My mojo isn't working today. Hasn't worked all weekend.
Saturday morning, while we were still lazing around after breakfast, The Grandson called, wanting to borrow a necktie for an event happening at school later that night. He showed up mid-afternoon and stayed until time to pick up his date.
The Husband spent most of the morning attempting to get Nanny some TV service that suits her. We got her a new smart(er) TV for Christmas, knowing that she was about to discontinue her old cable service in favor of internet TV. The change hasn't gone well. We installed apps to get her to most of her favorite programs, but getting to the local channels proved to be a challenge for her and us. We should've called in one of the grandchildren.
When not engaged in strictly necessary duties, I spent the weekend quilting and whittling. I've got 3.5 (out of 20) blocks left to hand quilt before I have to decide how I'm going to set them together. The quilting goes fairly fast, especially on nights when there's something worth watching on TV, but my sore finger won't let me work at either quilting or whittling for very long stretches. Saturday, I carved a little raccoon that currently looks more like a long-tailed bear. Hopefully, his species will be more apparent once he's painted. Last night, I tried carving a little old woman but accidentally cut off so many of her body parts that her gender - and maybe even her species! - is questionable.
I have not yet tried to paint any of my whittlings. They need to be oiled first. This weekend, I bought linseed oil for that purpose.
I should go do it.
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