JANUARY: Purchased a Mississippi cookie cutter to support our local library. Got a free dinosaur in the mail. Participated in Art Maker Circle. It snowed... again! And there were raccoon tracks. <3
APRIL: Created two keychains for the Redditgifts keychains exchange. Took macro shots of moss. Watched Unsolved Mysteries. Received my two Redditgifts keychains.
JULY: Had a day at the coast with The Sister and visited an aquarium. Chequed out some books from the library. Had free pancakes. Collected random feathers while house sitting. Enjoyed a cheese plate with The Sister. Took photos of mushrooms growing out of bagged potting soil. Received lovely gifts of Scottish puffin art and a rock from Yesnaby from a friend.
OCTOBER: Attended an astrophysics lecture. Helped dad build a makeshift road in the woods. Received a Halloween card from a friend. Participated in Drawlloween. Used my birthday gift card at the book store. Dressed up as Astrophysicist Vera Rubin (covered in dark matter) & The Sister was dark matter. Received Halloween art from a friend. Received my Redditgift postcard exchange. Sampled a cheese plate while attending Art Walk. Baked a cake from scratch. Was chosen to be in an art show.
BOOKS: Good Reads challenge (over) met - 56/12. Plus a fancy infographic.
BOOKS: Gooseberry Patch Halloween. The Harper Connelly Mysteries 1 - 4. Sailing Alone Around The World. Rebel Mechanics. Invader Zim volume 1. The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp. Crenshaw. Frederick.
TELLY: The Toys That Made Us. Myths & Monsters. Fraggle Rock. Pee-Wee's Playhouse. The X-Files (season 11). The Appalachians. The Adirondacks. The Golden Girls (season 2).
TELLY: Dark Tourist. The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell. Adam Ruins Everything. Empire Games. The Great British Baking Show. 10 Buildings That Changed America. NOVA: Building Wonders. The Haunting of Hill House.
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FEBRUARY: Attended five lectures centered on African Americans in the military, as well as one on Slave Narratives and one on the death of Civil Rights Activist Clyde Kennard. Red the cutest book, originally in French. Received a David Bowie valentine from a friend. Participated in a baking challenge. Visited the memorial for Clyde Kennard.
MAY: Took pictures of mosses and flowers. Made mixed CD's (with collage art) for The Sisters' birthday. Planted the garden. Received a lovely bouquet of wildflowers. Made a blessing stick at the aromatherapy class. The power was out. Started swimming for the summer.
AUGUST: Photographed a pretty sunset (no filter). Read the cutest children's book (The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp). Baked biscuits from scratch. Read a book about sailing. Had a "P" themed dinner. Playing with Yata the kitten.
NOVEMBER: Opening night of the art show with my illustrations. Voted in the primaries. Last Yoga in the Park... that I was taken to task about for not taking pictures of, instead opting to take pictures of other things. Hemmed my pants. Baked bread pudding. Played at Apothecary Apprentice. Took a picture of a sunset. Citrus zested my finger. Received a postcard reminding me to re-vote for the Democratic runner for senate. Enjoyed a fire and vintage Sci-Fi flick.
BOOKS: Reader's Digest Secrets of the Past. The Little Red Wolf. The Giver. Gathering Blue. Messenger. Son. Fraggle Rock: Journey to the Everspring 1 - 4. Murder in Mesopotamia.
BOOKS: How Spider Saved Valentines Day, Halloween (not pictured?), and Christmas. The Rubáyát of a Persian Kitten. Pinky in Persia. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. Christmas Time with Snoopy and his Friends. The Gemma Doyle trilogy 1 - 3. A Light Between Worlds.
TELLY: Dark. Portal to the Unknown. The World's Most Extraordinary Homes. The Mist. Santa Clarita Diet. Find It, Fix It, Flog It. Weekend Aristocrats. Nailed It!
TELLY: The Seventies. The Eighties.
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MARCH: Received mom's DNA results. Attended the Ren Faire at the local zoo. Received a geranium from aromatherapy class. Baked thimble cookies, at wondering chips and various dips at a new Mexican restaurant, went to the Irish-Italian festival, and received tangerine oil in the aromatherapy class.
JUNE: Received dad's DNA results. Took pictures of fungi. Rescued a kitten (Yata!), saw a Frigidaire Flair range in the wild. Inadvertently created an album cover with The Sister. She purchased me a new bathing costume. Participated in some weird water challenge.
SEPTEMBER: Turned 38. Took pictures (and played with kitties) for the Cat Yoga event to support the local animal shelter. Aromatherapy class. Pictures of fungi. A lovely birthday gift sent through the mail from a friend.
DECEMBER: Lovely, wintry weather at the beginning of the month. Decorating the xmas tree. First xmas card of the season. Redditgifts xmas card received. Holiday Art Party. Volunteer letter writing to help an avian hospital in British Columbia. Dad on Christmas. Heavy rainstorm and the basement flooding. Received the ring for xmas. The Sister and I on Christmas.
BOOKS: Stories in the Stars. Murder on Astor Place. Halloween 1 - 6. Magic in the Mirrorstone. American Girl Felicity 1 - 11. Freak Nation. The Vintage Tea Party. The Vintage Tea Party Year.
TELLY: Unsolved Mysteries. The Motorbike Show. Supernatural (season 13). Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Queer Eye. Safe. John Adams. The 100.
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FILMS 1/5: A Little Chaos. Pottersville. Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It. Shanghai Noon. Shanghai Knights. Dracula Untold. Kong: Skull Island.
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FILMS 2/5: Alien. Aliens. Alien 3. Alien Covenant. Europa Report. Murder on the Orient Express. Jane. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. Bridget Jone's Baby. The Shape of Water. Paddington 2.
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FILMS 5/5: I Am Not A Serial Killer. Hell Raiser 1 & 2. The Bride of Frankenstein. Them!. It Came From Outer Space. The Secret of NIHM. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. The Christmas Chronicles.
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FILMS extra: The House with a Clock in its Walls
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