Movie Monday - 6/24/2024

I had an emotional weekend. I attended the celebration of life for a woman whom I called my surrogate mother. She was beautiful, charming, funny, kind, warm and wise. She will be missed by many.

I was feeling a little blue today; so, I watched a movie, despite all the other things on my list that needed attention.

Black Barbie is a documentary about how Mattel started producing dark skinned Barbies in 1980 - 21 years after the first Barbie was introduced. It was thought provoking.

Recent streamers:

Loot - Apple

Baby Reindeer - Netflix

Geek Girl - Netflix 

Dance With the Devil - Netflix

MK out.

 

FO Friday - 6/21/2024

Y’all are in luck! I have not one, but two FOs this week.

I made a Reyna by Noora Backlund in this beautiful shade of Dream in Color Starry yarn. I finished it last month, but it took a while to block it and take a picture. It’s an easy pattern and I enjoyed the knit. I will likely gift this shawl.

In my effort to use up my yarn stash before I die, I made a kid hat using Cascade 220 Superwash Sport. One doesn’t really need a pattern, but I used Classic Ribbed Hat by Purl Soho. It will go in the gift/donate box as well.

Don’t hold your collective breaths until the next FO Friday, Dear Readers…

MK out. 

WIP Wednesday- 6/19:2024

I haven’t made a WIP Wednesday post in a long time. Now is as good a time as any. Not much movie watching, some reading, a little sewing and a little knitting - that’s what’s been taking up the dash recently.

I’m working on a quilt that needs backing and binding fabric:

I’ve finished the top to the baseball memory quilt that y’all saw in progress a whole year ago. I changed the plans and just finished it. That’s the point, isn’t it? The backing and binding fabrics are on their way to me and then, I’ll turn it over to the long arm quilter.

I’m making a hat in CSU colors for my grandson. 

And, I thought I’d make another Sharon top. 

I made one years ago and didn’t really wear it much because it was a tiny bit too form fitting to my liking. I gave it away a while back. In my constant efforts to decrapify, I found plenty of the left over yarn; so, I thought I’d give it another whirl. 

Hope all is well in your world!

MK out. 

Movie Monday - 6/3/2024

I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I worked on a quilt mostly from scraps. Y’all might get to see it someday soon.

You People is about a Jewish man getting together with a Black woman. Jonas Hill (who helped write and produce), Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eddie Murphy, Lauren London, Nia Ling and David Duchovny starred in this sometimes funny look at trying to reconcile cultural and religious differences. It was pretty good.

Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively star in A Simple Favor. One unconventional mom asks her new bestie to pick up her son after school as she has a work thing that will run late. Then the mom doesn’t show up. What happened to her? See the movie and find out. I liked it!

The 2024 Oscar winner for Best Documentary Short Film was The Last Repair Shop. It tells about a group of people who dedicate their time repairing student instruments. It was good.

In Năi Nai & Wài Pó, the director introduces us to his Chinese grandmothers. They live together in Northern California and seem to get along great. It was cute!

Y’all be good!

MK out.

 

FO Friday - 5:31/2024

It’s been a hundred years since I’ve shown y’all any finished objects. 

Here are two chemo caps I whipped up in March. I used Caron Simply Soft Solids because it’s recommended for chemo caps. 

I made this little in January hat out of Dale Garn Stork leftover from a long ago project. 

The plan was to make hats out of my many leftovers to donate or have for gifts. That didn’t last long. It’s almost June and I’ve only made 3 hats.

I started this sweater last August. It got put on a back burner until this month. I was determined to finish it. 

The pattern is called Lemon Spritz by Marie Greene. I used  Berroco Modern Cotton DK. I’m so glad I finally finished it - just in time to wear.

I have another recent finish, but I have to block it. I’m not making any predictions or promises about when it will appear here.

MK out.

Movie Monday - 5/27/2024

Happy Memorial Day! I hope y’all had a nice, long weekend.

In the documentary The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlisle, we watch the journey that lead to Tucker’s first ever Grammy wins. It was good.

Anne Hathaway dates a much younger man in The Idea of You. I mean, why not? It was a sweet story. I liked it.

The Electrical Life of Louis Swain is based on a true story. Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the talented artist and inventor. Claire Foy plays his wife. It was entertaining.

Streamers:

Girls5Eva Seasons 1-3 - Netflix 

Palm Royale - Apple

MaryLand - PBS Passport

We Were the Lucky Ones - Hulu

The Mick - Netflix

MK out.

5/9/2024

I wanted to read We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter before I watched the recently released streaming series of the same name on Hulu. It’s a novel based on the true stories of the author’s family. It relates how the family suffered as Polish Jews during WWII. It was very good.

MK out.