I pretty much wear neutral colors, black and greys, indigo and chocolate brown, and have for years. The most "exciting" color in my closet has been a recent foray into teal/turquoise as an accent color. But for some reason I needed to make this gauzy rainbow linen cowl scarf, and it needs to have embellished edges now that I have found the appropriate yarn...
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~ no such thing as too much rainbow ~
I've been beavering away on the tiny tassels, and am about a third of the way through. They are a perfect sort of handwork for zoom calls, or for watching media. I made it through three episodes of "Call The Midwife" last night, and many tiny tassels were the result~ no such thing as too much rainbow ~
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really tasty faux-sagna tonight and as usual it made a double portion to put in the freezer for a different meal later on. I am getting better and better at "cooking ahead". This started last week when I wanted to use up some freezer tomatoes, and turned them into a pot of red sauce, with veggies, mushrooms, herbs, and some italian sweet sausage. That made half a dozen sauce cubes, some of which were layered into the casserole tonight, along with cottage cheese, rice paper, and some of yesterdays roasted zucchini sliced up small. The whole thing was topped with some cheddar and parmesan and baked until the top was bubbly. It was most warming on a very chilly night.
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Since we now have been assigned our Sekrit Pals for Dagmar's Sekrit Santa Swap this year, I had best put in some time tonight updating my wish lists and linking them to my Elfster account. It is always a bit challenging, since what I wish for the most is not really more "things" but rather assistance with chores that are beyond my singular ability. Well, and there are other, less tangible things I wish for are not possible to be given as gifts..
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November SMART goals (x=extra)
| # | THINGS MADE | THINGS FIXED | THINGS GONE |
| 1 | Halloween cushions | repot spider plants | recycle bin |
| 2 | applesauce | harvest persimmons | yard waste bin |
| 3 | cat head graphic | moar pruning | recycle bin |
| 4 | 6 jars to ferment | grape pruning | yard waste bin |
| 5 | lime curd | mailed advent boxes | recycle bin |
| 6 | quince jelly | long jane hems | x |
| 7 | Sidewalk Joy books | renew worm bin | x |
| 8 | tiny hearth fire | x | x |
| 9 | x | x | x |
today's gratitudes -
1. I made some very delicious faux lasagna for dinner tonight
2. the rainbow tassels are working out well to decorate my scarf
3. long ago Jen made me some naalbound mittens, and they are the best thing ever when it is really cold outside, being both windproof and insulative ♡
Time of Isolation - Day 1599
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