My mind is all over the place today. I’m trying to write about my brother whose birthday is today July 20th, but I have wandered into Ancestry.com and I’ve ended up adding many more ancestors to my family tree and also 2 new generations. A lot of nieces and nephews and their children. Interesting and time consuming.
Month: July 2020
The Dire Count Continues
I’m starting a new count, or rather a continuation of the count from the end of March to July 18. So here we go. The date and the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in the U.S.
July 18, 2020. 138,840
July 19, 2020. 140,479
July 20, 2020. 140,811
July 29, 2020. 149,981
Latest Knitting — Janet’s Thread 2
latest knitting – a sleeveless top – I’m about to do the final decreases. And then I took a walk. And I met this handsome cat. I saw this beautiful cat. And she was friendly.
Latest Knitting — Janet’s Thread 2
A Mental Note To Myself
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Yesterday The Loopy Ewe announced the projects for the spring semester of Loopy Academy. I’m so excited! I’ll admit that I’ve been checking their blog a few times a day for about a week. Immediately I dropped everything to pick projects, decide on yarn and place my order. The last couple of semesters I rushed picking out projects I thought I liked and then when I got going on them they were less than thrilling. This time I made sure that each project was something I have liked in the past and am truly looking forward to knitting. So here is the list paired with the yarn so I’ll remember just what the plan is.
- The requirement for the first project is to knit something with 250 yards or more of yarn that has buttons and buttonholes. I dithered on this one for…
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WIP Wednesday: Distracted Knitter Edition
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I have only spent a small amount of time knitting the Rainbow sock. I’ve been distracted.
Yesterday I fell deep down the rabbit hole that is Ravelry. I’m trying to decide on an August project. The yarn will have to be ordered in early July. The requirement is a project with at least 800 yards of yarn. I won’t know exactly what the specific science related requirement will be until early July. I’ve got to have a least a few ideas. I won’t have an afternoon to waste in July when I’m working on my 600+ yard project. Anyway I picked out a few sweaters and a couple of shawls. Here are a couple of them:
- Walk Along by Ankestrick
- Anna’s Cardigan by PetiteKnit
- Flake by Monie Ebner
- Quintessential Cardigan by Churchmouse Yarns and Teas
- Rainfall Shawl by Jo Creates
- Powys by Jeanne Long
- Green Light Shawl by Martina Behm
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Tied In Knots
An analogy with knitting. WordPress has introduced a new Editor and it has me even more confused than usual. My finished posts and/or drafts can unexpectedly disappear without any hope of recovery. And I don’t have Word to make writing so much easier.
I think of an analogy with knitting – a series of knots tied together.
Third Thoughts
This is getting serious. An autobiography in 300 words is the assignment. I met someone who said she had written 330 words and the editor returned it to her. She gave it to her daughter to eliminate her excess words. Strictly 300 words or less is the rule/assignment.
So I will start again and eliminate all those random memories!
She came into this world in the final month of 1936. Born in Boston at New England Baptist Hospital, weight 5 lbs 11 oz. Taken home to Belmont in due course. A happy loving family – mother, father, an older brother and 2 older sisters; a comfortable home in a nice neighborhood. But when she was 12 years old her childhood changed abruptly. Out of the blue, her father died – it was a coronary thrombosis.
The family dynamic was changing. The 3 older siblings were now adults and were leaving to get married. The years passed and soon Janet left too. She went to Middlebury College in Vermont, graduating in 1958. She went on to Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois to earn a Master’s Degree in Urban Geography.
Her first job as a graduate was in Seattle. But it wasn’t too long before she returned to her native Boston to work for Arthur D. Little, a prominent management consulting firm. After 3 years, she transferred to the San Francisco Office. She could’t resist the lure of the University of California in Berkeley. She enrolled in 1964 to study economics. In 1966 she went to Kenya to do the research for her PhD thesis.
Shortly after arriving in Nairobi in August 1966, she met Ian, her husband-to-be. They married in 1968. From Kenya they moved to Dublin Ireland for Ian’s job with An Foras Forbatha, The National Institute for Planning and Construction Research. Three sons were born in quick succession.
This young family proceeded to roam the world because of Ian’s work. Two years in St. Lucia in the West Indies, 2 years in Fiji in the South Pacific, 5 years in Bangladesh, 2 years in Bhutan in the Himalayas, 1 year in Ghana in West Africa, and back to Kenya in East Africa for 5 years.
These 3 sons are now all married and we are blessed with 9 grandchildren.
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That’s about 400 words and I haven’t written about my various jobs. Needs editing!
SUDDENLY
As I was going about my business this morning, suddenly a totally unrelated memory popped into my head. It was a memory I hadn’t had for years and years and years. It was a memory of the day my father died. He died at noon in March 1949. I heard him die as my sister Nan and I waited anxiously in another bedroom. Later my mother and I sat on the living room sofa and she told me the sad news. We sadly proceeded to have lunch in the kitchen. In the afternoon I was taken out to Hartwell Farm to get some of their special heart warming soup. I can’t remember who took me – possibly my brother Bob and sister Nan. My sister Ruth would have stayed at home to help my mother with all the things that had to be done.
The Dire Count
I have been keeping track of the number of deaths due to the Corona Virus sweeping the U.S. I started this back when there were ONLY about 7000 deaths in the U.S. My source has been CNN news. My jottings reflect published information – daily totals shown on CNN. It has kept me focused and keen to see the data each day. Besides I like numbers and counting.
Number of Deaths in he U.S.
March 30, 2020. 2,828
March 31, 2020. 4,500
April 1, 2020. 5,316
April 2, 2020 5,648
April 3, 2020. 6,921
April 4, 2020 6,921
April 5, 2020.
April 6, 2020 10,781
April 7, 2020. 12,285 My mother’s birthday. 1912-2000. Happy Birthday Mother
April 8, 2020 13,007
April 8, 2020.
April 9, 2020
April 10, 2020.
April 11, 2020. 20,473. Sandy Crowley Van Ness birthday. Happy Birthday Sandy 1936-still living
April 12, 2020. 21,994. Easter Sunday
April 13, 2020. 23,078 My grandson Ethan’s 11th Birthday
April 14, 2020. 25,402
April 15, 2020. 27,085
April 16, 2020. 31,590. My son James’ 51st Birthday
April 17, 2020. 34,575.
April 18, 2020. 38,664. This would have been my sister Nan’s 93rd birthday but she passed away peacefully on January 30, 2020. 1926-2020
April 19, 2020. 41,379
April 20, 2020 41,575
April 21, 2020. 45,000
April 22, 2020. 46,399
April 23, 2020. 47,272
April 24, 2020. 50,890
April 25, 2020. 53,449
April 26, 2020. 54,614
April 27, 2020. 55,563
April 28, 2020. 57,812. Lil’s Birthday. 1930-2008. Happy Birthday Lil
April 29, 2020. 60,207
April 30, 2020. 62,860
May 1, 2020. 64,577. Grandma Friend’s birthday. 1872-1940. Happy Birthday Grandma
May 2, 2020. 66,075. Arthur and Marcia MacDonald’s birthday 1937-?? Happy Birthday
May 3, 2020. 67,674
May 4, 2020. 68,442
May 5, 2020. 70,900
May 6, 2020. 72,812. Caitlin’s 16th Birthday. Happy Birthday Caitlin. Sweet sixteen
May 7, 2020. 75,435
May 8, 2020.
May 9, 2020. 78,693
May 10, 2020. 79,508
May 11, 2020. 80,297
May 12, 2020. 82,000
May 13, 2020. 84,000+
May 14, 2020. 85,194
May 15, 2020. 87,427
May 16, 2020 88,211
May 17, 2020. 89,549
May 18, 2020. 90,194
May 19, 2020. 91,570
May 20, 2020. 93,163
May 21, 2020. 94,566. Susan’s 46th Birthday 1974- Happy Birthday Susan
May 22, 2020. 95,847
May 23, 2020. 96,662
May 24, 2020. 97,679
May 25, 2020. 98,184. Our son Andrew’s 50th Birthday. Happy Birthday Andrew
May 26, 2020. 98,852
May 27, 2020. 100,271. The number of death’s reached a milestone
May 28, 2020. 101,296
May 29, 2020. 101,698. Our son David’s 48th Birthday. Happy Birthday David
May 30, 2020. 102,900
May 31, 2020. 103,853
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June 1, 2020. 104,702
June 2, 2020. 105,000
June 3, 2020. 108,238
June 4, 2020
June 5, 2020
June 6, 2020. 109,443. Stanley’s 90th birthday. Happy Birthday Stanley 1930- and D-Day
June 7, 2020. 110,047. David and Lorna’s 20th Wedding Anniversary. Happy Anniversary
June 8, 2020. 110,771
June 9, 2020. 111,751
June 10, 2020. 112,513
June 11, 2020. 113,561
June 12, 2020. 114,357
June 13, 2020. 115,059
June 14, 2020. Sandy’s birthday. Happy Birthday. 1952-
June 15, 2020 115,896
June 16, 2020 116,700
June 17, 2020. 117,423
June 18, 2020
June 19, 2020. 118,798
June 20, 2020 119,224
June 21, 2020. 119,948
June 22, 2020. 120,340
June 23, 2020.
June 24, 2020. 121,846
June 25, 2020 122,481
June 26, 2020 124,509. our grandson Kyle’s 20th Birthday. Happy Birthday Kyle. Born 2000
June 27, 2020 125,472
June 28, 2020
June 29, 2020. 125,928
June 30, 2020 127,272
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July 1, 2020. 127,681. Al Hawthorne’s Birthday. Happy Birthday Al 1935-
July 2, 2020. 128,643
July 3, 2020 129,150
July 4, 2020 129,646. Fourth of July
July 5, 2020 129,891
July 6, 2020 130,101
July 7, 2020 131,248
July 8, 2020 131,960
July 9, 2020 132,979
July 10, 2020 133,677
July 11, 2020 134,719
July 12, 2020 135,171
July 13, 2020 135,512
July 14, 2020 136,252. La Fete Bastille
July 15, 2020. 136,940
July 16, 2020 138,072
July 17, 2020 139,278
July 18, 2020 138,784
Woodlawn Needlework Exhibit 2020
March means that the month-long Woodlawn Needlework Show is going on again. I’ve been going since 2010 and the number of entries had been on a steady decline until this year. The highs were 600+ (681 in 2011) through 2013, dropped to 500+ through 2016, further dropped to 400+ through 2018, and the lowest last year at 360. But, it is nice to see it on the rise again at 484 entries this year. Because there were more pieces and some really large ones, some of the pieces were hung quite high way above eyesight. Bill & I picked a glorious sunny weekend to visit. So, some photos have glare from the sun coming in the windows or because of glass over the needlework. Since photos from a distance were allowed, I’ll show a few walls. And, closer photos are all Commercial pieces. If anyone can name the designer of…
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