It’s my cousin’s birthday!! Hooray!! 🥳🎉🎂🎁

Ok, so the sparkly beads are great for earrings… I don’t like them for making jean jackets. I missed a bead in this one. Not going to fix it, but enjoying the process. #ABB

I made some oatmeal cookies from the first recipe I found on Google. Calling them mediocre would be generous. Oh well. They’re edible and fine, just not what I was hoping for.

I went to the bead store yesterday. The prices seemed higher and the bags seemed smaller. I’m really going to need to curb my bead-buying… 🫣

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Today we packed away the dollhouse to make room for a desk. Exciting times for my girl, but oof these little milestones are bittersweet.

It’s the most beautiful night I’ve been in in a long time.

Finished! I left the mistake in there. Spirit bead. Thanks so much to the people who shared that teaching with me. ♥️

Beading: I’ve been enjoying coming up with different colour combinations, and fiddling with different bead finishes, etc. (this one also has mistakes) but it’s kinda neat to learn. Next up I’ll have to master the brick stitch.

Also, as it turns out I have sorta lost my voice on this app. I don’t really have much to say these days. Just beading.

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This is wild. winnipeg-can.newsmemory.com/?publink=13524…

The photo circulating in media of Grand Chief Cathy Merrick after she collapsed is devastating and has hurt a lot of people.

Anyway, I just came back to say that.

A Warrior to the end. It is still so surreal to know Grand Chief Cathy Merrick is passed on. She brought so much needed comfort at the most appropriate times and strong leadership that moved mountains. The first female AMC Grand Chief.