My aunt swung by today and dropped off a discarded project from one of her clients who asked her to find a new home for it. She was initially planning on making an afghan but stopped right before assembling the pieces she crocheted.
I had been wanting to make a afghan for a bit but didn't want to do all the piecework. Hee hee, now I don't have to! I am beyond giddy. I will take before and after pictures for you all.
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Outside, it is currently raining. I had planned at the beginning of the week to wash some laundry and hang it outside to dry (I like the scent of sun-dried clothes). LB2 and I also planned on dying a skirt of our mother. But thanks to the rain, it will be a job for future us.
On Monday, I bought some permanent fabric paint. I had all the kids pick out what the wanted to put on their shirts. Now, we just need to gather them all up. Hopefully it goes well. I'll put a picture up when we finally get around to doing it.
The kids ideas were a 50/50 mix of "that sounds cool" and "You will not get me in trouble for putting that on your shirt". They were joking around, trying to get a rise out me. They semi succeeded. I won't tell you what their bad ideas were. I'll just say that if I saw an adult wearing a shirt with their phases, I'd think they have a very, very dark sense of humor. It looks super out of place and concerning on a child. But since I know that said child in question says whatever they think will trigger people for fun, I'm ignoring it. If they had a YouTube channel, I think they would make rage bait.
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I am in day 2 of a migraine. I'm just going to sit in this dark room like a weirdo and pray I don't puke 'cause the sounds were too loud, this light too bright, and my head was about to become a pinãta post-strike.
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LB2 and I did it! We dyed some shirts and other fabric. I will put the photos below.
These are some before and during the dyeing and drying process pictures. I also included a picture of us getting our mulberry pigment. Yes, we used mulberries and turmeric powder for our two dyes.
We tried to tie-dye some shirts but the end result was way too pastel to be satisfying. We will try again. End result pictures below. (Sidenote: The picture of the purple shirt didn't come out well so I won't include it).
This journey is still ongoing so keep posted. I'll tell you what happens next. As always, feel free to leave me a message below.
I adore a good romance but I also enjoy a titillating mystery. I want to share them with you. Below are some of the shows I've watched and loved. Enjoy!
Café Minamdang
Nam Han-Jun (Seo In-Guk) is a former criminal profiler, who now works as a fraudster. For his scams, he disguises himself as a fortune teller and runs the fortune teller shop Minamdang. He attracts customers with his attractive physical appearance and smooth talking skills. He scams his customers for money, but he also gets involved in their cases and helps solve them. He even provides customer service for his clients. Nam Han-Jun's partners are Su-Cheol and Nam Hye-Jun. Su-Cheol runs a private detective agency and Nam Hye-Jun is Nam Han-Jun’s younger sister. She is an elite hacker.
Han Jae-Hui (Oh Yeon-Seo) has worked as a detective for 3 years. She is enthusiastic about her job and tries to follow a righteous path. Somehow, Han Jae-Hui gets involved with Nam Han-Jun.
Just finished this one! Oh, it is gooood. The start is a little slow but you got to trust the process. Our beloved fake shaman is such a diva, he makes the show. The reveal of the murderer left me shook. Still trying to wrap my head around it.
When the Phone Rings
Paik Sa-Eon (Yoo Yeon-Seok) comes from a prestigious political family and he became the youngest presidential spokesman in Korea. His background also includes time spent as a war correspondent, hostage negotiator, and main anchorman. He married Hong Hee-Joo (Chae Soo-Bin) 3 years ago. She is the daughter of a newspaper proprietor. She has mutism due to an accident she had when she was little. She works as a sign language interpreter in court and on television. Paik Sa-Eon & Hong Hee-Joo got married largely due to convenience. For the past 3 years, they haven't communicated with each other or have meals together. They pretend they are a happily married couple. One day, Hong Hee-Joo is kidnapped by an unidentified person. This changes their marriage life.
One of the k dramas I got my mom to watch. We loved it. The push and pull, twist and turns will leave you at the edge of your seat, eager to solve what is actually happening in front of you. It will suck you in in the first episode.
The Trunk
Noh In-Ji (Seo Hyun-Jin) works for contract marriage provider NM. The company provides its clients with a spouse for a fixed-term 1 year contract marriage. Noh In-Ji has finished her 4th contract marriage. She meets Han Jeong-Won (Gong Yoo) for her 5th contract marriage. Han Jeong-Won works as a music producer. His life is filled with anxiety and loneliness due to the pain from his past. He still badly misses his ex-wife Seo-Yeon, who applied for the spouse providing company NM for him. Han Jeong-Won meets Noh In-Ji from NM and he begins his second marriage with her. They get to know each other and used to each other as time passes. One day, a mysterious trunk is recovered from a lake. This leads them into a whirlwind of secrets behind the NM company.
Another one I got my mom to watch. You will fall for this couple. You will be rooting for them and hoping they get out of this tangled web. I think my mom became a Gong Yoo fan.....
Behind Your Touch
Bong Ye-Bun (Han Ji-Min) works as a veterinarian in the peaceful and crime free rural village of Mujin. She also possesses a psychometry superpower. When she touches the rear end of a person or animal, she is able to see into their past. She is a warm hearted person who is meddlesome. While she is experimenting how far her powers can go, she gets involved with Detective Moon Jang-Yeol (Lee Min-Ki). Moon Jang-Yeol was a hotshot detective on the violent crime investigation team in Seoul, but he was demoted to the small police station in Mujin. He struggles to get back to the police department in Seoul. To obtain his transfer, he uses Bong Ye-Bun’s special psychometry superpower. They work together on small cases in Mujin, but a serial murder case suddenly takes place.
Meanwhile, Kim Seon-Woo (Suho), who suddenly appeared at Mujin, works part-time at a convenience store in the village. He has a naive and tender smile, while he treats other people with kindness. But, he is also a mysterious figure.
Bet you can't guess who the killer is. There is a mix of just about anything you need in this show but knowing who the killer is will not be one of them.
Naked Fireman
Kang Chul-Soo (Lee Jun-Hyuk) is an enthusiastic fireman. He poses as a nude model to make money for his sick friend. He is then targeted as the criminal of an arson-murder case that took place 10 years. Kang Chul-Soo and mysterious heiress Han Jin-A (Jung In-Sun) try to find the real culprit.
It has an unfortunate name. Thankfully, there are no actual naked people in here. It sadly only has 4 episodes. I wanted, nay, need more.
Vincenzo
At the age of 8, Park Joo-Hyeong went to Italy after he was adopted. He is now an adult and has the name of Vincenzo Cassano (Song Joong-Ki). He is a lawyer, who works for the Mafia as a consigliere. Because of a war between mafia groups, he flees to South Korea. In South Korea, he gets involved with Lawyer Hong Cha-Young (Jeon Yeo-Bin). She is the type of attorney who will do anything to win a case. Vincenzo Cassano falls in love with her. He also achieves social justice by his own way.
I have tried to get my Dad to watch it but failed. LB7 loves this show to the point of trying to copy his style. He also has bragging rights of calling the villain. The little twerp.
Mad for Each Other
No Whi-Oh (Jung Woo) works as a detective. He thinks that he has a pretty decent life. One day, an incident takes place. This causes No Whi-Oh's life to change. He becomes a crazy guy, unable to control his anger and he gets angry at everything. He tries to return to former self, but, during this time, he gets involved with another crazy person, Lee Min-Kyung (Oh Yeon-Seo). She has a sophisticated appearance and a fine job, but something happens to her. Her ordinary life collapses and she doesn't trust anyone anymore. She has delusions and is compulsive. No Whi-Oh and Lee Min-Kyung become attracted to each other.
The beginning is what got me. That was a awful day for a meet-cute. This show is good on many different levels.
Not Others
Kim Eun-Mi (Jeon Hye-Jin) became a single mother when she was a high school student. She raised her daughter Jin-Hee by herself. Now, Kim Eun-Mi is in her 40's and she lives with her 29-year-old daughter Kim Jin-Hee (Sooyoung). Kim Eun-Mi works as a physical therapist and Kim Jin-Hee works as a police officer at the Namchon Police Substation. Kim Jin-Hee bickers with her mother over everything, but they have a strong family bond. One day, a mysterious man Park Jin-Hong (Ahn Jae-Wook) appears in front of Kim Eun-Mi. He works as a doctor. Meanwhile, Eun Jae-Won (Park Sung-Hoon) gets demoted to the Namchon Police Substation. He doesn't get along with Kim Jin-Hee at all.
Part police procedural, Part Romance, Part Ode to Mother/Daughter bond. I laughed, I cried, I sat on the edge of my seat. I am going to peddle this to my mom one of these days. I can't find a trailer with English subtitles.
Flower of Evil
Cha Ji-Won (Moon Chae-Won) is a detective. She is married to Baek Hee-Sung (Lee Joon-Gi) and they a daughter. Baek Hee-Sung seems like a committed husband and father, but he hides his cruel past and lives under another person's identity. He deceives his wife completely. Cha Ji-Won learns of his deception and chases his past.
Just started this show and let me tell you, it already looks phenomenal. I can't wait to watch more!
I hope you can enjoy one of the shows. As always, feel free to leave me a message below.
I know I'm late. So sorry about that. Anyway, JJ won last Saturday and I am happy for him. I felt like he might win but there were other songs that were in the finals that also felt like the could win.
I've put JJ's song, Wasted Love, below.
I hope you enjoyed that. As always, feel free to leave me a message below.
P.S. Today's post is so short because I am trying to multitask right now.
A few months ago, I introduced a family member (who refuses to be named in any way shape or form) to my to my favorite book sites. I left it at that as I can't see the future. Not only did this family member create an account with one of the sites, she even got everything from an author she found and started reading a 40-book multi-author series. She keeps getting books she realizes she missed. Her current reads are in the Romance genre.
Now, I will never laugh at her for her newfound reading habits. All I can do is nod in a knowing way as I manage my book library. All the times she and my siblings laughed at me and asked if I really needed all those books, now look. Hello pot, I'm kettle.
When it comes to the Romance genre, I have read a round. I found my comfy spot in Contemporary, Historical, and Fantasy/Sci-Fi with the occasional mystery both in the Mainstream and Christian book world. I also hang out in the YA world quite often. It's a nice reset from the heaviness of the regular world. So, what I am getting at is, there will be no judgement here. I have met a lot of different stories on my book journey. Your book companions will not be judged here. Unless you're Harem Romance. Then I will judge you without prejudice. Like how greedy can you be?
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