#AmWatching + #Crafting Projects + #Dog Groomers + De-Cluttering + Weather Reports

Since I'm ahead on my reading for this month, I felt like I actually had some quiet time to watch a TV show and amovie on the weekend.  So I worked on mycrochet blanket while I watched season three of “The Mandalorian” – which, Iadmit, I enjoy more for the antics of the baby Yoda than anything, even thoughI am a Star Wars fan.  And also while I watchedthe “Cruella” movie which I give a four out of five, since I didn’t think itwas nearly as good as “101 Dalmatians” but did think it was a pretty good movie.

 

Needless to say,I’ve made quite a bit more progress on my crochet blanket.  One of these days you’ll get a nice surpriseand I’ll be telling you it’s finished. Not yet though, since there’s still a way to go before thathappens.  But there’s progress, and it’sgrowing.  Slowly.  But it’s growing.

 

In the meantime, I made this little bunny in loom knitting:

 

 

It’s meant to be a wooly representation of the marshmallow “Peeps”you can get around Easter.  At least,people in the US can get them. Apparently they come in rabbit and chick shapes.  Well, mine is a rabbit shape, and made with arandom white yarn with blue flecks in it I had in my stash, since that’s what Igrabbed (probably because it was near the top from doing the crochet rabbit appliquéI made a few weeks ago).

 

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Last week was the last time the groomer we’d been using forLilie and Logan could come, because he’s moving, and where he’s moving to istoo far for him to continue coming to this area.  But he gave us the number of a local groomerhe recommends, and she says she can take us on, so I've arranged their nextappointment with her now so I can be sure to get them done when they’d be dueto be groomed again in July (I get them done every three months; the vet doestheir nails if they need doing in the meantime, and I brush them regularly inbetween as well, so it’s often enough in my opinion).  So they're booked in for Monday July 24th at 10:15am with Nicola at Tailtastic.

 

She’s not a mobile groomer like the previous one was, so we will have to start takingthe dogs there, rather than having the groomer come to us, but it’s only a shortwalk from our house, so it’s not a big deal. Although, I’ll miss Anthony, who has been an excellent groomer in thetime we’ve been able to use him. I’ll also miss the convenience of the groomer coming to us.  But it can’t be helped.  Better for them to have a groomer we have togo to than none at all, right? And even better if she comes recommended by agroomer we know is good.  I also think "Tailtastic" is a fun dog groomer name.

 

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The de-cluttering project continues.

 

I sorted through the contents of a box of stuff of my Dad’sthat I was storing in my craft room, since he said I could just put the stuffwith my own.  It’s all sewing stuff, witha couple of leatherworking tools among it. So I did that, and in doing so was able to clear a little more space inmy office/craft room – despite still having the stuff in the room – just by nolonger keeping it separated.  I was alsoable to empty a storage box, which is going to come in handy for Kelly to putsome of his stuff in when we get to dealing with his office/gaming room, whichwill hopefully be something we start dealing with pretty soon.

 

I got my braille books put in the right order on my shelves in my office/craft room too.  I sorted them while listening to the audiobook for the book I'm reading for one of the book clubs I'm part of.  Making use of the option of audiobooks while working on de-cluttering and household chores is how I'm keeping up with my reading well enough to be ahead on my reading goal for the year.  I mean, I do also read a little in braille, just to have that quiet time settled with a book in my hands.  But I'm glad of the option to listen to a book while I do other things with my hands.  When the de-cluttering is done, I can make use of that option more often than I currently do to get craft projects done quicker.  That and watching some of the movies and TV shows I want to watch.  I'll still want to make use of my Orbit and read in braille.  Sometimes even read a physical braille book.  But still... Audiobooks definitely make it easier to fit in more of the things I want to do while finding the energy to do what I need to do.

 

Anyway, if you’ve been following my blog long enough, youmight remember how we ended up acquiring two sofas last year while waiting forone we’d been promised? Well, we’ve decided not to keep both after all.  I mean, given how often we have company over, and how few people wehave over at a time when we do have company over, there’s no real need for usto be able to seat so many people, and we’re trying to do the de-clutteringthing properly.  Plus, as it turns out,Wayne was looking to replace his sofa, which has needed replacing for awhile.  So, when he learned we plan ongetting rid of one, he asked if he could have it, and I said yes.  I think he was especially glad to learn it’sthe bigger corner sofa we plan to get rid of. I know some people think we should have done it the other way around,but the smaller one meets our needs, and I find it more comfortable.  Not to mention, the corner one takes up a lotmore space.  The extra seating it wouldallow compared to his old sofa is ideal for Wayne’s social habits, butunnecessary for us.

 

The sofa went to Wayne on Tuesday, so we spent Wednesday re-arranging the living room to have things where we want them, andto be able to actually access the DVDs we have on shelves without climbing overfurniture to do so.  Now we can actuallyaccess the DVDs properly, we can go through them and get rid of any we don’treally want to keep, since I know there are definitely some we’ve acquired thatwe don’t necessarily want.

As it turned out, it was a good thing we did get to work on the living room on Wednesday, since on Thursday morning the landlords sent someone to look at - and give a quote for - the work that needs doing that we mentioned to them back when we had the inspection.  They did call first and check Thursday was fine for them to come, but I was glad I was able to say, "Yes," since we've been waiting more than a month for them to start dealing with it.  Now we have to wait some more, and maybe soon the work will get done.

 

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The weather here still can’t make up its mind, and keepsswitching from chilly and damp to sunny and warm.

 

They’re predicting another scorching hot Summer.  I hope they’re wrong, but can’t help agreeingwith their predictions.  Maybe we won’tget as many hot days as last year, or it won’t reach quite as hightemperatures.  But I’m pretty sure they’reright that we’re in for another hot Summer.  It'll be hot by my standards at the very least. Ugh!

 

I think I’ll make the most of the cooler days while theylast.

 

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So, that pretty much sums up what’s been going on around here over the past couple of weeks, besides routine stuff like household chores, regularly scheduled Zoom calls - mainly, but not exclusively, crafting related - I like to attend, etc.

 

What’s been happening in your world lately?