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Obsessively Puzzling

March 6, 2022 at 9:09 am by Claudia

I finished The World of the Tudors yesterday afternoon. I did it in 3 days, which is a record! There’s the big Tudor Rose smack dab in the middle of the puzzle. The colors in this particular puzzle make me happy. I really love this series. There are only two left that I haven’t done and one is on my kitchen table ready to go – The World of James Joyce. If you’re interested, you can find them on Amazon under Lawrence King Publishing or you could google any of the titles.

Livvy helped me.

I’m feeling down – but who isn’t, given the state of the world? Don is also down. We’re grateful there is no break and that surgery isn’t needed, but he’s still in a great deal of pain. He gets frustrated and tries to hurry the process along. We had a talk this morning about how he needs to be patient and slow down and perhaps have his doctor refer him for physical therapy.

It’s going to reach the 60s today in a freakish weather change. It’s also going to rain both today and tomorrow. Then back down to the 40s, which is fine. I’m hearing more and more birdsong every day and the Carolina wren few into the trailer yesterday. Maybe he’s staking his claim?

Oh, spring. You can’t come soon enough.

Stay safe.

Happy Sunday.

Ukraine, Don, a Hat, and a Puzzle

March 3, 2022 at 9:23 am by Claudia

First of all, no news yet from the doctor. We know he has the x-ray but he hasn’t called with the results. The doctor had a similar injury in the past and felt that it probably wasn’t broken, but he sent Don over to a facility across the river to get the x-ray just to be sure. In the meantime, Don has a prescription for an anti-inflammatory med. He’s very sore today, but I reminded him that he drove a lot yesterday and stopped at the store – twice. He is now under a no physical activity order from yours truly.

I know he had a little bit of a high going yesterday just because he was outside doing something. I get it. I’ll update you as soon as we hear something

My longtime blogging friend Susan fell under the spell of my Blythes and proceeded to start her own doll family. At least two of them are from the same customizer who transformed my first girl, Sophie. We’ve been corresponding back and forth. Susan showed me a hat she crocheted for her girls and sent me one as well as a thank you. Isn’t that lovely? It arrived yesterday. Imogen gets to be today’s model.

So adorable! And that is my favorite shade of red. She also sent along a scarf. Thank you, Susan! As I said on Instagram, I am happy to be a Blythe enabler. Anytime.

I finished the other 500 piece puzzle – this one is of the Golden Gate Bridge:

Another relatively quick puzzle which was a lot of fun.

Next up, from my current favorite puzzle designer, “The World of the Tudors.” It arrived on Tuesday. I’ll be back to 1000 pieces.

I am heartsick about Ukraine. I try to stay aware to bear witness of a sort, but I have to be careful about how much I take in. I wish we could stop Putin. Frankly – from a strongly ‘no war’ girl – I wish we could go in there and get rid of the Russian army, though so many of them are just pawns who have been fed lies by Putin. Putin himself must be stopped – perhaps as he has stopped others who dared to disagree with him. I’ll let you fill in the lines on that one.

I know that so many countries are providing support, including ours, but Ukraine is essentially alone. NATO should have brought them in right away. But everyone is afraid of an increasingly delusional madman and his access to nuclear weapons. Both Don and I feel that Ukraine needs more help and troop support, but again, I completely understand the ramifications of that. We don’t want WWIII.

Yet again, we are being held hostage by a man ruled by his weak ego and shrinking appendage, by his now insane desire to dominate. (Sound familiar?)

Heartbreaking and so enraging.

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

Hello, March

March 1, 2022 at 9:29 am by Claudia

Goodbye, February! You were a true pain in the tush.

Hello, March, you changeable month. You tease us into thinking spring is here and then, suddenly, snow. Or ice. Hopefully, not ice, as we’ve had enough of that this year, thank you very much.

The first thing I heard this morning was the song of the Carolina wren coming from somewhere on the porch. I took this as a good sign.

Unlike sunny yesterday, today is a gray sky day with rain in the forecast.

I worked on this relatively simple 500 piece puzzle while waiting for my newest puzzle to arrive. It’s a charming scene from La Jolla Cove. I spent lots of time there when I was living in San Diego.

It was fun. I have another one of San Francisco (both of these were sent to us by a fellow Old Globe alum.) Do I start that or wait for my new puzzle to arrive in today’s mail?

This is what is called a quality problem.

What else? We’re watching Stranger Things on Netflix – a series we’ve known about but never got around to until now. I’m enjoying it. I’m still reading and loving Dead Lions, the second novel in the Slough House series. I did the grocery shopping yesterday – something Don loves to do – but needs must! I could tell he wished he was doing it instead. I mailed off some bills at the post office. I wore a mask, and even though masks are no longer required here, I saw quite a few fellow shoppers wearing them. I will continue to do so because, frankly, I don’t trust the virus not to resurface. I’m so accustomed to wearing a mask for 14 – 15 hours a day that I often forget to take my mask off when I’m back in my car. It’s no big deal. And to hear whiny truckers complain about it (though I suspect all of that is about disruption rather than an honest protest) makes my blood boil, especially when we see what Ukraine is going through each and every hour of the day.

I needed some cheering up the other day, so I grabbed one of the girls and changed her outfit. Somehow, it’s quite comforting.

Pippa says hello.

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

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