YEAR IN REVIEW
2021
2021 started off on the rough side when our sweet Andy-dog passed of heart failure. While no flying trips happened, we did do some road trips to Ely, MN (ice fishing), Missiouri (hog hunting) and Pierre, South Dakota (bird hunting). A new furry soul joined our small pack in July, and if you've ever had a puppy, ya know how busy those first 3-4 months are. Not a lot of time for hobbies.
Our newest family member:
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| Chet at 5 months |
Notable traveling adventures:
Missouri - March
Missouri - March
The Husband signed us up for a hog hunting trip in Southern Missouri. Missouri (and numerous southern states) are having a dreadful time with these invasive animals and the destruction a herd of hogs does to a farm field. We enjoyed a stop in Hannibal to tour Mark Twain's birthplace, five state parks, and a Civil War battle site in Iowa on the way home.
Pierre, SD - October
Books Read (Novels, Novellas, Novelettes, Short Stories)
2021 - 62 (16624) pages approx)
2020 - 80 (19537 pages)
2019 - 101 (25567 pages)
2018 - 122 (31568 pages)
2017 - 122 (29857 pages)
2016 - 119 (32652 pages)
2015 - 89 (25726 pages)
2014 - 89 (28442 pages)
2013 - 98 (28277 pages)
2012 - 129 (32617 pages)
2011 - 115 (30365 pages)
2010 – 80 (21848 pages)
2009 – 45 (16094 pages)
2008 – 45 (14456 pages)
New Recipes Made
(yes, some of these are failures...)
2021 - 109
2020 - 123
2019 - 111
2018 - 106
2017 - 100
2016 - 133
2015 - 98
2014 - 109
2013 - 125
2012 - 100
2011 - 95
2010 – 82
2009 - 92
2008 - 129
2007 - 120
2006 - 103
2005 - 137
2004 - 143
2003 - 154
A Smidgen of Knitting
(Ravelry Links)
Reyna (made three of these)
Temperance (made one, with another on the needles)
Vivid (started)
A bit of Sewing
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| Highest Point in MO - Tam Sauk St. Park |
Pierre, SD - October
A trip to the state capitol of South Dakota to hunt prarie chicken and sharptail. The Husband did the hunting, I was back-up dog handler. Trip did involve a pop over to see the Badlands National Park.
Mankato, New Ulm, St. Peter, MN - November
Home Free concert was the impetus for this jaunt down to Southern MN.
Books Read (Novels, Novellas, Novelettes, Short Stories)
2021 - 62 (16624) pages approx)
2020 - 80 (19537 pages)
2019 - 101 (25567 pages)
2018 - 122 (31568 pages)
2017 - 122 (29857 pages)
2016 - 119 (32652 pages)
2015 - 89 (25726 pages)
2014 - 89 (28442 pages)
2013 - 98 (28277 pages)
2012 - 129 (32617 pages)
2011 - 115 (30365 pages)
2010 – 80 (21848 pages)
2009 – 45 (16094 pages)
2008 – 45 (14456 pages)
New Recipes Made
(yes, some of these are failures...)
2021 - 109
2020 - 123
2019 - 111
2018 - 106
2017 - 100
2016 - 133
2015 - 98
2014 - 109
2013 - 125
2012 - 100
2011 - 95
2010 – 82
2009 - 92
2008 - 129
2007 - 120
2006 - 103
2005 - 137
2004 - 143
2003 - 154
A Smidgen of Knitting
(Ravelry Links)
Reyna (made three of these)
Temperance (made one, with another on the needles)
Vivid (started)
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| Temperance |
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| Rayna |
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| Rayna |
A bit of Sewing
The Husband and I spent the summer watering the garden in record temps and drought conditions for our area, enjoying some time on the porch watching the world go by (mostly just sweating in those record temps), and adjusting to having a puppy again. My work kept me busy, my yoga classes at the Y kept me grounded, and I enjoyed learning some new sewing techniques.
After 14 years of blogging, I've decided I need a break so posts will be much less frequent this coming year, if I do any at all.
Cheers!
