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I faithfully remembered the first-day rabbit, rabbit charm.

 I'm trying a variation to the traditional Hoppin' John.  It's a  recipe from the Washington Post:   Jollof Rice.  In addition to the black-eyed peas it has brown rice, canned tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, onion, garlic, tumeric, and thyme.   The peas are simmering now (with salt pork) and smell delicious.

This was us last evening.   

We watched Dalgleish (based on P.D. James mysteries) and an episode of The Larkins (delightful!). 

 Happy New Year, dear readers!

It's nice to have a flimsy to add to the tally as I present  the Annual Reckoning. 

The backstory:  I began tracking fabric in and fabric out in 1998.  "In" means acquired -- purchased or ...

Fast away the old year passes . . . hail the new, ye lads and lasses!

We spent New Year's Eve watching 1883, the prequel to Yellowstone.  We've gotten caught up in the Dutton family saga.  I'm reminded of the epic movie How the West Was Won which made a big impression on me.  (It came out when I was 10.)  

While we watch I sew and I am pleased to report that I quilted and bound another one of the wheelchair quilts.   That's five out of eleven.  

The stash report for December:   fabric out, 81-1/2 yards.   Fabric ...

As I compose this post on Saturday morning the skies are cloudy. The forecast is for snow this afternoon and evening with accumulation of 5 to 9 inches.  The National Weather Service says,  "Northeast winds could gust up to 40 mph Saturday afternoon and evening, especially near the lake." We don't have to go anywhere today though I had hoped to take a good long walk.

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The December Stash Report:

IN: 101-1/4 yards, $316.24 (One of the LQS had a great post-Christmas sale and I indulged.)

OUT: 37 yards

That leads to the Annual Reckoning. In ...