Mostly Writing Stuff

That's what I did today. Mostly writing stuff. I spent the morning after my shower working on today's writing goal. I hit 1,620 words before I ran out of words and ideas so that's where I stopped for the day. By then it was lunchtime anyway.

 

The squirrel in the feeder didn't notice the Sparrow on the perch sharing the square green feeder with it. I was hoping a whole flock of birds would come and swarm over the feeder but this little lone Sparrow was the only one.

 

At the Holiday Extravaganza on Saturday, the booth across from us had all sorts of crocheted softies. Very cute. Very popular. One thing she had was a basket of what she called fidget worms. They looked interesting so I bought one figuring that LC and I could work out the pattern and make some. The cool thing is they have those bendy hair clips in them for the fidget element. I have a bunch of those so I got one out and, starting with the tater tot monster pattern, tried making one. First, my acrylic worsted weight yarn is too thin and makes a too stiff worm. Second, the fiberfill I have is little balls instead of the regular stuff I could wrap around the hair clip. I finished one but want to go to Michaels to see if they have the right yarn and the kind of fiberfill I need. Maybe tomorrow. Besides I have a $5 voucher that's burning a hole in my pocket.

 

I did something crazy yesterday. I went on Amazon and bought a ring light with a "selfie" stand because I want to explore making TikTok videos about writing and my books. It may not work out and I might be terrible at it but it's worth trying and the light and tripod weren't very expensive. I can use better lighting for Zooms anyway.

I had an afternoon critique Zoom with cda. She liked my short story and wanted more. I liked her poems and only had a few comments.

The only other thing I did was the after school run. I love doing it because I get to spend a few minutes with LC and OJ. LC gave me some cookies they're trying out for a cookie-off with friends. LC made peppermint brownie cookies. I'm saving that one for tomorrow. She also gave me two Moose Farts no-bake cookies that DS made. They were okay, a little crumbly. Despite their awesome name, I don't think they'd win any prizes. They sure are a fun family.

While I was driving around this afternoon I noticed that the city had brined the streets. When snow or ice is expected they spray some kind of brine on the streets to keep them clearer. I guess we're near where a rain and snow mix is supposed to pass through tomorrow. I hope it misses us. 

--Barbara