11-25-25

 Today I needed some nature so we went for a walk along the river. We also took the boys to a gym for some indoor playtime and a park for some outdoor playtime in the cold.

11-23-25

 Dan met us in Avon, Colorado for a week in the mountains with the Js and with Aza's crew. Today we took J Bird to the dino museum there while Little Roo was skiing with his daddy.

11-21-25

 Here is the fort with a raised roof. It was SO MUCH FUN to build this for the boys. I loved problem solving and cutting wood and putting it all together.

11-20-25

 I have been at Jes's house while she works and the boys are in school, and I decided today to build the boys a fort. Here they are in it. They said the ceiling is too low, so I said I would raise it. While home alone, I've been writing thank you cards for the synagogue and painting and straightening up the yard.

11-18-25

 This is not my photo-- but Dan got the camper put on the truck today!

11-17-25

 I've been working on creating these two signs with grandparental advice. The advice was sent in by several of the boys' grandparents.

11-16-25

 Today I went to Dinosaur Ridge with Jes and the boys. Dan is driving the truck to Washington State to get a camper put on it.

We saw dino footprints!

11-14-25

 Our adventure begins.... we are driving the truck to Colorado. I am knitting a mitten. WE will be gone 3 weeks.

11-12-25

 Today I decided to make a dreidel from air-dry clay to see if making a "kit" would work. It did! The dreidel dried very hard.

11-11-25

 Here is another font designed by my new friend Avram.

11-8-25

 Today Dan and I went fishing with little Cracker and his folks. He didn't really like fishing-- he liked collecting acorns. Child of my child... heart of my heart.

11-6-25

 I'm collaborating with someone I met on Instagram who has designed a Hebrew font. I made stamps from it.

11-3-25

I dreamed last night about my grandparents. The dream was that they were still alive, still living in the same house, and I'd forgotten about them. I asked Chat GPT to interpret the dream for me, and it gave me this. I cried. I really cried. I think that the spirit world can influence AI. 

11-2-25

 I was hanging out with my grandson Cracker today and made a cup of coffee--- and what did I see,  ut a cup made by my friend Little Acorn!

10-30-25

 Aza and family decided to use two of the three penguin costumes I made THIRTY YEARS AGO and make two more for themselves for Halloween. I just love this so much!!! I stayed in the house while the rest of them went collecting candy because of my bladder hurting.

10-22-25

 Update on the construction next door. A fence is coming soon--- this is our existing fence.

10-19-25

 Sta is visiting this week for B's birthday. Here she is with the three Auburn grandkids playing with the dehumidifier.

10-15-25

 The neighbors had a huge live oak delivered today.

10-9-25

 I'm making socks with some yarn I bought from the new yarn store in Opelika.

10-7-25

 This is the pipe that was laid in the trench. It carries drainage from the back yard to the street. And for that, they probably killed two trees.

10-6-25

 The neighbors are building a house, as I've discussed before. Today workers were digging a trench between our properties and they cut our internet cable. But that's not the worst of it. They dug this trench right next to our pine and our magnolia trees, cutting the roots.

10-5-25

 In the middle of the night, my mom's Ring doorbell went off-- police were there to tell her that someone had crashed into her fence.

10-4-25

 I bought some shelving from a friend who had these in her business. Dan and I installed one of the two that I bought today.

10-1-25

 The fish print from Macon, Georgia

9-26-25

 Dan and I watched two of our grands this weekend while their parents celebrated their 5th anniversary. We had a grand time, except for the melt downs.

9-22-25

 While at the craft fair, I took some clay and made an impression of a fish on a drain cover. Stay tuned for the final ceramic tile.

9-21-25

 True troopers, we went back the next day. Didn't sell much.... but showed that rain who was the boss.

9-20-25

 Our first craft fair post-retirement did not go too well today. It was in Macon, Georgia- a couple hours away. At first it was so hot, I prayed for a respite of some sort. When it started to rain, I thought my prayers were answered. But then it stormed so badly and for so long that our tent busted and we lost a table full of mugs. Here are some photos from before the deluge.

This is during.... see the water running down the street? My butt is not that large.

9-14-25

 It's my birthday week! Turning 62 sure feels strange. 

9-3-25

 Ever since making myself a leather watchband to replace the one that broke, I've been obsessed with leather working. Today I finished some shoes I made for my little Rose.

8-18-25

 My colleagues gave me a rocking chair as a gift when I retired. Today I finished the cushions I made for it.