What fun--I just went back and started reading some of my past blog posts. Have you done that with your blogs? I found that I enjoyed those blogs that showed pictures of what I accomplished more than the posts that just talked about what I was working on. And I liked reading some of the non-Stash Report posts that reminded me of what was happening that year. So, I'll try to be better about posting pictures--yes, I still have my husband taking the pictures and will continue that routine. I also liked reading comments left by other stash reporters--I will try to do better on leaving comments for others, too. I only read the first 6 months of 2012, so I have quite a few left to read. I used 222 3/4 yards of fabric in 2012! I won't match that this year, but I didn't have as much yardage coming in either.
The sad but revealing thing I learned is that I still haven't quilted the tops I made way back in 2012! I guess that will have to become a priority this year, instead of just being listed as a goal!! I told my doctor this year that I needed to live 3 1/2 more years, and he asked me why--because I need that long to quilt all the tops I have waiting in my Longarm UFO list!! There are just too many tops added to my bucket list--too many tops that I "just can't wait to see how they look" when they are pieced!!
And we have seen "my" mountain goats for the last 3 weeks--I love those goats! They always look so pristine, unlike domestic sheep who often look like they haven't cleaned their posterior ends! And those daddy goats never hesitate to chastise the little ones if they get out of line. One goat was down licking salt off the highway when we went to Mass last night--I so hope none get run over.
Today I will make some quick breads and candy, start on a Christmas letter (yes, I still do a letter summarizing our year--even though a lot of people feel negative about them) and cards, and maybe get a tree up. It is interesting to read through our past Christmas letters--a chronology of our family history! I guess I like receiving those letters in cards (maybe that's why I still write them!)--a glimpse into what has happened in our friends' lives during the year. Christmas cards become fewer each year, and may be a thing of the past soon. I think I'm living in the wrong era!! And now on to the day!
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