Today involved a bit of running: bank, P.O., library, store for bananas (what else?). Thankfully, Rich made some fresh OJ for Rowan’s smoothies last night, so that saved me a lot of time. And after trying to figure out all the nuances of blogging, as I’m quite green at it (though a great color to be!), I managed to get the previous week and a half’s worth of postings online. I usually use the library on Thursdays as they’re open ‘til 7, but as x-mas and new year are both on Thursdays, he-hee, the berry was/will be closed. Makes life motivating that way. So I managed to post while checking e-mail, checking other blogs I follow, waiting for pics to download, looking up some info I needed, surfing the book shelves for non-electronic books, and entertaining a 19 month old QUIETLY in the public library (which had quite a few people NOT so happy with Miss Ro-Ro). All that in a scant hour and a half. Thank source for the puppet grant that the library received. LOL.
After returning home (Yeah!) I worked on a put-off project: A no-sew fleece blanket, for me!! I’ve already made one for Rich and for Tris. The best thing is that it doesn’t require tying either. A woman at the store showed me a way to connect the front of the back without the lumpy uncomfortable knots. Here’s how:
After you cut your “fringe,” cut a tiny slit through both layers at the base—where the “fringe” starts i.e. 1” deep “fringe” = slit centered and down in 1” from end of the “fringe”.
Next, push one layer through the other and pull it through. Here the rust colored layer is being pushed through the brown with my thumb.
After returning home (Yeah!) I worked on a put-off project: A no-sew fleece blanket, for me!! I’ve already made one for Rich and for Tris. The best thing is that it doesn’t require tying either. A woman at the store showed me a way to connect the front of the back without the lumpy uncomfortable knots. Here’s how:
After you cut your “fringe,” cut a tiny slit through both layers at the base—where the “fringe” starts i.e. 1” deep “fringe” = slit centered and down in 1” from end of the “fringe”.
Next, push one layer through the other and pull it through. Here the rust colored layer is being pushed through the brown with my thumb.
Then take the other layer and push IT through the same way. The brown is now being pushed through the rust layer with my thumb in this pic.
I went ahead and did this yet a third time, as I wanted the colors on opposite sides.
Rowan loved helping by pulling the material through the holes. She also loved to run back and forth across the unfinished blanket. When I finally had to tell her to stop, she tried tip-toeing around it. LOL it was soooo cute! Now if only the fleece was somehow organic . . . .
Today Rowan ate:
raisins
LOTS of green smoothie— parsley, OJ, apples, bananas
tomatoes
grapes
more green smoothie (all-day total of 1 ½ blenders full for the day! Wow!!)
raw apple cobbler-like stuff—chopped apples, hemp oil, honey, cinnamon, dates, ground hazelnuts all mixed together
Warm and Cuddly Love,
Rowan & Sharilyn
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