Words for Wednesday

  The sun coming up over the mountain was a refreshing sight on the first morning of 2021.  The past year had been filled with such a diverse assortment of fear, anger, and pain, it was almost as if the universe had conspired against all of them.

   She wished she could set all the clocks in reverse and start the year again.  Most of all, she wished she could take back the terse words she had said to family and friends when she had been nursing resentment.

    As she poured a glass of water over the smoldering remains of the small pit fire she had used to burn her list of regrets from 2020, she decided that she would consider the past year a dress rehearsal and a lesson in patience and compassion for the years to come.

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Words for Wednesday is a traveling feast of creativity, and can currently be found [click here> on the Elephant Child's blog. 

macro geekdom

I found my macro lens!

For some perspective, this is what the sand stars look like to the naked eye...

creating origami German bell ornaments ...

    Work today was a mix of crazy back-to-back calls this morning, then nothing for more than an hour the latter part of my shift.  

     I spent my time turning some of this year's Christmas cards into ornaments for next year's tree using [click here> this tutorial from Pinterest to make origami German bell ornaments.  Next year I will find a different origami pattern to use.

     They were incredibly simple to make, however, be forewarned that some cards are difficult to fold and may tear at the small corners ~ an easy issue to hide when you glue the corners together.  

     Also ... glittered cards?  Glitter EVERYWHERE!  Do not put your hands anywhere near your eyes until you have washed your hands a gazillion times.  Trust me, I speak from experience.

     Finally, the instructions state to glue, then rubberband them until they dry to keep them from popping open.  Uh, hello?  Hot glue?!?!  I have absolutely zero patience when it comes to making crafts.  I admit, it is a character defect I am not likely to work on in the future.

     After folding each card, before I glued them and started on the next one, I wrote with a gold Sharpie the year and who sent the card on the outside of them.

     Photo cards get a place of honor on my refrigerator until next year!

A white Christmas after all ...

Lucy likes to eat snow. 

Gracie ... had more than enough snow when she was struggling to survive in the MI U.P. and now refuses to go out in it.  I don't blame her.

Charlie likes it, but I think he was glad that it wasn't deeper than he is tall.