We shall overcome
We shall overcome
We shall overcome, someday
Oh, deep in my heart
I do believe
That we shall overcome, somedayI grew up on that song. My mom sang it to us every night when I was a toddler, and encouraged us to make up new verses ( Read more... )

This Friday, it'll be 2 years since Dad died ( Read more... )

Work. Oh, besides that?

I'm knitting a lace shawl for my MIL:


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November is a difficult month this year. November is the month of my stepmom's birthday, their wedding anniversary, my father's birthday, and of course Thanksgiving, aka the Mega Family Get-together Holiday ( Read more... )

While giving birthday greetings to my stepmum, I learned that my sister had lost her dog. Deliberate euphemism there; the puppy had gotten out of the house while my sister and her husband were running errands, and ... let's just say people should be more careful when they're driving ( Read more... )

My husband's grandmother was pronounced last night.

What a year we've had.

So far I've talked to a contractor, dealt with the firm handling my dad's estate, dealt with our credit union, and done dishes. Oh, and I blocked this shawl:


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So, this weekend I had a dream where someone came and removed our live oak without our permission, and when I ran out of the house to yell at him, he claimed he had a work order, which led to me yelling about why he didn't confirm the work order with the resident first, followed by me calling the company and raising holy hell, and I was just ( Read more... )

The package has arrived! I am now the proud (and nervous) custodian of my stepmother's grandmother's vintage knitting materials. Plus some crochet hooks. Plus some modern books my stepmom is apparently no longer using ( Read more... )

My stepmum is sending me her grandmother's knitting needles. All of them. And her pattern books ( Read more... )