Unraveled Wednesday 1/14/26

 Hello My Friends,

Another mild morning here in Eastern PA - it's around 40 degrees outside and should rise to the low 50's today.  In a few days we will be back to the cold, winter weather, but let's enjoy this little break whilst we can.

I had a quite productive day yesterday!!  Me - who doesn't make lists very often - had a list of things I wanted to do and all but one of them was crossed off!  I started to gather and summarize "stuff" for tax preparation and set up my spreadsheets for 2026.  I did 2 loads of wash (even with the not so hot dryer) and scheduled the repair guy for the dryer to come back Friday morning.  Two boxes of glassware (mostly vases) and one large bag of miscellaneous things were donated.  Vitamins were picked up at CVS, groceries were bought and dinner was cooked.  A little knitting was done and also dinner reservations made for this Saturday night.  Whew!

Here we are now at mid-week and it's time to join Kat and her Merry Band of Unravelers for an Unraveled Wednesday update.  Luckily progress on the family socks continues!  Last week I showed you a completed pair of shortie socks for Mailing and the start of the first toddler sock for Iris.  Today I have one toddler sock completed and the second one well on its way towards the heel flap!

I'm loving the turquoise with the dark blue.  My plan/hope is to finish the second toddler sock this week and then get started on the biggest pair - the man socks for Colin.  

No new books have been finished this past week.  I'm in the midst of Broken Country which is a Reese's Book Club selection.  It's ok...kind of predictable (and therefore a bit on the boring side for me).  Maybe that's why I haven't yet finished it.  

Invitation to a Banquet is continuing to hold my attention.  This book would not be for everyone, but I am enjoying it slowly.  I found it interesting that many homes in China do not have an oven.  Roasting meats or anything else is not common.  Meat is often cooked over a fire or simmered.  Colin reminded me that when he spent a year in South Korea teaching English he initially stayed with a host family until he was able to move into his own apartment.  That host family used their oven for storage - chips, pretzels, etc.  Fletcher's Uncle Steve in Virginia does the same thing with his oven!  (Though I believe when his wife was alive she did cook things in the oven.)  Another interesting thing (to me) is that millet was much more important than rice for a long time.

Be sure to head over to Kat's blog to see what everyone else is making and reading and have a wonderful Wednesday!  Just about halfway through January - hard to believe!