Some of you beat me to it! I was going to post about the QUILTsocial cover today! I'll do that later in the post. Thank you!!!! It was the one day that I wasn't wearing my orange headband! KU had made me a dark purple one, and I was wearing that! But no worries -- you all know who I am without the orange hairband! It's the people that I meet infrequently who remember me by the flowers!
HEY --- I never even thought of chocolate croissants for breakfast. WAIT -- can we rewind the clock? I ate chocolate (my daily weakness - but I control the amount and the kind), but not in a croissant! BTW -- did you know that 69 pilgrims arrived in Santiago yesterday? Imagine that -- there is snow on the Camino! They are braver than I!
I've been working already this morning, and I'm working on something that needs to get done sooner rather than later. I procrastinated a wee bit on it because it's something new. Well, technically not new, but anyway—that doesn't matter. I'm rejigging stuff to make it work for my project. I need not have been afraid! This is the one thing that I swear makes life easier.
The more you do, making experiments and mistakes, the more you learn, and then when you need to do something, it's a no-brainer. That was what happened. Now the rest of today SHOULD go smoothly! And sometimes, you just need to ask the question OUTLOUD - even you or your dog are the only living creatures around for you to get your answers!
It was a great day, as our Christmas always is. We almost didn't make the movie, though! DH said the reviews were bad, so I thought, " Who is going to see the movie on Christmas Day?" I didn't pre-purchase tickets. When I went to buy them in the morning, all the decent seats at our local theatre were gone! So I scoured the internet for the next closest theatre, and they had tickets, but there wasn't much choice in seats. We still got aisle seats (I hate being in the middle), and we were far enough back. It worked for us.
What time should we leave, since we were going to stock up on goodies (popcorn) before the movie, and I hate being in a rush. I remember one year, DH booked the tickets and then got confused about the time, so we arrived at the VIP theatre and the movie had already started. GRRRRRR The servers had delivered our popcorn to the seats, but we didn't know it, and DH hit the bag (no night vision for him), and it spilled all over the floor. A nice mess and no popcorn for him!
Granted, it was the opening scene of a Star Wars movie, and it was black, so the visibility inside the theatre was nil.
Hmmm -- I tried to find other movies we've been to, but the only one I remember is The Wolf of Wall Street -- that was the first movie we went to. Gosh - that was over ten years ago! And I don't think we went to the theatre last year because we couldn't agree on a movie!
Anyway, we made it to the movie theatre, and at first I thought it had closed. It was DEADZONE inside and out. We got our popcorn and other snacks and made our way to the seats. OH --- we have a lot of time to kill. I must be getting old! We were the first ones in the theatre, but that's OK. It was a calm way to get there, and we had our phones to keep us entertained. OH wait— I yack like crazy, so there was no time for the phones!
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| A very empty threatre |
And that screen is absolutely giant!!!!
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| The giant IMAX screen |
The only problem with getting to the theatre so early was that there was no entertainment on the screen. When the preshow started, there weren't many movies advertised. A lot of advertising for using the rest of the theatre's facilities, like the games. And how many times did they tell us that experiencing a movie in IMAX was the ONLY way to watch! I get it! They need the business!
BUT when the preshow was getting underway, I needed to go to the washroom. I might as well, as the movie is LONG. Thank goodness, because the film was also 3D and we needed glasses!!!! I got those on the way in. PHEW -- that would have been embarrassing to not have the 3D glasses.
What did we watch? Avatar - Fire and Ash. The visuals were breathtaking, especially in IMAX and 3D. Makes me think back to some of the first 3D movies I ever saw, and it was such a concept to see it in 3D. Now it's pretty commonplace. We would NOT have seen the film in IMAX and 3D at our local theatre, so I guess it was a good thing I waited to buy the tickets. DH would have been disappointed!
The story was heartbreaking -- humans want to conquer new worlds at any cost, which I find very frustrating. It drives me mad because it's happening in the real world today, and DH and I do NOT see eye to eye on that! As mentioned, the movie was long, and technically it started at 2:10, but really didn't start until 2:40. DH had plans to cook dinner when we got home. DUH? That's not going to happen.
We arrived home at 6 PM and ate leftovers! No big deal. I'm glad we went, and YES - I remember the characters, but not what they did in the first two movies, and I'm OK with that. I'll forget the details of this one soon enough. If it's not essential, I don't have room in my brain for it. I just like to be entertained.
How did I make out on the jigsaw puzzle? Well, it was a challenge. This is what the puzzle looked like after my morning tea! And procrastinating on my project.
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| Progress on the puzzle |
Then I decided to eat a quick lunch and head up to work on the puzzle for a bit before leaving for the movie. OH -- I was so close to getting all the non-background pieces in before we had to "rush" off. Technically, we could have left 30 minutes later. Oh well! And still missing something for that border!
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| Progress before leaving for the movie! |
After my dinner of leftovers, I decided to forego reading last night to see if I could get any more done on the puzzle. As mentioned, the light in that room is NOT good. I quickly found homes for the pieces (or most of them) for the Santa sack, leaving only the background (sky and tree) pieces.
OH MY -- it wasn't until I had completed that and focused on the background that I at last found the final border piece.
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| Found the last border piece |
This is what I mean by the shapes of the pieces! They are all cut very bizarrely, which made it a challenge to find some pieces. You want to put the trees upright, but that's not the right angle!
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| The final border piece |
Those last pieces were challenging, and not because of the light. And I was sure that pieces were missing - a lot of pieces. However, I persevered, and LOOK— it's done!! Just in time to save Christmas!
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| The jigsaw puzzle is done! |
I would never have thought I would get it done so quickly, but once I got some good light and got the hang of those curved and odd shapes, I was good to go. Sorting by color definitely helped, and I needed the picture to guide me on many occasions.
I borrowed a 500-piece puzzle and need to finish it so I can return it. I am going to offer the other two puzzles I just completed, as long as this person wants them. Otherwise, they will either go back to the thrift shop, or I know a couple of other people in my neighborhood who do puzzles. OR -- there are two seniors' residences near me. I should check whether they want jigsaw puzzles. I hate to give it to anyone if they're just going to stockpile the puzzle because they already have loads to do!
Speaking of jigsaw puzzles, I got one from M and Dillon. I knew the shipping box contained a puzzle, but I decided not to open it until Christmas morning. At first, I went, "OH, that's a nice puzzle." Then I read the name, and I laughed and laughed. What an appropriate gift!!!! Some of you might recognize the picture, but here's a hint. My next adventure awaits!!!
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| Another puzzle!!! |
The girls and I are taking some different paths these days to avoid some of the ice in the forest. The path is not maintained in winter, and many people use it. So when we have snow and then mild temperatures, it becomes a skating rink! Look what Lexi and I passed yesterday? Yep --- they keep their fountain going all winter. I love how the water has frozen into an enormous dome. The two little things at the top are the water jets!!!!
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| An ice dome! |
Well, I've got a big day ahead of me: I've got a couple of projects to finish, and then I can write about them. It's so exciting to use the tools at my disposal to create. As long as my imagination works, then I can make! It's super exciting!
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Since it's dark outside, my weather gauge is to touch the dogs when they come back in the house from their morning romp in the backyard. Lexi is cold and wet. ICK!!!
Have a wonderful day!!!!!!
Love the cover and a jacket is on my list to try later this year. And I’m like you … if I don’t need the info I dumb it! When I worked I hid the combination to the safe in my office and my passwords in a seal envelope in the safe. If I took two weeks holidays (which I very seldom did) I would forget the safe combination and be at a loss how to get back into my computer. Later I found that my “fingers” would remember once at the keyboard!
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You can always have a chocolate croissant for new years or orthodox Christmas on Jan 7.
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