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I finished out my January photo a day with a couple of silly photos trying to fulfill the prompts as best I could.
30. A secret …secret chocolate stash
31. Less is more
I decided to stick with the same person for the photo a day challenge this month again. 
Her prompts are mostly good and within my realm of creativity.
1. Today is… slightly warmer
2. Play badminton anyone?
3. Smell
4. Yes! The man child is 18 today…we have an adult!
As for art beyond the lens…it didn’t really happen last week. I knitted a few more rows on my hat. Contemplated a crochet hat with a new pattern I was shown along with its accompanied You Tube video. Might be able to follow along better.
I attended my first archery tournament last weekend. Mini-me was competing. I thought…”oh I’ll bring my camera and take some really cool shots” (no pun intended). Then I learned that silence is required. So no shutter noise, lens servos, etc. So all I got was this artsy shot of arrows in the staging area.
The usual Tuesday madness is in store for me.
What are you doing today?
My life in the petri dish of school has continued. Just as I was feeling better, I was hit with the crud again. I missed Thursday of school last week. UGH!! GERMS EVERYWHERE!! I feel good now with the exception of a residual cough congestion cough. So frustrating.
I did start a new project on Friday and finished it up over the weekend. I learned how to use a different kind of knitting loom with a completely different stitch thanks to Pinterest and YouTube. I love all the resources we have at our finger tips these days!
I followed this blog post to learn the new stitch. The kind of yarn I’m using doesn’t really show any stitches and I think perhaps in part of it I messed up. Thank you forgiving yarn…no one will never notice it.
It’s so soft. I wore it to school yesterday as a snugly edition to my outfit.
Sorry for the poor photos. I took these after dark last night.
Speaking of photos…I’m nearly done with January. Here are the next six of the challenge.
24. begins with s…stickers
25. my morning view….everyday
26. thank you for….coffee
27. in the night….Marvin waits for me to top off his bowl before bed each night
28. text…dictionary pages covering my ancient fridge
28. magic….just the tip of the iceberg of the cards we’ve been collecting since 1994
I’ll need to pick my new challenge for February. These photo a day challenges really keep me stretching my creativity even when I can’t create hands-on.
Work, errands and archery are on the list today…
What are you doing today?
I am super late getting this posted. Yesterday was a scheduled day off for school although it’s highly likely that school would have been released early due to the blizzard that rolled through. On the bright side…Mini-me took her knowledge test and got her learners permit yesterday. I let her drive a bit in a parking lot on our way home. It was crazy slippery already at 11am.
(fyi…this will be a photo heavy post)
Lets back up a bit….last week I was super excited about the Vikings playing for a spot in the Super Bowl. Yep…they lost. By a lot. It was almost as if they didn’t show up. Don’t get me wrong…I’m still a fan. Always a fan but I’m not going to lie it was disappointing.
Me circa 1976 sporting a Vikings Fan club button.
The game was so stressful to watch that I kept myself busy knitting Little Hats for Big Hearts
When I switched to crochet the pattern got away from me. Not really sure what this might end up as…certainly not a hat.
I’ve continued with the January photo challenge…this month is going really well and a fun challenge to think outside the box at times.
13) floral
14) faceless portrait….faceless portrait of a Vikings fan
15) new….my new Vikings shirt
16) wall….local tribute to Prince
17) thoughtful
18) cool
19) paper….embarrassed to say only part of my collection
20) reflection
21) day off
22) scenic…out for a drive at the start of the blizzard
Last night we waited and waited and waited for the plow to go through so we could clear the driveway. The snow just kept coming getting deeper and deeper. Finally we heard it come barreling down the street at about 8:30. The four of us suited up and began to dig out.
Fast forward to this morning…I get the call that school is delayed by 2 hours! Hooray! In the meantime Mr. G leaves for work. Then I get an email to district staff telling us that school is now closed for the day. The kids were screaming for joy and passing the news along to their friends since the automated call had not come through yet. The joy was lost a bit when they realized the chore we still had in front of us….moving a ton more snow.
The drifting sure looks pretty but makes crazy mounds of snow in other places.
My garden is in the deep snow.
The kids worked hard shoveling while I pulled the drifted snow off the roof.
The struggle was real. We got a foot (30 mm) of snow in total that drifted in crazy ways.
Since we were all tired and hungry I took the kids to breakfast. I had buckwheat pancakes. They were so good!! I was so hungry I almost forgot to snap my photo for T stands for Tuesday!
What are you doing today?
Hello and welcome to T stands for Tuesday…thought I should introduce myself…LOL…just foolin’…
I missed last week. The nasty cold/virus I had took me out of commission for anything outside of work and the most meager of household duties. Friday I wasn’t even able to work…I drove there walked into the building and realized that I just wasn’t going to be able to do it…turned around and went back home. Rest was what I needed….and a respite from the billions of germs that are on every surface at school. Blech.
I do have an art journal page to share. It’s been a work in progress for quite a while. 
I just love how it turned out. The image is from a circa 1970s calendar. So sweet.
Layering of bits of papers has been on my list of favorite techniques lately.
As well as staining and drippage using more liquid mediums.
My photo challenge has definitely been going better than last month.
| 1) I am here | 2) Yellow | 3) On the floor |
| 4) Plain | 5) Stack | 6) Happy Place |
| 7) Bright | 8) Splendid | 9) Everyday moments |
| 10) I like this | 11) Me | 12) Sweet |
Notice the Vikings logo for 10: I like this. Yepper…life long Vikings fan, that’s me! The Vikings miracle in the last seconds victory last night isn’t likely on that many peoples radar (especially to my overseas friends) but I must say that I am still pinching myself. It feels a bit like a dream. Hopefully the Vikings can BRING IT HOME for the Superbowl! That would be amazing…home field advantage and all. We heard that JT(Justin Timberlake) is going to be partying at Paisley Park next week…maybe I’ll have a celebrity sighting in the next couple of weeks. Who knows?!? Of course it will have to warm up a bit to be able to see anyone braving the frigid temps. Using the snow blower to move snow today was insanely cold. Made much quicker work of the chore though.
What re you doing today?
Update:
Also linking up with Try it on Tuesday for Favorite techinques
I’m finally getting around to posting an art journal page I created last weekend.
I challenged myself to work outside my comfort zone, using colors and combos I seldom gravitate towards. It was a good challenge. It made my stretch my creativity while still working within my general style.
Recently I’ve noticed that when I go to peruse through a completed art journal or altered book from my collection, I tend to grab one that has something interesting peeking out from the pages. Bits of lace, fibers, buttons or beads…you can find them all on my bookshelf. To that end I decided this page needed a bit of movement. Besides, my handmade paper beads fit the color scheme
This tea tag quote spoke to me along with the butterfly pin.
Think of the Monarch…so fragile yet has the amazing strength and endurance to migrate 2500 miles each year. If it worried about how fragile it was it would never go anywhere or do anything. It would not live.
Be strong in your fragility.
Linking up with Art Journal Journey for New Year, New Adventures
