tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post3683291962173866379..comments2024-03-29T08:54:05.713-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: Another Past, Present and WTF?Misadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-78791312559981397572016-11-21T00:22:38.623-05:002016-11-21T00:22:38.623-05:00Keeping the tension is what most people mess up an...Keeping the tension is what most people mess up and that takes a little practice at first. I'll bet your efforts weren't nearly as bad as you thought.<br /><br />Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-44657386543302616682016-11-21T00:19:11.678-05:002016-11-21T00:19:11.678-05:00That's a perfect project for a beginner and/or...That's a perfect project for a beginner and/or for doing in front of a TV. The shawl is definitely complicated but I'm making progress and liking the challenge. Good luck with your class. If you get lost you cand find anything on YouTube.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-63383239207131378082016-11-20T22:20:03.565-05:002016-11-20T22:20:03.565-05:00That shawl is gorgeous! I envy your ability to kni...That shawl is gorgeous! I envy your ability to knit. It's a skill I tried to learn many times, but my efforts always looked pathetic. -JeanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-49021602045618577962016-11-20T22:02:12.457-05:002016-11-20T22:02:12.457-05:00OOh, that shawl looks complicated. Not a knit-whi...OOh, that shawl looks complicated. Not a knit-while-you-watch-TV project. Good luck! There's a new knitting group starting up here tomorrow. If I have the nerve to show up, I will bring knitting needles, yarn and questions. I've not even checked out a YouTube tutorial for how to cast on. First project I'll tackle - a scarf that doesn't require following directions, that I GowitheFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01842273685414939160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-18127907206162758032016-11-20T08:32:05.442-05:002016-11-20T08:32:05.442-05:00Isn't that something! She probably saved them ...Isn't that something! She probably saved them a bunch of money.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-55047817241846889342016-11-20T07:55:07.998-05:002016-11-20T07:55:07.998-05:00My shawl is sort of a cross between a shall and a ...My shawl is sort of a cross between a shall and a cape. I didn't realize I'd like it so much. I hope you will show us your shall when you finish it.<br /><br />You're right about YouTube. My son and D-I-L's washer stopped working. She's more adept at fixing mechanical things than my son. She took the whole thing apart and found a sock that was stopping something. I said, "Bella Rumhttp://bellarum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-51249043813803830542016-11-20T00:25:41.275-05:002016-11-20T00:25:41.275-05:00Crafters like to mix it up from time to time or we...Crafters like to mix it up from time to time or we get bored.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-70970678370235852332016-11-19T23:12:04.901-05:002016-11-19T23:12:04.901-05:00The facilitator of the group really knows her stuf...The facilitator of the group really knows her stuff...from have great tools to get people talking to knowing how to gently move things along if one person gets too long winded.It's quite interesting to watch.<br /><br />I like baked beets but I have the same trouble with them as you do, so I don't buy them often.<br /><br />I was surprised when this yarn came in that old fashioned skeins.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-37147091608350252832016-11-19T23:03:34.105-05:002016-11-19T23:03:34.105-05:00The shawl is gorgeous! I started a cowl sort of t...The shawl is gorgeous! I started a cowl sort of thing in which every row was different. It is 1/4 done and sitting in the basket. I am finding crochet and cross stitch more to my liking right now.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-49599412321515099692016-11-19T22:58:49.222-05:002016-11-19T22:58:49.222-05:00I have benign tremors too and can only knit with l...I have benign tremors too and can only knit with larger yarns and needles. Weird--the difference, Eh?<br />Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-29066475457856826322016-11-19T21:03:25.658-05:002016-11-19T21:03:25.658-05:00I love your gathering; it sounds like fun but also...I love your gathering; it sounds like fun but also like a place where people are willing to take off the "happy" mask and be real with each other too.<br /><br />I immediately thought the beets would turn everything pink. I can't go near a beet without spilling the red juice on me somewhere.<br /><br />I've taken a hiatus from my crocheting. Got tired of it, but may go back todonnajurenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799559087972759233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-23268000477334030482016-11-19T20:39:36.028-05:002016-11-19T20:39:36.028-05:00Thank you for chiming in. I'm always happy whe...Thank you for chiming in. I'm always happy when someone new to my blog does that! <br /><br />I tried the volunteering thing, too. Stuck with it a year but it wasn't a good fit for me since my goal was to make friends and everyone at the small town museum had known each other for literally 40 to 50 years. Nice people but I would always be the outsider. I'm glad it is the answer for Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-45016723580871156032016-11-19T20:15:23.303-05:002016-11-19T20:15:23.303-05:00As a new reader, am enjoying your blog alot. I kn...As a new reader, am enjoying your blog alot. I know from experience that staying busy is the key and yet keeping in mind that the choice is yours. Volunteering has been the <br />answer for me. Looking forward to see the shawl as you work on it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-11957549367500036062016-11-19T18:46:15.927-05:002016-11-19T18:46:15.927-05:00There really is something to that right brain, lef...There really is something to that right brain, left brain thing, isn't there. I've never liked doing practical things like cooking and dealing with finance, so you've got those over me. And those are better skills to have. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-15135702706098040042016-11-19T18:42:16.767-05:002016-11-19T18:42:16.767-05:00I was sitting in front of YouTube videos last nigh...I was sitting in front of YouTube videos last night teaching myself some of the stitches needed for the shawl. It is going to be a major distraction, but a welcome one.<br /><br />I just wish I had a better memory of my childhood.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-62184772171261052172016-11-19T18:36:25.247-05:002016-11-19T18:36:25.247-05:00Can you believe, I've never cooked a whole tur...Can you believe, I've never cooked a whole turkey in my life!Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-55834948181165240142016-11-19T16:31:49.235-05:002016-11-19T16:31:49.235-05:00Jean :
O thought I knew u lot since I know u for ...Jean :<br /><br />O thought I knew u lot since I know u for more than 12 years, but you keep on surprising me with amount of artistic things you love to do paunting, knitting writing & list goes on, gives me complex lol I feel I m more like guy than women my interests r more into finance than any artistic thing. maybe because my right brain is damaged but I know prestroke also I was never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-21465858765678032272016-11-19T16:15:20.545-05:002016-11-19T16:15:20.545-05:00The shawl is most elegant, and looks complicated t...The shawl is most elegant, and looks complicated to knit. I have an Aunt who, like your Mom, could knit beautifully. She likes keeping busy and the knitting distracts her mind.<br /><br />I think life is a circle (rather than linear) and the end (old age) approaches the beginning (childhood) so no surprise to regressing to childhood days. ~ LibbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16053472224849170242016-11-19T15:07:55.820-05:002016-11-19T15:07:55.820-05:00I usually have to organize holiday get togethers a...I usually have to organize holiday get togethers and now I make it potluck so I don't have to do it all. I'm cooking the turkey, dressing and gravy. Cleaning house, setting table and making it all look effortless ...The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-58719050769849809592016-11-19T14:27:19.868-05:002016-11-19T14:27:19.868-05:00I could never decide what I wanted to do when I gr...I could never decide what I wanted to do when I grew up. I've even tried building furniture and wood carving. I like to work with my hands. I spend an entire semester in college carving marble.<br /><br />Thanksgiving is a hard time for widows, isn't it. Even if we have some where to go.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-11897246513692315252016-11-19T14:23:55.116-05:002016-11-19T14:23:55.116-05:00Knitting plain socks is rare in this day and age. ...Knitting plain socks is rare in this day and age. I'm impressed that you can use size #1 needles. #3 is the smallest I've ever used...much prefer #7 or #8's. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-48333383557496164102016-11-19T14:20:59.085-05:002016-11-19T14:20:59.085-05:00There are no topics off limits at the senior hall ...There are no topics off limits at the senior hall but rarely are they brought up down there. After the formal Gathering and some of went out for coffee we did talk about it, shock mostly for everyone who did speak up which was 5 of the 7 of us.<br /><br />Ario Guthrie! I would have loved to hear that concert! Given how political he was I would have expected him to acknowledge the election too. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-64927848967509679312016-11-19T14:08:35.028-05:002016-11-19T14:08:35.028-05:00I think you're right about the movie being a &...I think you're right about the movie being a "expand your mind" because the reviews said the first half was about the guy's life before the battle and the second half after.<br /><br />I've always associated shawls with old ladies, but they seem to be in high fashion right now. This pattern has a "row instruction" for every single row and it's 8 pages long.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-55648507947340187512016-11-19T14:03:47.514-05:002016-11-19T14:03:47.514-05:00I'm just the opposite, Denise. I can't cro...I'm just the opposite, Denise. I can't crochet---even took lessons---but knitting I've been doing since my early teens. <br /><br />Thank you, sometimes I wonder why I'm still writing online and then someone like you comes along and reminds that it's worth it.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-85222557514911773662016-11-19T13:48:14.853-05:002016-11-19T13:48:14.853-05:00Your Senior Hall director really knows how to orga...Your Senior Hall director really knows how to organize the fun for this monthly event. Starts the talking and laughing right away.<br /><br />You amaze me with all of your creative talent ... painting, knitting, writing. I must have the other side of the brain.<br /><br />Nostalgic memories are perfect for this time of year, I think. Holidays and family. A little forlorn for the widows/The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.com