Our Airbnb guests departed early yesterday (it’s a long drive back to ND!), so I went over to get started on the laundry… which also means, continue seaming the blanket. I had maybe 12″ to go on the second-to-last seam, and thought I’d get a good start on the last.
I posted on IG and said, “The end is in sight. 🔎😍🎉”
Lori (my one-and-only known true birthday twin) said, “Finishing such a big project feels so momentous. Congratulations!”
I replied that I’m not finished YET! My usual MO for Laundry Day @ the Airbnb is to plug along until the laundry’s done… that big square table is so perfect for the work!
But Lori’s comment… oh boy, FINISHING SUCH A BIG PROJECT… WOULD FEEL GREAT!!
As the calendar stands now, I won’t be back there for another laundry day for a few weeks… and the more I thought about waiting, the more I couldn’t stand it, so I just finished the damn thing!
There are a few ends to weave in, and a border to knit, but I don’t need a big worktable for that! The end truly is in sight. 🔎😍🎉
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April 28th. My Grandpa was born 115 years ago today! I wrote a post on this day in 2010, for his 100th, if you’re interested — lots of great old photos! (As ever, so thankful for the shutterbug side of the family.)
Here’s another…
In the cottage at the flowage. Grandpa was learning to read again after a stroke, and was reading one of the kids’ books to Ali (in his lap), my cousin’s stepdaughter, and Kate. It was about dinosaurs, as I recall.
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Congrats on the family blanket! I haven’t made one yet. Not sure I’m up to the task. I share today with your grandfather! It’s a happy day.
These things are indeed momentous – finishing this epic blanket and Grandpa relearning how to read!
This is now surely a day that will live in infamy in your family, Vicki! Congrats on getting such a major accomplishment finished!
!!!! momentous indeed! that photo of your granddad with the girls is wonderful. What stories that image carries!
What great memories of your grandfather. That is a beautiful photo. And whoo-hoo for finishing that blanket. That is momentous indeed.
Oh, Vicki! That photo of your grandfather and the girls! Sigh. How precious is that? What a gift to have that moment captured on film. XO
As for the blanket . . . I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it many more times: EPIC! It’s absolutely EPIC.
I know you’re not done yet, but you are so close to finishing that blanket and it’s going to be epic! And I love that photo of your grandfather with the kiddos — such a special moment.