Beneath the Wraps

          There have been multiple posts in which I have referred to treasures of the past.   I had six boxes of memorabilia which I had left behind in West Valley.   I really thought that we would have returned to Utah long before we did.   I thought we would return in a large rental car and I’d be able to retrieve my boxes.   I wasn’t thinking logically.        Meanwhile my sister had gone to the West Valley house to retrieve my six boxes – which she kept in her house for at least a couple of years.   When we finally returned to Utah it was for Jen’s funeral.   We had reserved a rental car, but it wasn’t available when we went in to pick it up.   Five other customers were also waiting.   I didn’t even know what position we were in.   We ended up driving back in the Saturn.   We barely had room for a luggage – no room for boxes or souvenirs.        ...

I made a dishcloth and a hat I gave the hat to Jenna for her birthday We started a puzzle last week shadows indicate our  social distancing should be finished today

       I loved creating things.   I would often get kits for gifts and I would go to town making latch punch rugs, polished rocks, turntable paintings, and potholders to name a few.   One of my favorite things was designing bands from really small beads.          I don’t know how old I was when I joined a handcraft club that would send out kits of parts and instructions on how to piece them together.   Usually, I would give them away as gifts.        Now it’s Jenna who likes to keep her hands busy.   She enjoys crafts as I once did.

            Jenna's favorite holiday, without question, is Halloween.   She has loved Halloween for the last ten years.   She loves dressing up.   She loves decorating.   This year she is into morbid and spooky.   Initially she had asked if we could make some milk jug skeletons - and I am fine with it - but my milk jug skeletons never look like this             I think of "milk bottle skeletons" as cute rather than morbid.   Perhaps that's why we haven't made them yet?   We were watching a tutorial about how to make them.   Costco bottle was suggested for the head as circles are already outlined on the carton - well, now - that all depends on what state you are in.   I remember bottles with the circles and actual bottle necks. But Oregon Costco's don't have those milk jugs.   The Costco's here (as well as   Washington, I would imagin...

Myrtle Creek Library reopens Monday CARISA CEGAVSKE Senior Staff Writer The News-Review Carisa Cegavske Senior Reporter published June 30, 2017 Top of Form Bottom of Form The Myrtle Creek Library will reopen Monday with an all-volunteer staff, and kick off its summer reading program right away. Like many of the smaller branches of the former Douglas County Library System, the Myrtle Creek Library has been closed since April 1. Sutherlin, Oakland, Riddle and Reedsport have since reopened their libraries. The Myrtle Creek Library is unique in the county in that it is now managed not by the local city council, but by the nonprofit Friends of the Myrtle Creek Library. "We're very excited," said Friends Treasurer Julienne DeMarsh about Monday's opening. DeMarsh said the group has about 80 people on a list of potential volunteers or donors, with a group of 21 that has passed background checks and plans to volunteer thro...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints introduced us to an Advent Calendar this year Meanwhile, Jenna has decided that we need to do an additional activity each week.  Thus far most of our activities have been craft related Day 1 Thursday - she decided we would make wreaths Initially, Roland made two large bows, but they were nearly as big as the wreath itself Day 2 Jenna put me in charge of Firday's activity.  We made the tree On Saturday, we cut out snowflakes while watching "Pete's Dragon" Day 4 - yesterday.  She put me in charge again, and so I decided we would put a puzzle together.  Roland helped us with it - well, actually ended up doing most of it.  And Jenna disappeared.  She told me to take a picture of the finished product