AMANDA'S BASKETS: Duchess and Rain

Monday, June 14, 2021

Duchess and Rain - Not Great...

I woke up to the threat of rain this morning which I was not expecting until this afternoon. But I managed to crawl under Duchess and get all the rest of the things done under there that are needed.

I bought a battery powered generator for the trip. It was a small one but I wanted it in case I needed it while boondocking. Wound up spending a bit more because I decided that a pure sine wave was much better for the electronic gadgets (i.e. phone, laptop, sewing machine, etc) than a modified sine wave. Still and all, it is small.

Rain is forecast for tomorrow again so I won't be able to work on sealing Duchess' roof. But that ladder came today...a retractable 12 1/2 foot one that should easily get me to the roof.

I am taking a short trip this week to visit my daughter in Columbia, Maryland. I will be able to see her new house for the first time...and am I looking forward to that as well as seeing her and the rest of the family.

That's all for now...

CRAFTING IDEAS

I decided to play with box making. (That was one of the demonstrations this past weekend but they included fabric.). So I first made a box shape out of a flyer that was card stock weight. I used my grid that makes fold marks - one size for the bottom and the same size plus one grid mark for the top. After folding, I cut the fold marks at both ends, overlapped them and glued using my stick glue. I then used scrap decorative paper to cover the entire box, inside and out. The top and bottom were loose before adding the scrap paper but after adding it, they fit nicely. It was an easy, fun and fast craft. And the result was really cute.

MAGAZINE IDEAS

(New). 'Happy Hinges' is another article that is in this magazine. Hinges being your joints. The actual way joints work is explained and how they can be injured. But the article also points out the need for movement and exercise to keep mobile well into your sunset years. Five points include adding some weight training during the week; don't do the same exercises all the time; move for ten minutes every morning; keep your weight healthy and watch what you eat. Very sensible suggestions which we hear all the time but which many of us fail to do. What we need to do is create some healthy habits - right?

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Habits...are they rigid and demanding or do they help with with the everyday life? We probably all know someone who has a habit and sticks to it without any deviation no matter the circumstances. As I said, habits can be a good thing but not when adhered to so inflexibly. The definition of habit is 'a settled or regular tendency or practice'. One thing to consider is why you have established or fallen into a habit. Is the habit something that is of help to you; or is it something you do...'out of habit' only? Consider that when you list your habits?

AMANDA'S BASKETS

Monday, June 14, 2021

Duchess and Rain - Not Great...

Dream Box

Dream Box Before Adding Decorative Paper

Dream Box After Adding Decorative Paper

CRAFTING IDEAS

TODAY ORGANIZE

Building Better Habits

MAGAZINE IDEAS