Mockingbird Hill Cottage

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Life Today

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Puzzle on pause as I wait for my back to improve.

I’m not going to lie. I’m down today. I had difficulty sleeping because of back pain. I’m very saddened by the state of the world and this country. Governors using immigrants as pawns, shipping them off to blue states without explaining to them what is happening. Seeing notices about dogs about to be euthanized in shelters. People lying and cheating and saying deplorable things. The entire group of bots and racists tweeting terrible lies about Meghan Markle. They’re despicable.

Men telling women what they can and can’t do with their bodies.

A snarky comment on my sister’s blog that infuriates me.

I see this stuff every day but it seems to be hitting me especially hard today.

Where did this vileness (is that a word?) come from?

You don’t have to answer. We’ve talked about this before here on the blog.

I’m just letting you know what today is like for me. I’m a pretty positive person, so I’ll pull out of this soon.

I think I’ll lose myself in a good spy thriller. And have another cup of coffee.

Don’t worry, all is well.

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

 

Wednesday

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The light is changing. Autumn, though not officially here, is here.

And boy, do we need to mow. Maybe in a few days. Fingers crossed.

We’ve been fairly immersed in the coverage from the UK. Utterly fascinating. My favorite thing is to hear stories about the Queen. This morning, Sir David Attenborough shared one and it made me chuckle. What a tremendous loss to the country and to the world. What an admirable life!

I’ll be watching again today until I have to coach at 2 pm.

My back is still troublesome, but I was especially good yesterday at following my own advice to REST YOUR BACK! And I did. I get bored and I want to be outside working or walking or even cleaning inside, but I can’t. It’s frustrating, but I want my back to heal and the only way it’s going to do that is if I stop all unnecessary bending over, etc.

So I crochet hats for the girls. Yesterday I completed another one. Olivia is today’s model.

I named this “Flower Child.”

She looks like those girls in the sixties who wore crocheted cloche-like hats. I remember it well. She’s awfully adorable.

I sometimes feel guilty because I’ve suddenly indulged in this new collection at this point in my life. It’s interesting; I have no desire to add anything to my other collections, knowing that I’m of a certain age, and I really don’t need any more china or pottery or vintage furniture. That desire has basically faded. But it’s different with these Blythes. There’s something about them that I hope you get a glimpse of when I post my photos. I never  would have expected to have anything to do with dolls at this point in my life, or any other point in my life, save childhood. Who knew?

But they make me happy. Don sees that they make me happy. (Actually, they make him smile, too.) I have limited space, thank goodness, and I believe – never say never, of course – that I’ve hit my Blythe limit. There are a couple of customizers whose dolls I’d love to have. But I’m very happy with the ones I have.

I’ve ordered neck joints for Sophie and Maeve and when they arrive, I’m going to install them (I’m nervous about that) so that they have more mobility. It will make an enormous difference – much easier to photograph, for one, but also letting them show some personality.

And I’m comforted by resale value. If I need to, I can sell some of them – though, honestly – it will pain me to do so.

I’m sentimental, you see.

Okay. I have to go.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

Hats

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I’m going to make this quick because the server that hosts this blog keeps going down and it’s a pain in the tush. I’m sure they’re working on it, but what the heck?

I had such bad back pain last night when we were going to bed that I couldn’t stop groaning. I think it was due to back spasms. But I kept saying to Don, over and over, “I should never have driven to Rochester.”

I didn’t think I had a choice and I would have lost a chunk of my fee, so I did it. But boy, am I paying for it.

Some recent pics of the girls:

Harper, Wren, Olivia and Bertie.

While watching the events in the UK, I made another hat. Imogen kindly consented to model it.

Another way to wear the hat:

I really love crocheting this little pattern: it’s fairly simple and it’s awfully cute. I have to find more yarn in this weight because I’ve nearly exhausted my color options for this particular yarn.

Crocheting on a small project is very calming and it gives me something to do. No more big projects, thank you very much, they took a toll on my right wrist. This sort of endeavor, however, doesn’t bother me at all.

I zoom coach tomorrow and Friday.

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.

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