It’s time for the 2023 year in review!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From a life standpoint, we had a lot of major happenings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In April, we finally took the RV for her maiden voyage, with nearly disastrous results when the tow hitch failed. We ended up having a custom hitch fabricated and made another attempt in late May that was far more successful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In June, I had a gum graft across my front two lower teeth. The same month, we discovered a litter of five black kittens in our backyard (four girls we named Dahlia, Iris, Rose, Spice, and a boy who was named Theo by his adopter) along with their beautiful silver mom (Sylvie). The ensuing process of trapping, spaying, fostering and adopting out all of them was quite chaotic. Ultimately, my lovely boss in Portland offered to foster the four girls until they could be adopted out up there. They stood a much better chance of being safely adopted in Portland than Los Angeles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In August, we took our longest RV trip to date up to Portland with our two cats and the four kittens in tow. I’m happy to report that the last two girls were adopted out just a few weeks ago. My boss was determined to find them the best homes possible and she did!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We returned home from that trip to a letter from our homeowners insurance company that they were going to be ceasing operations in California, so we needed to secure a new policy with another company by the end of November. We reached out and found another company that would insure the house for roughly the same amount we had been paying (which is a minor miracle in and of itself), but we had to submit photos of the house for a virtual inspection and there could be no construction projects in process. So, we had to make a mad dash to finish our master bathroom renovation which had been at a complete standstill for nearly 8 years. It took us several months to do all of the remaining work to show that it is functional. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Immediately following all of that came the holidays. Whew! A busy second half of the year it was!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I somehow managed a lot of crafting this year, though perhaps not as much as in previous years. Given the amount of life drama we experienced this year, though, it’s a good couple of lists. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For starters, let’s take a walk through my 2023 Stitching Goals and see how we did, shall we?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2023 Stitching Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Arezzo by Nora Corbett — Complete stitching. (In progress) Complete stitching on at least 2 Mill Hill kits.<\/strong> Pick 1 long-standing WIP and make significant progress on it. Knock out some other small WIPs, if possible, like: As an added bonus, I also finished these old projects: Not bad at all, especially considering the circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Next are all of my crafting finishes. I managed more crochet finishes than cross stitch, not surprisingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n 2023 Stitching Finishes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2023 Crochet Finishes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n All in all, we survived the year with a lot to be proud of!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It’s time for the 2023 year in review! From a life standpoint, we had a lot of major happenings. In April, we finally took the RV for her maiden voyage, with nearly disastrous results when the tow hitch failed. We … Continue reading
Nope nope nope!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nComplete stitching on at least 4 Just Nan designs.<\/s><\/strong> – Gingerbread Peace Mouse and tin
– Candy Corn Ghost Mouse
– Crystal Snowlady Mouse
– Frosty Chillingsworth Mouse<\/s> – Blitzen Glistens<\/s>
– Winter Mouse Scissor Roll (In progress)
– Twilight Pearls Leaf Ball
** Success! **<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n– Sea Turtle
– Gnome Holding Gifts<\/s>Violin<\/s>
** Success! **<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sadly, no.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n– Daydreams Petite in Glass – Crystal Creation<\/s>
– Hermanson Hardanger – Russian Inspired Ornament #2 (in progress)– Leisure Arts – R is for Reading Vinyl Bookmark<\/s>
** Success! **<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Artist Chick from Valerie Pfeiffer\u2019s Chickadees series
– The Courtyard of Alhambra by Periphaeria Designs
– Tribe #1 by Periphaeria Designs
– Ring of Roses #1 by Periphaeria Designs<\/em>
** Success! **<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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