Reconciliation

Journal

Sunday, December 31, 2023

I didn’t make any resolutions for this year so there was no way I would miss my marks. Smart move on my part! I’m glad to see that I wasn’t entirely idle all year.

Books

35 books read. That surpasses the goal I set out in Goodreads.

Needlework/Knit/Crochet

8 projects finished but I’m not telling how many others were started!

Quilting

I finished 10 projects thanks, in the most part, to the monthly sewing sessions with Stacia and Deloise.

Cards

I cut down a lot on my birthday cards this year but I still managed to send off 52 cards. Many of those were Christmas cards that I sent, particularly to those whose birthdays I missed.

Postage

Someone once asked me how much I spend on postage because I’m ALWAYS at the post office. This year’s total is over $2,500, but I consider it money well-spent as it is the cost of living so far away from family. That is still less than the amount I spent on travel.

Bags and Tags

Cards

Saturday, December 30, 2023

For the Grandkids

By now all the grandchildren pretty much know they will be getting a gift card for Christmas. But to make it a bit more exciting I added a little something to each of their bags.

I had to wait for the gift cards to arrive so I started making bags and tags. As it turned out the cards arrived before I was finished but they were an easy project so it didn’t delay getting them into the mail.

Who needs a nap?

Needlework

Friday, December 29, 2023

12 Days of Christmas – Day 10

This cross stitch fabric (Hopscotch) came from Mum’s stash, as well as the pattern book I used for the pillow tops. These were among the first items that I finished and I honestly can’t remember which daughter (and family) got which one.

I have one more top to do for myself and then I’m passing the pattern book to Deloise.

Christmas Cards – Batch 2

Cards

Thursday, December 28, 2023

Christmas Lights (from the Splendid Sampler series)

I made at least one of these last year and repeated the pattern several times this year.

Mug Rugs

I knew I wanted to make a few mug rugs this year but I had to look hard to find a pattern that would work with Christmas fabric and that had a pocket to tuck something into. I tried fitting chocolate into the pocket but the bars were too long and thick to fit nicely so I ended up with a tea bag and one of Pat’s download cards.