More of an exhale, thats what I need this weekend. The past ten days have been a whirlwind of activity and travel and hugs. I’m not a “hugger” but this past week has been full of them. The best two were from my granddaughter and the other from a young person who I had just met. All is feeling right in my world.

I feel like I need to make a list of what I need to accomplish this week. I am not going to do it here, but in the notes section of my phone. Complete with bullets I can check off as each gets finished. Yes, I am so organized, my week of Christmas prep will be inspiring and so organized and productive. I need to keep repeating that, it’ll be my mantra.

While away from home, I didn’t do much crafting, I worked a little bit on one of the hats, and made two pairs of baby mittens (thumb-less). I feel like I have all this craftiness trying to come out now. This morning I woke up early and got the Art Haus Eclipse quilt finished, and started quilting the runner I made with the same fabrics. I was able to set it under the quilt, so same backing. I need to go food shopping today, and make some persimmon cake. I want to finish the green hat too. It is slow going to knit, I am about ½ way done. The person I gave the Monarch hats to really liked them. She is going to go to the Butterfly migration rest spot near Santa Cruz and “gram” some photos of her new hat.

I started the bowl cozy project, and made some headway. I want to print up an info/use card to go with them. They aren’t ment to be used for long periods in the microwave, just short 2 minute intervals. I have been assemble line sewing these, six at a time. The quilting is simple, two sets of three lines that cross in the center. The ones I made for friends and family a few years ago only have one stitched line crossing in the center. The one I have seems to be holding up well, even after machine washing.

Since the great Christmas Hat knitting ordeal adventure has started, I haven’t really spent any time cross stitching. It looks like the Consider the Lilies piece is going to spill over into 2026. I had fully intended to be done by now, I believe that the house is to blame. It is such a huge solid element in the design, I will get it done brick by brick.

Be Kind.