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All the fun, all the time

Pretty proud of myself- Jerry and I got our taxes done yesterday. As usual, we owe the fed and get money back from MO. Ben (our son) n Heather have chickens. Today they discovered a Husky in their yard. He broke into their pen. Someone visiting a neighbor. Seven hens missing, three dead, and lots of feathers (Ben was at work) Heather and all her family were out chasing the dog. Her dad, who is very ill with liver failure, fell. He was a little banged up, and someone called an ambulance ( He’s okay now). The ambulance driver went to school with my daughter Rebecca, and knew Ben and Becca's husband David. ( Ah, smaaall towns!) The dog had an air finder tag. Police were called to find out what to do. Luckily they are outside city limits or they would be fined for having chickens without a permit. But then the policeman discovered that some of the hens were special breeds and were worth $100. But Heather said she didn’t want to press charges Meantime Ben is working on a road cul...
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UFO Quilt Finish Challenge Second quarter

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 There's a ravelry group I have just joined :  Quilters Knitting They have a UFO challenge by quarters.  The UFOs I want to work on for myself are: 1. Celtic Solstice (from 2014??)- nearly done-needs maybe two more passes quilting  https://caro488.blogspot.com/ 2014/04/celtic-solstice- update.html?m=1 2. My grandson ( then age 11) sewed one of these blocks. Neither he nor I can tell which one. I want to finish this for him. Top and backing ready to go  3. Waterford -need at least 14 more 25-patches-then I may want it bigger- https://caro488. blogspot.com/2025/10/ waterford.html?m=1 4. Tulip Time- ready for sashing  https://caro488.blogspot.com/ 2025/10/bonnie-hunter-again- tulip-time.html?m=1 5. Moonflower - Top and backing ready to go — https://caro488.blogspot.com/ 2024/12/bonnie-hunter-you-got- me-again.html?m=1 6. Indigo Way(from 2024)- Top and backing ready to go—  https://caro488.blogspot.com/ 2024/01/blog-post.html?m=1 7. Daughter’s thrift store...
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Doc’s Feedsacks

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Daughter’s $10 Thrifted Kit

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Sewing bras

 A long time ago, I thought, Well, I sew the rest of my clothes, including underpants,  and bras are expensive…. So I bought a pattern, watched a bunch of videos, looked at fabric sources, and figured out what size underwire I needed, and ordered a set.  I had a couple of bras that needed repair, and immediately realized that my machine would not, could not sew close enough to the underwires to make a neat ( or even passable) row of stitching.  Do all those people who make bras and post on Insta or on their blogs, have industrial machines, not wear underwires, or just don’t care? Thus ends my saga of braking. Haven’t bought a bra that wasn’t on sale for years. Waiting for VS annual bra sale…
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Flylady

Re: Karen Brown decluttering challenge From:  Caro Dean Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:44:15 CST  One of my Stashbuster friends made a comment about Flylady. Oh my gosh, I hadn't heard of FlyLady in ages! I read all her stuff at one time, and really resonated with the idea of shining your sink. She didn't say "Clean the kitchen!" or "Wash everything!"  The idea was to just get one thing you were proud of, not overdo it or try to change everything all at once.   I never subscribed to her idea of constant email reminders, though. Or even scheduled cleaning. I rebelled against anyone telling me it was time to mop the floor! I can see the floor, and I'll decide when to mop it, and it might not be Tuesday.   When I was younger, I would scrub the tile with a brush, then rinse it more than once, dry it with towels that were about to go in the washing machine anyway, and seal it with (what was the name of that semi-permanent stuff - had to be removed with ammonia???)...
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Winter's Frost Huntington for me and my sisters

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Winter's Frost is the name of the pattern (from Ravelry), for Denise, Lynnette, Rebecca, Bev, and me, respectively. (I rarely knit socks that have a specific Left and Right.)  
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