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Dear Reader,
I’m currently obsessed with Wordle. Yes, I’m a few years late to the party, but now that I’ve started playing, I can’t stop! It’s a pleasant addition to my morning breakfast routine, and even when I’m not playing the game, if I hear a great word, I’ve developed the habit of counting the letters and checking how many vowels it has. My advice is: don’t start the puzzle until you’ve had some coffee first, because some of those puzzles are devilishly hard. Some people have told me that their strategy is to start with the same word every time. Imagine how excited they’ll be when their starter word is eventually the actual answer of the day. Do you Wordle too? (Yes, I’ve made that into a verb.)
Moving on to the WIP update
October is still young, and I’m advancing up the backstitch mountain. You can’t really see it, but I’ve done the backstitch on some of the candies in the upper-right-hand corner, the top of the frame, and some of the backstitch on the edge of the moon.
That lollipop wrapper looks much more defined with the backstitch! It brings out the stars on the wrapper. On closer inspection of the floss numbers, I discovered that I’m actually using the wrong shade of brown for the outline of the moon, and I think for some of the candy. But I’m not going to go back and rip it out. Nope, not doing it. Instead, I’ll just call this a happy artistic accident and claim it as my own. Do you know what I’m really looking forward to in the coming days? Backstitching the cat! The letters will be fun as well.
Odds & Ends
- That’s a tremendous pot of rice. The picture is incredible too. It makes me happy that they used giant spoons to stir it! Hilda Baci: Pot breaks as Nigerian chef attempts to cook largest jollof rice dish
- Seen on Pinterest: I would love to have this room in the Castle!
- PSA: If your spooky season reading pile won’t be done before Halloween, November is also a great time for a Gothic novel or two!
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