THERE IS ALWAYS A SOLUTION...

 

Welcome to November.

There are so many DIY bloggers and I read each one with great interest and envy, I might add. 

 I have always thought of myself as a crafty person. 

 But, of late, I have either lost confidence or have never been as good as I thought I was!!

I retired the Cottage Witch because I just can't think of anything witty to write.

  I used to enlarge pictures to a size that I needed by drawing a graph

 and now, the act of holding a pen and ruler in my hands just doesn't seem exciting.  

Truthfully, I am tired of putting my brain in motion. 

 I would rather sit back and let it all come to me instead,

 fine and finished, 

but that doesn't always work out either.

Case in point. 

 The picture, above, is one that I ordered on line.

  It was on sale and in the prim style that I like 

and I thought it might be a cute addition to the kitchen.  

When it arrived the Captain absolutely hated it and I have to say that I agree with him.  

So, I thought I could turn it over, 

like I have done with the "cheap" pillows and do a quilt block on the other side.

 Those seem to be something that don't take a lot of thinking or effort, or so I thought! 

 The problem is that it is not a square shape. 

 It is an odd size piece so it wasn't an easy task to figure how to lay it out.

  I did come up with a solution though, 

which you will see later.  

Because it is a thoroughfare between the front door and the back, 

the carpeting in the Sitting Room needs a good cleaning. 

 The reason we first noticed that Kai's health wasn't quite right

 was because he couldn't always make it to the door to go out to do his business.

  We would spot clean the carpet but that just showed us

 that big feet and little paws had done a job on the rest of it 

so we came up with a solution

 which you will see later.

If nothing else, 

this time of the pandemic has made me a very lazy person.

  I have gotten used to staying in my PJ's all day, some days,

 and I have not worn lipstick or earrings for a very long time

 as those two things are not compatible with mask wearing. 

 The very saddest part of all 

is that I am becoming to enjoy it. 

 When I do have to go someplace, I find myself making excuses for why I can't.

  There might, or might not, be a solution 

which you, will or will not, see later.

I read on a blog that someone was playing the Little Women soundtrack.

  As we have a tradition of watching all the Little Women movies during the Christmas holidays,

 I thought it would be something that we would enjoy having.

  The CD came and I was excited. 

 I put it into the player and nothing! Crickets!

  I tried a few of our other CDs and they all worked so it wasn't the player. 

 I cleaned it but it still wouldn't play so there is no solution for that!  

It isn't always good to order online. 

 Even though, during these times, it is a wonderful tool to have, 

I am finding that the quality of some things are not as advertised., 

and the shipping charges are almost as much as the item itself.

 When they arrive, I am finding that, if I had seen them in a store I wouldn't have purchased them. 

 Most, I think, will look alright in the overall scheme of things but it is disheartening. 

 I have been hearing that the shelves are pretty bare in some stores. 

 I am hopeful that they will pick up before Christmas

 and if they do,

 a bit of presentable clothing and makeup

 might just help to put a brain in motion

 and that could be the perfect solution.

This is probably not a solution to anything 

except, 

we have been walking out the back door and over this piece of wood for many years, 

and never noticed that ET

 has been patiently waiting to come in 

for all that time.

...Judy...

Sharing today with:

Love Your Creativity at Life and Linda