probably not antique

When my eldest sister passed, I went to her home with Mom to sort through her things.  She did not have much, but I found a little tin full of buttons.  I've given the buttons to Disco, but wondered about the origin of this tin.  

MSA, Mine Safety Appliances, is very much in business, still based in Pittsburgh.  I've sent them this picture and another, to see if they could date it's manufacture or distribution.   This is just for my curiousity.  

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No knitting today.  I'm liking the aqua wtth the light purple,  and even more so with the darker purple.  

slow Tuesday

All quiet on the southern front, here in Antioch.  I read an article from the Tennessean about the history of our local mall.  Hickory Hollow mall was one of the largest in the area, and very popular the first few years after opening.  The newspaper pins the decline to "rising crime rates" in Antioch, but I think that may be politi-speak for "too many POC in the mall".  White Nashville did not want to frequent a shopping center that had a predominantly black clientele.  Antioch, at the time, was one of the mostly black areas of town, with a lot fewer large apartment complexes and those that were here were older & considered low rent.  Now there are many that have opened in the past few years, with more springing up every few months.  All advertise the latest amenities, so I don't imagine they're inexpensive.  We've got a town house in a mixed

neighborhood, much more urban than where we lived before here.

I sure hope someone figures out how to revitalize our mall.

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I knit a bit on the Sis' wrap last night, as we watched 30 Coins.  Such a wild & weird show!  Disco doesn't want to watch, so she missed the scariest part of the mirror business.  I don't think I could get her into a fun house hall of mirrors.  Heck, I wouldn't go in one either!

sorry, my bad

Yesterday, in my goofy enthusiam, I said we have a sane, decent, and ADULT man in the Oval Office.  I apologize; after the last four years a person defined by the first three descriptors would be welcome, regardless of gender.  Although President Biden is a man, it was not my intent to highlight a particular gender as a needed attribute for the job.  However, I am partial to my fellow KEYSTONER.  I wonder whether he favors Philly ' s team, or the Steelers.

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With the arthritis & bone mets, I have to work at getting into bed. I got up at 6 am yesterday, and decided to get another 2 hours of sleep.  But I just could not pull my right leg up onto the bed.  So aggravating!  My wheelchair is close, I moved it so the footrest was only an inch from the bed.  Yep, that footrest made a good stepping stone!  So last night I got a small step stool out of the closet, and used it.  Much better!  I hated to wake Plaidman for assistance; hopefully that will stop now.

what do we have

What do we have today, that we didn't have yesterday?  A sane, decent, ADULT man in the Oval Office.  Thank You, Lord, for letting me live to see this day.  If the arthritis weren't such a drag today, I'd do the Happy Dance.  Close your eyes & imagine it.  Then do it for me!

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Did any news outlet cover the exit of the T-rump?  I've had CNN on almost all day, not a peep from them.  Plaidman says it was briefly covered very early this morning.  So...before I got up & greeted our new day.  I don't think I missed anything, except a chance to make raspberries at the TV.

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Speaking of the TV, it works a heck of a lot better since we got off the dish network.  We've found one really fun thing to see, The Watch, based on Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld books.  And one super scary series, 30 Coins, which is about hellacious (literally) interest in the 30 pieces of silver paid to Judas for his betrayal of Jesus.  We've encountered a similar group of stories in the Harry Dresden books, where each coin has a fallen angel within.  The difference in the books is that anyone touching a coin falls under the influence of its demonic angel; so far, that isn't happening in 30 Coins.  But I've only seen two episodes, so it could happen.  

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I have found it hard to knit through either of these shows.  I don't speak Spanish, so I have to watch the subtitles in 30 Coins.  And the accents of the Watch are difficult to follow without visual clues.   But what fun, seeing some of Sir Terry's work realized on the telly!  Ooo, the oven's come to temp; perhaps dinner will arriving soon.  

ONE DAY MORE

I want to tell him not to let the door hit him in the ass on his way out.  You know, he's pretty much quit doing the job he was elected to perform.  The only part he likes is issuing pardons and commutations, so he's doing those & trying to get some A list celebs to commit to his military send off at the Andrews base.  But his time to win friends & influence people is in the past.  The Republican party has to get back to basics, like issues rather than the cult of (toxic) personality.  The Trumpists should form their own wacka doodle party.

I'm pretty tired of having such a horrible person as president.  Heck. I don't even want to rant about how awful he is.

I've done a little work on Sis' textures, mostly more seed stitch.  When there are 15 rows I'll switch colors.   Three rows later, I'll start another stitch pattern, maybe basket stitch.  One day soon I will take pictures.

abandon ship

The rats are scurrying below decks, looking for some way to disassociate from the Captain's wild ass flailings.   Mitch has found himself keelhauled, instead of celebrated as the BFF.

And how about coach Bill Belichick refusing the Medal of Freedom, after Trump's giving it to Nunes & Rush Limbaugh?!?  I wouldn't want to be lumped in with those ackjasses either.

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I fell hard for a paid pattern on Ravelry, Stitchnerd's Brain Frieze.

Scroll down through the many photos on the pattern page, you will understand.  And! It's done with slip stitch patterns, only one color per row.  Amazing that something so simple could produce such loveliness.  I'm pretty sure I have something in stash that will work.  I'm wound up for it, but last night I frogged my Winging It wrap, 120 stitches wide by about 9" deep, because I really hated the rolled edge.  I cast on 72 stitches, and worked 5 rows in 3 X 3 ribbing.  I can do stuff like that, because it's just knitting.  

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Boohoo!

Gosh, I'm sorry I stayed up to watch my Steelers lose to Cleveland.  What a disappointment.  I don't "do" highlights; you want the details they're online somewhere.

Disco has/had a tablet given to her by the school she enrolled in.  The tablet has been linked to the school's network, which she can't access because she had to cancel her classes.  She put the tablet away and now can't find it.  I told her we'd take it to a shop & get it off the school network, if she'll find it.  I'm thinking maybe it's as simple as putting in a new SIM card?  We shall see.

Can you believe this twit?

On the phone, being recorded while soliciting the very "voter" fraud he's been claiming of the other party. You know him, you love him (maybe not so much), of course it's Donny the Lying Sack O'Shit Trump. Let's give him a big round of applause! ************* Two days later, and this foolishness may be the nail in the coffin for the Cheeto In Chief. It appears Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff have won Georgia's two Senate runoff races. I am absolutely thrilled. The T-rump has managed to lose a GOP presidency, a GOP House, and a GOP Senate in 4 years. The GOP used to be the conservative party, holding the government purse strings. Now they are simply involved in keeping themselves in office and courting the big donors.

Procrastinating

I have two projects OTN, both should be in work right now but having wound up 7 cakes for one I need a break. A spot of lunch, a cruise through Ravelry, & I may be "feeling it". My baby Sis sent me a purchased wrap for Christmas. She knows how, but hasn't got time to knit. I, on the other hand, have nothing but time, plus a craft room full of yarn. So my response to the store bought wrap will be a hand made one. Many sighs of relief at seeing the last of 2020. Just one more piece of business: which way will Georgia move? I'm so hopeful, that we'll see Senate control for the Democrats established.