Thomas Dambo

We went with friends and saw the trolls.  

32 - finish a quilt

First finish in two years.  Year that’s right I have had years where I finished 10 quilts but 22 was a big dry spell for me.  I did work on various projects but nothing was finished.  This one I started and finished in a month it’s a baby quilt for my friends baby.  It’s bigger than it looks, as it’s almost official crib size. I love the amount of stripes in this one.  I keep buying striped fabric and I especially love red/white stripes.  The quilting is entirely freehand I wrote the babies name, mom, dad, love Katie, 2023, and more in the quilting although it’s hard to just identify.  It crinkled up so nice in the wash.  I did add a homemade tag where it says the babies last name on the front and <3 Katie on the back.  

46 - move raspberries

For the record I moved the raspberry bushes the other day.  I found that several of them were “hoppers”. Starting new plants from the other side of the vine right in my other flower bed.  See second picture.  

I am hopeful they all survive the move i gave them some plant food.  Over the winter they had really developed a good root base so I probably should have moved them back in the fall.  Although my friend with all the berry bushes seems to think they will spread quickly. 

24 Summit Park

One did my list was to visit Summit Park my sister has sung its praises and so we wanted to check it out.  My kids loved it they would love to go back when the water features are on too.  My kids especially loved their zipline.  

46 - Make New Soup

I started working on my list already.  I started with a favorite thing SOUP.  I love soup most of the time I can get my kids to eat it although Jones immediately tapped out when I said it was corn chowder however grandma and Thea were both down.  I used a recipe from here https://pin.it/7ftQgqR

I used extra chicken broth because I let it cook down a bit and seemed to need more liquid.  But overall we were pleased and I enjoyed leftovers all week.  It reminded me of my time in Boston where everyplace had chowder and I often would have clam chowder almost once a week.  

2023 Let’s do this.

New years showed up and we wrote lists out of paper with some goals.  I incorporated mine and a few family goals and kids goals into my big list this year.  So without future ado here’s my list…

2023

1. Monthly other country dish
2. Cincinnati Chili Parlor Tour
3. Topiary Park - Columbus
4. Host an Art club - completed
5. Bike new trail 
6. Hang a disco ball
7. Start a new art journal
8. Remove the carpet from the stairs
9. Visit Thomas Dambo in Dayton - done 
10. Make new stockings
11. Plant sunflowers - done 
12. Buy the bud press jumpsuit 
13. Rearrange bedroom
14. Paint guest room
15. Make bread
16. Buy pool passes - done
17. Monthly meal plans 
18. Jones to see Bengals 
19. Layover with Jono
20. Take kids to dairy
21. Ladies night with Thea - Done
22. Weekend trip
23. Family vacation
24. Visit summit park - done 
25. Get (renew) passports
26. Make a friend a cake 
27. Get pretzels with Kathleen 
28. Finish 5 months of project life
29. Sleepover with Brooks
30. Adventure with Ollie & Marlow
31. Football Moms night 
32. Finish a quilt - done 
33. Add new art to walls
34. Visit new place.
35. Donate to 23 small charities 
36. Spring purge (100 items)
37. Sign jones up for hockey school - done 
38. Visit JJ and Rob
39. Read 15 books
40. Mini dance parties (maybe weekly)
41. Week of no technology evenings 
42. Make new soup - complete
43. Complete puzzle - complete
44. Donate trampoline
45. Rehang towel hooks
46. Move raspberry bushes - completed
47. Pressure wash siding
48. Feed the birds
49. Make Christmas cutouts
50. Help Jones with his list
51. Help Thea with her list
52. Make new list