This and That

 




Good morning to all of you! How have you been? I've been focusing on my knitting and my relaxation techniques which includes daily meditations. I am also trying my best to NOT multitask. This is quite the challenge since I love to be doing two things at the same time. Apparently multitasking increases stress levels, who knew!


I have two projects on the needles, another pair of holiday knitting socks (number 3 out of 4) and a hat for me that is of my own design.  I haven't made a project page for the hat as of yet. I'm enjoying both projects immensely and while working on them I think about a knit for me.

In other news we woke up to a 'bear' incident yesterday morning. The little stinker got into our garbage and threw that around as well as broke into the fenced in area and tried to walk on the pool cover.  We think it's a cub based on the footprints below. This is one huge disadvantage of being surrounded by woods in a rural area.

Comments

  1. LeftycrafterNovember 6, 2020 at 8:29 AM

    Yikes, a bear cub usually means mama is not far behind. That is a bit disconcerting. Never knew multi-tasking caused stress. I can see where it could though. I think it would depend on what tasks you were trying to do at once. To me, knitting and listening to music or a book or TV go together quite well. Or until I make a major boo-boo in my knitting lol.

    ReplyDelete
  2. BonnyNovember 6, 2020 at 8:56 AM

    Yikes, a bear! I hope they hibernate soon, but even so, they'll be back in the spring. My SiL lives in Tioga county and loves to feed birds, but she has an ongoing (usually losing) battle with their bears.

    ReplyDelete
  3. JuliannNovember 6, 2020 at 8:58 AM

    Yikes! We have seen bears meandering through our yard but we must not have anything interested enough to make them stop. I am also trying not to multi task- it’s is a hard habit to break

    ReplyDelete
  4. affectioknitNovember 6, 2020 at 11:43 AM

    Wow...we've seen a few bears in the wild...they're pretty scary and we leave them alone...hopefully you didn't have any damage done...I'm definitely a multi-tasker...and I'd not thought about that not being 'in the moment'...but I guess it does limit the amount of focus you can apply to any task if you're spreading it around...
    ~Have a lovely day!

    ReplyDelete
  5. DebbieNovember 6, 2020 at 11:56 AM

    When I lived on Orange Co., NY, we had regular visits from bears and I remember what a mess they would make. One time I found my shepherd's crook plant hanger completely bent over and the bird feeder that was one was torn apart and every bit of birdseed was gone! Good luck and have a great weekend!

    ReplyDelete
  6. MarthaNovember 6, 2020 at 12:10 PM

    Yikes! I would not like to wake up to a bear incident. I would be scared lol

    ReplyDelete
  7. Deb J. in UtahNovember 6, 2020 at 4:17 PM

    Wow - I think finding bear tracks by my house would unnerve me. I guess that is the price of living in the beautiful area that you do. I love your knitting projects and your mediation journal. Have a good weekend and I will see you again soon!

    ReplyDelete
  8. MaryNovember 6, 2020 at 6:07 PM

    Those bear tracks!!! playing a bit of catchup after this weird week ... I LOVE Mass 54th ... I have it and a lovely cherry pink loaded into my two everyday pens. and I just ordered my 2021 dated inserts. YIKES! November arrived too fast!

    ReplyDelete
  9. kathy bNovember 6, 2020 at 7:51 PM

    Oh No! those bears mean business. WOW. I thought about you saying you dont hang birdfeeders due to the bear.s I thought this while we were our in the state park that has wolves, but not bears.....

    ReplyDelete
  10. JaneNovember 6, 2020 at 8:30 PM

    Bears oh my. I hope this cub moves on past your property. New projects are always fun. I like the colors in that hat. They look like your colors.

    ReplyDelete
  11. sustainablemumNovember 8, 2020 at 4:07 AM

    Oh my a bear, wow. We don't have them here so I am not sure how I would feel if one came crashing through my garden. Multi tasking causes stress eh, I can see that in some instances it might but not all the time surely? Something tells me that a man might have written that, or is that just me being cynical?

    ReplyDelete
  12. GraceNovember 8, 2020 at 10:25 AM

    We have had a bear visit our yard a number of times since we moved in. One time he was maybe only 50 feet from me when I noticed I had company in the front yard! Thankfully, Rambo did not catch sight of him and the bear hurried back up the ridge. I think we were equally afraid of one another. : )

    ReplyDelete
  13. CathieJNovember 8, 2020 at 4:23 PM

    Oh wow, if there is a cub, not doubt there is a mama close by. We have raccoons, possums, bunnies and squirrel, but thankfully that is all in our suburban neighborhood. Your knitting is very pretty.

    ReplyDelete
  14. StefanieNovember 15, 2020 at 8:09 PM

    Whoa! What a strong bear cub.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment


Your comments are welcome as long as they are relevant to the post and spread joy, thank you for visiting and sharing your ideas.

Popular posts from this blog

Weekends

Image
My weekend happily contained: -wearing the above woolens all at the same time without being hot -so many walks and taking in the changing leaves. -a leaf shower on Saturday-the wind swirled the leaves off the trees up in the air to float down -changing screen savers to autumn themes! -a craft fair where my husband and I say "we could make that", but we don't. -french fries at the craft fair -scrambled eggs and toast for dinner because we were lazy. -football season has descended in my house. he was in the front room watching whatever is on today -I sat in the family room and watched A Tree Grows in Brooklyn .   Now I want to read it again. -Oh! I finished the socks!! So I wound up about six skeins of yarn and have three projects ready -started a cowl for me in fall colors (I hope to finish before fall ends) -enjoying Spirits of Joy .  Hannah graciously had a one day free sign up for her birthday at the end of September which I luckily saw on Twitter.  Than...
Read more

Happy List

Image
  - neighborhood pumpkins - my oak trees showing off - new friends at 'school' - Tai Chi hour - lunch out with my husband - cold morning walks - an unexpected warm up - all the fall knitting (imagined and real) - wearing wool - browsing knitting patterns - sister outings - dark chocolate - blue skies - neighborhood dogs - the kids coming to visit next weekend - the to-do lists that I am creating - afternoon reading (possible snooze) - apples! - soups! - hearing the breeze whisper through the trees - setting intentions - giving myself grace when I need it the most - solitude - grandchildren laughing - Holly being Holly - Blue skies - phone calls from family and friends - the kindness of others - assuming everyone is doing their best - drinking water and staying hydrated - hot decaf green tea in a BIG mug - first sip of coffee - geese flying in V formation and honking all the way (delightful!!) - Focusing on gratitude - focusing on joy  What would make your happy list?
Read more

Weekends

Image
  Good morning! How are you? How was your weekend? I had a great weekend but I didn't take any great photos. I've been wrapping presents a little bit each day instead of doing it all in one massive long day. This has made a difference in my joy as I wrap. Do you wrap all at once? Or do you do a little bit at a time? Miss Holly has been finding the sun spots and getting her 'tan' going. She is a sweetie. I have no idea what she is watching outside that window. She does that every day. My guess is probably birds or chipmunks but chipmunks should be resting now that it's super cold outside. Sadly I did not take any photos of my knitting, but I have been knitting! I continue to work on my husband's hat and I ripped out a pair of mitts I started (couldn't see the dark yarn with cabling) and started a much simpler pattern instead. Sunday was church then the laundry. I am getting excited for the upcoming holidays. The kids are coming back with the grandchildren and...
Read more