Finish it Friday - Flower Power Afghan

 

I finished my Flower Power Afghan!  I love it.  Sometimes the flowers want to curl up but that's okay.  I'm so glad I finally took the time to finish it. I don't know why I ever set it aside in the first place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Icey Viewing

We had a recent ice storm and luckily my power didn't go out (Praise God!) and I had a little time to catch up on some TV viewing (well, streaming)

 

I first watched, Unfrosted, which was a fictional based story (with a little bit of history thrown in) about the development of the toaster pastries in the 1960s - basically the birth of the Pop Tart.  It was a little bit silly but also funny at times and had a great cast.

I watched a series recommended by someone in our Sip & Stitch class - Death by Lightening, which was the telling of President James Garfield beginning with his unexpected election and ending with his assassination.  It was only 4 parts.

I switched back to a movie, which was wonderful, Eleanor the Great, about a 90 year old something lady who lost her roommate of 11 years and her best friend since she was a teenager, who she was like a sister to her.  Her roommate was a Holocaust survivor and was sad that she was the only surviving family member that could tell her story, so Eleanor accidentally is lead into a Holocaust survival group and tells her friends story as if it was hers and makes a friend with a young journalist college student, that has recently lost her Jewish mother.  Great movie starring the incredible, June Squibb.

I then settled on The Beast In Me, a psychological thriller told in 8 parts and has a great cast, including Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys and Brittany Snow.  It was about a writer that has a couple move in next door and the husband has been accused of murdering his first wife, though her body had never been found and they ultimately decided she took her own life...or did she...that's what we have to find out.  VERY good and kept me on the edge of my seat.

  

W.I.P. Wednesday

I'm almost done with my Flower Power Afghan, but not quite.  I should be finished by tomorrow.

I'm on the border now and there are 5 rows of border and working around a big afghan takes a while but it is coming along quicker than I thought.

Then I can move on the the older WIP I have. 

 

 

One Little Word - 2026

Have you read the book "One Word That Will Change Your Life"?

I first heard about this concept from Ali Edwards, who deemed it "ONE LITTLE WORD"

 

 

 

I thought Ali may have gotten the idea from the book but she started this in 2006, so perhaps the book got the idea from her..  Anyway, Ali Edwards is a famous scrap-booker, for those that don't know. I really don't know who to credit for the original concept but I think it is a good idea, whoever started it.

 

Basically, you select a word to kind of represent your year.  I posted about my word back in 2010 and I select a word generally every year, but I don't always post about it.

 

I also don't do Ali's work class or scrapbook because I don't want to turn my word into a chore I need to keep up with, I just want it to resonate throughout my life and year.

 

So...this year I selected the word "Completion"

 

 

Mainly it is because I have some projects in my life, (besides the two UFO that I've already mentioned) that I want to complete that I have been putting off for years.  I'm tired of these things hanging over me and I want them done so I can start fresh in 2027 or if not, sooner.  It will be so good to finally complete these things and move on without thinking about them anymore!

 

What is your word of the year? 

 

Cathy

Do y'all remember the comic strip, Cathy?  I used to love it.  I think because the cartoonist, Cathy Guisewite wasn't much older than me in real life and as a single girl, I could relate to the character.  I used to have a few Cathy books.

Eventually, the cartoonist said that she grew up and thought that Cathy should too and eventually the cartoonist and Cathy both got married and that was the end of the comic strip, which ended October 3, 2010 after a 34 year run.

I miss it though.  I wish they would still run it in the papers like they do Peanuts (which stopped in 2000 after Charles Schulz passed away).  But for whatever reason, they don't carry the "reruns" of Cathy in the paper like they do Peanuts.

I'm glad for the internet so I can revisit her once and a while though. 

I remember they had a Valentine special that ran on TV (along with a couple of more). You can watch it on You Tube.  I remember in the first TV special, her mom had 2 peas and did mom magic and made a full meal out of it - so funny!  The other special was called Cathy's Last Resort.

Triva: Do you remember Cathy's boyfriend's name?

Trivia 2: Do you remember Cathy's dog's name? 

 

 

W.I.P. Wednesday

 

I can’t believe today is Wednesday! This week feels like it is going so fast to me. 

I’ve gotten a lot done on my afghan. I have about 4 more colored rows to go (so about 24 more rows, I think) then to add the border. 

We are supposed to have ice this weekend and as long as my power hold out, maybe I’ll finish my afghan, that is…if I can keep kitty cats off my lap and afghan.

Dad’s Birthday

 

My brother would have been 66 on January 1st & my dad would have been 93 today.  I wonder what they would be like and look like had they still been living?  Instead, they are frozen in time at the ages they passed in 2012 & 2014.

Forever in my heart. ❤️