Verbs and Good Reads

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1. Hosting a family party today.
2. Knitting yoga socks with new yarn from Al. 
 3. Tried making BACON CRACK.  
4.  Decided it is messy but unbelievably good. (google it ladies, I've got a party to put on)
5. Thinking about my last year's resolutions
to learn to seam and to LOOK at my knitting. 
6. Realized I didnt' learn to seam!
7. I didn't do some of the things I imagined I'd want to do: 
didn't follow dolphins on a boat
didn't take a photo worth enlarging in a frame
didn't snowmobile
didn't make Lady Kina
 The year was unbelievably good to me in miraculous ways. (more later)  
9. Did go to a new part of the world: The Outerbanks!  Loved it.  
10.Read many more books than in years past partly due to being Retired!   I'll give you a list:  
Alex N Me
Food: A Love Story by Comedian Jim Gaffigan
Sheepish: by Yarn Harlot
Teresa Caputo's book
Lucky Man by Micheal J . Fox
What the Dog Saw by Gladwell
Beautiful Eyes (A father's journey with his daughter with Downs Syndrome)
I am Malala
Foal Play
Deep Down Dark 
Crone's Don't Whine
Hyperbole and a Half
and The ALL of it.  An Irish story

Comments

Meredith said…
A year of exploration and growth. Follow the dolphins in 2016!
Hugs and have a great party,
Meredith
10:27 AM
Caffeine Girl said…
Bacon crack -- love it!
Have a wonderful party today. My family is finally having Hanukkah, but my mom is hosting so it's easy for me!
10:49 AM
Tired Teacher said…
I've never heard of Bacon Crack, so I'll check it out. Seaming eluded me in 2015, too. Sigh!

Enjoy your party.
11:09 AM
Teresa Kasner said…
It sounds like a good year for you.. being retired is the best, isn't it? Enjoy your party.. we're taking it easy today and all week!
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((hugs)), Teresa :-)
1:46 PM
Araignee said…
Looks like someone had a very good year. Party hearty my friend. 'Tis the season!
2:42 PM
karen said…
I have never ever heard of bacon crack...Merry Christmas!!!
3:12 PM
Judy S. said…
One good part of my year was seeing you again last fall!! Enjoy your party!
7:04 PM
Delighted Hands said…
Hope you had a great day-I liked the book list-thanks. The knitting looks great!
I am so ready to make a list of goals for the new year-I rarely do them all but I like making the list and have high hopes!
8:24 PM
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