Tea time redux (I love that word)

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The scrap catcher I keep next to my stitching chair is definitely too small …

But it’s such a fitting vessel and it’s easy enough to reach down and scoop up the scraps every so often …

As I did so today, I wondered how long it’s been since I made it … and was shocked to discover it’s been more than six years …

But definitely less shocked to find that some things … like Deb’s threads … never change …

It’s too bad we don’t drink tea anymore … but hmmm … what could I do with coffee filters?

Simple pleasures

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Like joining the crowd when it comes to sharing views of Deb’s threads …

And finding that one-in-a-hundred Instagram reel that triggers an “I’ve gotta try that” response … this video made in reaction to the question “do you know the right way to use a bubble wand?” …

And for those who can’t see the video, dip the wand in the bubble juice, lift it halfway up and blow … repeat endlessly (or until you hyperventilate as I did) …

Not to mention the pleasure of adding a leaf to the dining room table in celebration of completing one end of the table cloth …

only to discover that the base cloth isn’t quite as long as I thought …

But hey, that just means I get to work on it a little bit longer than expected … which is all good, right?

Liminal (with addendum)

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I took notes …

And in a last minute flash of inspiration, I made a video (we were in our daughter’s backyard), but WordPress doesn’t like that it’s 4 minutes long. So here are screenshots of the endarkenment followed by the return of the light …

Fortunately, the Owl Cam at the Wildflower Center also caught the eclipse on video.

And our daughter went to our grandkids’ elementary school to experience the eclipse in community …

Addendum: Here’s a picture 4-year-old Ellis drew after learning our sun is a star and then going outside to view the eclipse …