One Little Word

I decided to try the practice of One Little Word this year. I will be sharing how I came to choose this word and how I hope to incorporate it into my life in the days to come. My word for 2021 is peace.

 Review of my 2020 Quilting, Knitting and Reading 

Quilting

The only thing needed on this quilt was to hand sew the binding, so I finally got that done and my husband hung it up in our living room.

This quilt top had been stuck for ~5 years, so I finally managed to get it done. Next month I'll send it to my fabulous machine quilter.

Knitting

This year I finished 4 shawls and 2 hats. Project details on Ravelry; I'm Carolina22.

1. Traveling Woman

2. Curie Shawl

3. Fractal Danger

4. Hitchhiker

5. Basic Hemmed Hat

6. Fisher Hat

Reading

I met my goal and finished 148 books!

My top ten:

1. Thin Ice by Paige Shelton

2. A Curious Beginning by Deanna Raybourn

3. Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain

4. A Conspiracy in Belgravia by Sherry Thomas

5. A Spear of Grass by Deanna Raybourn

6. The Awkward Squad by Sophie Henaff

7. All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny

8. A Beautiful Corpse by Christi Daughtery

9. The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley

10. A Girl Called Justice by Elly Griffiths

Hellooo... is this thing on? Time to dust off the blog with a review of 2020.

January: We started the off the new year with dinner at a friend's house

February: Celebrating our 8th wedding anniversary in Williamsburg

March: Our last dinner in a restaurant celebrating my husband's birthday with his identical twin and his family. Who knew the world would shut down less than a week later. . . 

April: The new norm: everything by Zoom

May: Another new norm: cutting our own hair

 

May: Lots of walks on our neighborhood trails

June: the library opened curbside pickup! 

July: Enjoying sitting out on our deck

August: Preparing for the arrival of our new [furry] family member

September: The sweetest pup in the land joined us on September 12th

October: Tired, but oh so happy

November: voted

December: Charlie with his cousin Lovey, the Coton de Tulear who started it all 

Currently {September}

My favorite time of year is when school starts, even though it's been a long time since I was in school! It's my favorite season and it feels like a fresh start after lazy summer days, even more so than on January 1. 

Reading: I got a coverall on my Summer Book Bingo!

Right now I'm reading the latest Louise Penny Glass Houses, and it's so good!

Knitting: Plugging away on a few projects, but I also fell down the Miss Babs gradient rabbit hole this weekend and bought this set:

Anticipating: Hopefully a few days at Myrtle Beach with my family.

Enjoying: I've recently started taking flute lessons. I haven't played in 30 years!

Currently {August}

Late as usual. . .

Reading: For Summer Book Bingo square Prize Runner Up: 

A fun cozy about a yoga instructor

For Summer Book Bingo square Debut: 

Inspired by true events, this is a book that alternates between the past and the present and the impact the tragedy of the Titanic had on it's survivors and their descendants.

Knitting: I finished my Quaker Yarn Stretcher Rectangle!

Sewing: I finished a quilt top! 

I started a Sunshine and Shadow quilt using batik's:

I made a knitting project bag:

Enjoying: Long summer days spent sewing and reading, after I get home from work.

Currently {July}

Reading: For the book bingo category "written within 5 years of when you were born" I'm reading Odds Against by Dick Francis. And for "recommended by a librarian" I'm reading Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand. I'm about halfway through my list for the book bingo, so am on track to get a cover all.

 


Remembering: Our wonderful trip to New Mexico! We had a great time seeing the sights and visiting family.

Riding the Tram to Sandia Crest

Family

My sweet husband

Storm coming in

Yummy food! 

A trip to my childhood library

Sewing: I'm working on a project for a swap. Photos next month!

Knitting: Souvenir yarn from NM!