The last few days I have come across some interesting subjects that apply to quilters and can teach us a few lessons. Lessons that cost nothing! My favourite thing about the internet. When you look for information on the internet and when you look at BLOGS it rarely costs a penny!
On Ellen Ann Eddy's blog is an explaination of the colour wheel -- not about the colours but about which colour wheel to use, depending on what you are looking at...
http://www.ellenanneeddy.com/weblog/?p=480
Susie Monday (quilt artist) has a very useful post on her blog about What Writers need for focus. Pretty much the same rules apply to quilt making or for that matter EVERYDAY LIFE -- I know I break the first rule regularly and now I know that rule is the biggest challenge for most everybody...
Check out http://susiemonday.squarespace.com/journal/2012/1/30/what-henry-miller-said-writers-read-artists-you-need-for-foc.html
And here is another ART Quilter's Blog that is just completely fun to look at! Not just one entry, if you read not one word, the photos of quilts (not just her own) will keep your eyes moving as you scroll down the page! Are you thinking you might want to create a COW Quilt after taking a look at her images?
http://marylouweidman.blogspot.com/
And even though I have the "button" over on my right hand side bar, I am going to suggest you go check out the Needle and Thread network. Every Wednesday is a "LINK-UP" of Canadian Blogs with something new every week... Just click on the red 'button' over there to explore a set of Canadian quilters and crafters....
Monday, January 30, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Cooking like Gramma House
First I should explain that House was not my Gramma's real name. I grew up calling her that because she lived in a house, while my other Gramma was Gramma Choo Choo -- Yep! you got it she lived and worked as Cook on a Train!
So, as I said Gramma Choo Choo was a professional Cook -- and good enough to create menu's for the upper classes travelling by train -- back in the 1940's and 50's there was not much travel by plane and train travel was quite elegant, apparently.
ANYWAY. Gramma House was just a regular family cook, mind you for 10 children and a husband!
I cook more like Gramma House than like Gramma Choo Choo... In fact I doubt that I am even close to being as competent as either, but I try, sort of...
I know that Gramma House had very few recipes, most of her cooking was meat, either roasted or boiled or fried along with potatoes -- I don't think she ever made any kind of noodles or rice. But she did love beans, Beans in everything and every kind of beans she could find. Fresh Green Beans, fresh yellow string beans, dried white beans, kidney beans!
Well, last night I decided to cook like Gramma House. I got out the slow cooker and checked out the pantry and freezer. I am calling it Meatball Chili...
The Men thought it was one of those GREAT meals! Tho you must take into consideration that they both worked a 8 hour day at their job and a pot of hot and ready food is number one on their list when they walk in the door at 6pm...
So.
Meatball Chili (in the slow cooker)
dump each ingredient in the slow cooker and turn on LOW for 6 hours. Eat
20 frozen Turkey Meatballs - thats what I had but I am sure beef, pork or chicken would work quite as well... and it is 20 because I get 4 meatballs and the men each get 8 -- if you have a different count, go ahead and put in what you need -- same as the carrots, I make them eat a carrot for every meatball!
20 baby carrots, whole
1 middling size zuchinni chopped up, skin on.
3 stalks celery, chopped
1/2 medium onion chopped fairly fine
2 tablespoons honey garlic BBQ sauce, your favourite brand
1 can kidney beans rinsed
1 can diced tomatoes 14 oz or 400 gr
2 big tablespoons chili powder
1 tsp cumin
a few drops tabasco, depending how much "heat" you like
And I know the consensus is to add salt and pepper, but i am supposed to watch the salt intake and my son doesn't like salt on things, so each person in my house adds their own salt as desired...
Now, I know that when writing about a recipe you should show a lovely enticing photo of the food, just before you serve it up. BUT. I didn't expect it to be quite so appreciated! And I must add, tho, there is a problem with having Meatballs in Chili....
They picked out all the meatballs! So the few spoonfulls left at the bottom of the pot doesn't have a meatball in it... It is a good thing that in my house, THE COOK always gets first dibs on the food or I would have been eating vegetarian chili!
Thanks to Gramma House and her style of improvisational cooking I can create my own masterpieces (and terrible failures too)!
So, as I said Gramma Choo Choo was a professional Cook -- and good enough to create menu's for the upper classes travelling by train -- back in the 1940's and 50's there was not much travel by plane and train travel was quite elegant, apparently.
ANYWAY. Gramma House was just a regular family cook, mind you for 10 children and a husband!
I cook more like Gramma House than like Gramma Choo Choo... In fact I doubt that I am even close to being as competent as either, but I try, sort of...
I know that Gramma House had very few recipes, most of her cooking was meat, either roasted or boiled or fried along with potatoes -- I don't think she ever made any kind of noodles or rice. But she did love beans, Beans in everything and every kind of beans she could find. Fresh Green Beans, fresh yellow string beans, dried white beans, kidney beans!
Well, last night I decided to cook like Gramma House. I got out the slow cooker and checked out the pantry and freezer. I am calling it Meatball Chili...
The Men thought it was one of those GREAT meals! Tho you must take into consideration that they both worked a 8 hour day at their job and a pot of hot and ready food is number one on their list when they walk in the door at 6pm...
So.
Meatball Chili (in the slow cooker)
dump each ingredient in the slow cooker and turn on LOW for 6 hours. Eat
20 frozen Turkey Meatballs - thats what I had but I am sure beef, pork or chicken would work quite as well... and it is 20 because I get 4 meatballs and the men each get 8 -- if you have a different count, go ahead and put in what you need -- same as the carrots, I make them eat a carrot for every meatball!
20 baby carrots, whole
1 middling size zuchinni chopped up, skin on.
3 stalks celery, chopped
1/2 medium onion chopped fairly fine
2 tablespoons honey garlic BBQ sauce, your favourite brand
1 can kidney beans rinsed
1 can diced tomatoes 14 oz or 400 gr
2 big tablespoons chili powder
1 tsp cumin
a few drops tabasco, depending how much "heat" you like
And I know the consensus is to add salt and pepper, but i am supposed to watch the salt intake and my son doesn't like salt on things, so each person in my house adds their own salt as desired...
Now, I know that when writing about a recipe you should show a lovely enticing photo of the food, just before you serve it up. BUT. I didn't expect it to be quite so appreciated! And I must add, tho, there is a problem with having Meatballs in Chili....
They picked out all the meatballs! So the few spoonfulls left at the bottom of the pot doesn't have a meatball in it... It is a good thing that in my house, THE COOK always gets first dibs on the food or I would have been eating vegetarian chili!
Thanks to Gramma House and her style of improvisational cooking I can create my own masterpieces (and terrible failures too)!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Stacks of 3 1/2 inch Squares
I grew up in farm country, North of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The worst blizzard ever recorded was part of my early teen years... The snow blew from Friday afternoon (of course) til Monday morning (wouldn't you know it!)
I really dislike snow!
I now live where it doesn't snow so much and it certainly doesn't get the prolonged freezing temperatures that happens in Manitoba.
Oh, by the way, the background photo that you see on my blog here was taken by my sister-in-law, Karen and is a view from near their cottage at Winnipeg Beach, MB. It looks so cold and yet it is somewhat compelling and you wish you could stand out there and watch the wisps of snow drift across the frozen lake.
So the last few days we have had snow -- and I have not been out, other than my back yard since the snow started...
From my sewing room window I can look out across the neighbours property and watch the snow pile up. The Crows congregate in a tree with red berries for their lunch, while the chickadees and juncos take turns at the bird feeders in the backyard...
I put togther 20 - 16 patch blocks. I had been thinking perhaps a Trip Around the World, but when I got to 20 blocks, I realized that really wouldn't work there were not enough of some fabrics and the quilt would need to be square. To do it properly I would have to continue til I had 36 blocks and I didn't want to make such a big quilt, even though there are still alot of 3 1/2 inch squares in those shoe boxes!
I really dislike snow!
I now live where it doesn't snow so much and it certainly doesn't get the prolonged freezing temperatures that happens in Manitoba.
Oh, by the way, the background photo that you see on my blog here was taken by my sister-in-law, Karen and is a view from near their cottage at Winnipeg Beach, MB. It looks so cold and yet it is somewhat compelling and you wish you could stand out there and watch the wisps of snow drift across the frozen lake.
So the last few days we have had snow -- and I have not been out, other than my back yard since the snow started...
From my sewing room window I can look out across the neighbours property and watch the snow pile up. The Crows congregate in a tree with red berries for their lunch, while the chickadees and juncos take turns at the bird feeders in the backyard...
I have too many UFO's to count but I also have a shoebox full of squares cut at 3 1/2 inches from the scrappy bits from other projects. I started cutting the leftover bits way back in Y2K... I use some but mostly they stack up. With no real intention I started to arrange and re arrange some of the squares...
So, what else to do except start to sew 3 1/2 inch squares together. With a Plan, sort of...
So after a couple hours of playing with placement, this is what is on the design wall now...
Today it has started to rain and the snow is almost gone. I should get out into the world...
I think I will wait a bit and perhaps go think up another project. Ya Think?
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
How to BE Together for 40 years Without Really Trying or Love the One Your With
Valentine's Day will be upon us in just a month.
Everybody loves Hearts and there are so many ways to create crafty hearts to symbolize the feelings and idea of being in Love.
40 years in a partnership is symbolized by the RUBY gemstone, so perhaps the red ruby heart carries even more meaning when you have lived and worked and laughed and cried and struggled and dreamed with the same person for that length of time...
When we started out on this journey we had no thought or goal or plan to get this far! When you are 19 years old and your partner only 22, what can be on your mind but LOVE -- and that is LOVE in really big letters.
It surely has not been an easy journey and we never thought it would be, we never thought about it at all, really. We woke up every morning together and we took care of the things that presented themselves each day.
Sure, we had dreams and plans but we never believed that those things were just my dream or his dream. We always worked together. We replicated ourselves in the form of two very satisfactory boys (now, well grown men). We worked together and believed together. And we always told people that what he says is what I mean and what I say is what he wants.
We always stood up for each other. We always respected each other. We never called the other one names and we never swore at each other, even in rather heated 'discussions'. We always figured out a way. We never gave up on each other, even though there were disappointments, we worked to understand and repair the things we could.
We have always been ONE.
We got married in the front room of this little house at the corner of Dalton St and Mountain Ave in Winnipeg, Manitoba on a bitterly cold day in January. The 22nd day to be exact. It was a small wedding in my Mom and Dad's house with only our closest family there to witness. I wore a short lace dress that cost less than 10 dollars and he wore a brown suit that came from the 2nd hand store. Our rings came from the jewellery counter in the Woolworth's store downtown on Portage Avenue and were not real gold...
We shared a meal at the Shanghai Restaurant in Winnipeg's Old Downtown that hosted 35 friends and family and cost my dad 96 dollars for the whole thing.
I was just scared sh*tl#ss!
I cannot say there has been a day in those 40 years that I regretted.
We have come from being teenagers together to being old foggies.
It was an easy thing to do and yet it is something that not everyone can do. Life treats you how you expect it to and there is no way to stop it from passing by. You grab what you can, and hold on to what you need and want.
You don't throw things away just cause they get old, you find a new use for it or a way to revamp it or accept it. I am pretty good at reusing and recycling things, so treating a relationship that way is not so far fetched.
I cannot imagine life without, Chris Barker, the man I have spent my life with and I would never wish I had a different life. The best part is there is still time to learn and be more and do more and just be TOGETHER.
Don't ask me how it's done, and don't ask me how you can do it as my only answer is what you have heard many times before. One step at a time. It's like making a quilt, I guess, you sew all the pieces together and stitch the layers so they become so knotted together it is impossible to rip it apart and eventually it becomes ONE big thing.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Triangles
I have this thing about sewing triangles. I love to sew triangles. I sew triangles when I can't think of anything else to make! I have a shoe box full of triangles, sometimes alot of the same and sometimes not so many -- depends on the fabric that I have at the end of bigger pieces to make into triangles and sometimes it just depends on how much I am craving a certain colour.
I made these blocks from triangles in the bright blue, green, orange and red, each with white after seeing a really bright beautifully made granny square afghan. Do they look like granny squares to you?
These navy blue and white quarter square triangles were done quite a while ago, mainly because I was trying to figure out if my particular sewing style needed to have the starting squares cut a little larger than the actual requirement. I was reading some instructions that said if you make the starting square 6" inches and trimmed the block down after it was sewn, you would always have the right size. So these were an exercise in accuracy. Do you practice sewing, just to improve your sport? You don't always have to be "playing a game" -- time to practice is just as useful.
I wanted to make 4" quarter square triangles (4 1/2 inch unfinished) and if the starting square was 6", that became alot of waste! I mean alot! Like 5/8 inch on two sides!
So I made the square at 5 3/8 -- technically to sew it perfectly you add 1 1/4 inch to what you want the finished square to be when you are sewing this type of triangle. I decided to add an extra 1/8 inch for varience.
I discovered that I do sew a pretty accurate 1/4 inch seam allowance and that extra 1/8 inch extra was most often trimmed off -- thus a bit of waste. The few triangles I sewed with a slight difference in the seam allowance made the 1/8 inch extra worth the time that it took to trim the piece, because there would be the occasional one that would have sewn up just a tad too small to have a perfectly pieced complete block.
So adding that 1/8 inch leeway works for me, but adding 3/4 inch leeway is far too wasteful...
These practice triangle have been combined with that lovely deep red to create the traditional 12 inch square Ohio Star Block.
How do you put together triangles? Do you find them to be as soothing to create as I do? Do you use sewing of any sort to calm your nerves and ease the stress in your life?
I love sewing triangles!
PS. These sets of blocks will be in the Etsy shop early in the week, just in case you are looking for a quick way to get started on a quilt AND in case you find making triangles troublesome...
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Fabric Piles -- Organizing
Seems to me, the big theme for this new year is to Organize. Everything from Whole Laundry Room Redo's at Mini Manor Blog to a tutorial for wall organizers made from stretched canvas (the stuff artists paint on) at Craft:
I have had my own system of fabric organizing for quite a while -- probably about 8 years actually. I know that because a dollar store went out of business in our downtown, that my son worked at and I got a great deal on the baskets that the store used to keep small items in to display on the open shelves. The baskets were like 10 cents each at the time and I bought about 20! Over the years though with handling they have developed cracks and breaks and I have disposed of at least one third of the ones I have. I don't know how much longer these will last me, but for now they are quite adequete and I am going to continue using them. Except, in a slightly different manner than I have been doing.
It's one of those "Why didn't I think of that before?", things!
I have had my own system of fabric organizing for quite a while -- probably about 8 years actually. I know that because a dollar store went out of business in our downtown, that my son worked at and I got a great deal on the baskets that the store used to keep small items in to display on the open shelves. The baskets were like 10 cents each at the time and I bought about 20! Over the years though with handling they have developed cracks and breaks and I have disposed of at least one third of the ones I have. I don't know how much longer these will last me, but for now they are quite adequete and I am going to continue using them. Except, in a slightly different manner than I have been doing.
It's one of those "Why didn't I think of that before?", things!
Everytime I wanted a fabric, or to try to combine various fabrics I would be digging through these baskets to see what was in there.
It was very easy to miss something or completely forget some of the smaller pieces.
The difference is small but changes the whole view of things! Now, there is no digging. I can see what is in a particular basket as it sits on my shelves. I have only done the roll up and stack to two of my baskets as you can see in this photo. The difference is HUGE! The baskets of fabric below are over stacked, but when tidied and rolled, I don't think the basket will overflow -- those floral fabrics on the left of the photo were over flowing their basket but now they fit quite nicely...
Well, this project is one that will take a few days, I still need to sew! I tell myself a half hour to organize the baskets, then get on with the sewing!
So, have you decided to take on an New Year organization? What is it?
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Crochet Floor Sweeper Cover
About a week ago I came across this tutorial about how to make a reuseable and reverseable swiffer sweeper cover. Heres the link if you want to try it for yourself. http://www.craftstylish.com/item/44816/how-to-make-a-reversible-swiffer-sock
I don't have a Swiffer -- but a similar floor cleaning tool.
Now to clean it off, you could hold it out the door and give it a shake, but I live in a townhouse and such a disposal of household dirt is quite frowned upon, so I just use my hands to pull off the hair and dustballs and put it all in the garbage bin.
This was a very successful creation and if you need an inordinate amount of dry dirt picked up, instead of pushed around, this is your next crochet project!
The tutorial link I gave you at the start of this post is easy to read and the instructions are clear. I had never done this particular kind of loopy stitch but it was easy to figure out and once done a few times you did not need to refer back to the instructions.
Have a great weekend -- perhaps you will have a new sweeper pad by the time you need to use it on Monday!
I don't have a Swiffer -- but a similar floor cleaning tool.
Mine came with reusable and washable pad made of a microfibre cloth. The cloth (actually 2 of them) have proved to be excellent for most floor cleaning jobs, washing and wiping up spills and for dry sweeping too.
But now with a constantly shedding border collie and two cats about the house, it seems hair has multiplied in corners, expotentionally. The short, sort of terry cloth of the purchased pads really just moved the hair around and didn't pick it up.
So when I saw this tutorial on the Craftstylish web page, I decided to try it out with some of my one ball acrylic yarns that had been waiting to be used for SOMETHING.
This project does take a fair amount of yarn because you are making quite a loopy fabric -- I had about 1/2 of a large skein of "I don't know what, cause the label was lost long ago" and an full ball of a baby yarn that was in a bag of 2nd hand store yarns that just didn't belong. So these two yarns are what I used and came within a few inches of the end of the baby yarn skein.
I had to adjust the number of stitches slightly for my floor tool as I think it must be a bit bigger than the Swiffer brand tool.
I will tell you, this sweeper pad is GREAT! It grabs those animal hair and dustballs from every corner and under all the furniture like it was a magnet, and because of the loopy things it holds it to the tool instead of just pushing it around.
Now to clean it off, you could hold it out the door and give it a shake, but I live in a townhouse and such a disposal of household dirt is quite frowned upon, so I just use my hands to pull off the hair and dustballs and put it all in the garbage bin.
This was a very successful creation and if you need an inordinate amount of dry dirt picked up, instead of pushed around, this is your next crochet project!
The tutorial link I gave you at the start of this post is easy to read and the instructions are clear. I had never done this particular kind of loopy stitch but it was easy to figure out and once done a few times you did not need to refer back to the instructions.
Have a great weekend -- perhaps you will have a new sweeper pad by the time you need to use it on Monday!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Free Quilt Patterns!
Years ago there was a book called "Free Stuff on the Internet... For Quilters"
Things change so quickly on the internet that publishing a book about the Free Stuff would be outdated before they finished the print run!
But there is still an amazing amount of Free Stuff, especially for quilters! Actually no matter what your interest there is free stuff and that includes free instructions. When we want to learn new stuff about our hobbies we can go to our Local Quilt Shop and take a class. The environment of learning along with like minded individuals is something that cannot be replaced. We love to socialize and make new friends at the same time as learning and doing.
This year, I am going to be posting or rather trying to post a few regular features on my blog... One of those features is to help you find Free Patterns, Free Ideas, Free Instructions, all about Quilting and sometimes about other needle crafts like Crochet, Knitting, Embroidery and using items, whether it be an old coat or an old shampoo bottle to create reused, recycled or reclaimed things that are USEFUL.
So Today Free Quilt Patterns...
This is a great web site maintained by Windham Fabrics. There are 26 pages of complete quilt patterns, with a couple of 'stuffies' and a few Bags amongst the wonderful designs. You will need to have Adobe Reader on your computer to download the patterns.
Now, don't print them all out today! You know how we quilters have great intentions for making the next quilt? Well, try to refrain from printing out too many! These patterns are on the site for some time and should be available for awhile -- and in a few months your idea of making the next quilt may have changed, so there are still dozens to choose from.
Go check out the free patterns on the Windham Fabrics site here.
Stop by and take your time looking through the 200 or so patterns. Is there a special one for you?
Things change so quickly on the internet that publishing a book about the Free Stuff would be outdated before they finished the print run!
But there is still an amazing amount of Free Stuff, especially for quilters! Actually no matter what your interest there is free stuff and that includes free instructions. When we want to learn new stuff about our hobbies we can go to our Local Quilt Shop and take a class. The environment of learning along with like minded individuals is something that cannot be replaced. We love to socialize and make new friends at the same time as learning and doing.
This year, I am going to be posting or rather trying to post a few regular features on my blog... One of those features is to help you find Free Patterns, Free Ideas, Free Instructions, all about Quilting and sometimes about other needle crafts like Crochet, Knitting, Embroidery and using items, whether it be an old coat or an old shampoo bottle to create reused, recycled or reclaimed things that are USEFUL.
So Today Free Quilt Patterns...
This is a great web site maintained by Windham Fabrics. There are 26 pages of complete quilt patterns, with a couple of 'stuffies' and a few Bags amongst the wonderful designs. You will need to have Adobe Reader on your computer to download the patterns.
Now, don't print them all out today! You know how we quilters have great intentions for making the next quilt? Well, try to refrain from printing out too many! These patterns are on the site for some time and should be available for awhile -- and in a few months your idea of making the next quilt may have changed, so there are still dozens to choose from.
Go check out the free patterns on the Windham Fabrics site here.
And heres just one of many -- maybe named for our own Darcey, of the Holly Jolly Bingo Game?? (a local quilt guild member for those not familiar with my town)...
Stop by and take your time looking through the 200 or so patterns. Is there a special one for you?
Monday, January 2, 2012
Added
Just a short note to let you know to look over on the side panel. Yep, right there at the top.
A search box.
I just discovered that there was such a thing that could be added to a blog and truth be told, I have been wondering myself, "How do I go back and find specific things I wrote about?"
Well, there it is! A search box. Now, not only does it search my blog for particular subjects but it will also search for previous links to other blogs that I have posted about.
Now, I won't feel quite so lost -- after a few years of posting about things it is so easy to loose some of those ideas...
I learned about the search box and some other great tips on a blog I discovered today. Check out Crystal & Co. a blog about family life with alot of interesting tips and ideas...
Try it out! I'm hoping it will make things a bit easier for both you and me.
A search box.
I just discovered that there was such a thing that could be added to a blog and truth be told, I have been wondering myself, "How do I go back and find specific things I wrote about?"
Well, there it is! A search box. Now, not only does it search my blog for particular subjects but it will also search for previous links to other blogs that I have posted about.
Now, I won't feel quite so lost -- after a few years of posting about things it is so easy to loose some of those ideas...
I learned about the search box and some other great tips on a blog I discovered today. Check out Crystal & Co. a blog about family life with alot of interesting tips and ideas...
Try it out! I'm hoping it will make things a bit easier for both you and me.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Try To ___ This Year
This is a boring post.
I am just posting a couple of thoughts for 2012, might they be called resolutions?
Well, okay, yeah I guess they could be called that.
1. I am going to think about the food I eat, meaning a bit more careful about the sweet stuff, the greasy stuff and the highly processed stuff....
2. I am going to work on using the water colour pencils I bought a few months back and have barely opened, except to discover that watercolours work best on watercolour paper. So I have to go get some of that to actually paint a picture...
3. I am going to make a list of my DVD's so that I can remember to watch some of the movies I have sitting on the shelves, instead of renting or "on demanding" movies...
4. I am going to set aside a few dollars -- into a savings account - and plan a trip. I think I would like to go to the South of the USA, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisianna, Florida -- I particularly want to ride on a Paddlewheel boat on the Mississippi and go to New Orleans.
Thats my list.
Oh, and a word of the year -- I did not post last years word, but I do think I accomplished it to some extent -- the word was Recovery.
Now this year I am thinking the word to strive for is Robust!
PS - I wanted to add that a comment from another person (it was actually a tweet) who says that making resolutions are an admission of impending failure...
What do you think about that thought? Now you know I have to put my 2 bits in on that -- I think that failure is part of life and we learn most and best by failing and trying again. If a person is afraid to admit they failed at an endeavour, could you or would you trust that person? A perfectionist even has to fail, maybe more times that you know, to get to the point of perfection.
Have you thought of any new goals?
I am just posting a couple of thoughts for 2012, might they be called resolutions?
Well, okay, yeah I guess they could be called that.
1. I am going to think about the food I eat, meaning a bit more careful about the sweet stuff, the greasy stuff and the highly processed stuff....
2. I am going to work on using the water colour pencils I bought a few months back and have barely opened, except to discover that watercolours work best on watercolour paper. So I have to go get some of that to actually paint a picture...
3. I am going to make a list of my DVD's so that I can remember to watch some of the movies I have sitting on the shelves, instead of renting or "on demanding" movies...
4. I am going to set aside a few dollars -- into a savings account - and plan a trip. I think I would like to go to the South of the USA, Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisianna, Florida -- I particularly want to ride on a Paddlewheel boat on the Mississippi and go to New Orleans.
Thats my list.
Oh, and a word of the year -- I did not post last years word, but I do think I accomplished it to some extent -- the word was Recovery.
Now this year I am thinking the word to strive for is Robust!
PS - I wanted to add that a comment from another person (it was actually a tweet) who says that making resolutions are an admission of impending failure...
What do you think about that thought? Now you know I have to put my 2 bits in on that -- I think that failure is part of life and we learn most and best by failing and trying again. If a person is afraid to admit they failed at an endeavour, could you or would you trust that person? A perfectionist even has to fail, maybe more times that you know, to get to the point of perfection.
Have you thought of any new goals?
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