Just for Fun

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New Watch, New Problem

I never would have guessed that having multiple watches would create a problem. The more the merrier, right? Not entirely. One of my watches is of the automatic mechanical variety. If I don’t wear it for a few days, it stops. And this is apparently a bad thing to do. As a result, I got a new toy: an automatic watch winder. So on days I decide to wear my Timex or Casio, the Seiko can turn in circles periodically throughout the day and keep running.
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Favorite Apps

Have you noticed that your favorite apps change over time? When I first got on social media, I followed Facebook closely. I still do, but I have a love/hate relationship with it. Too much advertising, and I can’t keep posts coming in chronological order. For a while, I loved Flipboard. The mix of news and pictures was like a favorite magazine. Now, I rarely look at it. (But it’s still pretty.” Then came Pinterest–fun, but a time suck. And Instagram. And now there are so many it is hard to keep up. Though I have avoided Tik-Tok so far. What’s
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Outpouring of Aprons

This Christmas I made aprons for all the ladies in the family (including the littlest one.) One of the ladies’ husbands (not pictured) remarked, “To give my wife an apron is like giving a blind man a telescope!” I take it she doesn’t cook much.  Each apron has a bar towel on the front so you can wipe your hands as you go. I ended up sewing twenty-two. It is kind-of habit forming, once you get started.  One of my granddaughters said I should sell them on Etsy. I told her, “You do it. I’ll watch.” I’ll have to choose something
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Staying connected in winter is hard

I always find it hard to stay in touch with people during the winter. We go out less. Do less. With cold, short days, I tend to want to hibernate, or at least stay home where it’s warm. But I’m looking over my calendar and the forecast and my china and thinking I might have a tea party. Something to reconnect with friends and get me through these last tedious weeks of winter! How do you stay connected during the winter months?
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Rose-Colored Glasses

I recently purchased new prescription lenses with rose-colored wire-rimmed frames. Every time I get new glasses, my self-image changes. For more on this theme, see here. Are there accessories that change your self-image?
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