her hand!

Hopefully the next time you see her, the hooking will be completed.

Being a dog person, this always cracks me up.

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Lauren

Ringing the Bell ~

Ringing a bell after chemotherapy is a tradition at many cancer centers to mark the end of treatment.  It's a celebration of the patient's accomplishment and can also symbolize relief and support.

Son J's (hopefully) last chemo infusion was today.  He will have scans done in early February and praying he can put this nightmare behind him.

He even got a certificate 😁

Please keep him in your prayers.  They are much appreciated.

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Lauren

Wonky My Way ~

 

For all the naysayers who said I could not hook wonky, I say "HA!".  Look at this.  To me wonky is being irregular and things not being uniform.  My blocks are different sizes and not nice and even.  Maybe not your definition of wonky, but mine 😁

Snippets of other rugs of mine that I consider wonky.

This cracks me up.  This is looking out my living room window when I am heading upstairs.  It just reminds me so much of a dog tied in my neighbor's yard.  I think it was the light shining on Christmas decorations.  Decorations are gone but not this.

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Lauren

Yellow Bird ~

Just a quickie update to show my progress on Yellow Bird, started in September of last year.  I was trying very hard not to hook in my normal, orderly fashion on the blocks on either side of the design.  Trying to make them a little wonky.  I somewhat succeeded 😁

That's it for today.  The sun was shining today in northern Ohio, a rare occurrence in January.  Tomorrow rain is forecast for a good part of the day.  What a sloppy mess it will be.  Bitterly cold weather a couple days next week.  If you don't like the weather in Ohio, stick around for a day and it will change!

A friend said this was AI generated and I don't doubt it (it's getting harder and harder to tell what is real), but it still cracked me up!

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Lauren

Still Hanging In ~

 

I've been a bit MIA trying to get things done.  My house is probably at 99.5% of normal.  Piddly stuff left to finish.  The dining room table and spare bed are still piled with paperwork I am sorting through.  No one should have this much worthless/obsolete paperwork!!!  The built in cupboard that I emptied a week plus ago is still a disaster with stuff all over the floor.  A few little odds and ends of redecorating left to do.  So close.  I just want it all done!

I have finally found time to stitch a little.  Since I changed the spacing between the alphabet rows, I need to resize the large snowflakes.  The A B C D to the right has not yet been frogged.

A (very) little progress has been made on Yellow Bird.  I will share in my next post.

I can't even begin to wrap my head around the devastation in California.  To lose absolutely everything (and you have seen how materialistic I am).  How do you come to grips with that?  Just heartbreaking . . . but we mustn't forget the devastation in Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina that people are still dealing with.  Our government can continue to send BILLIONS to the Ukraine and other countries while our citizens suffer.  Our citizens should be the top priority.

OK.  Off my soapbox.

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Lauren