Week By Week: 27 - 52

Here are more highlights from each week of my 2020 year.  Tough as the year was, it was satisfying to go through my blog and recognize how much good happened along the way.

Week 27: Amazon Creek mural. Jodie and I stopped by a trailhead not too far from my house to see what there was to see. We found a geocache not far from this mural.

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Week 28: Sometimes in July I felt wonky. 

Week 29: To celebrate Jodie's birthday, the two of us had an all-day outing. She took me so her favorite covered bridges, and we explored places in the countryside we'd never been.

Week 30: I completed my #throwbackthursday multi-year project. All of the stitched items that I originally shared on my old CameoRoze's Stitcher's Studio website are now available to view on this blog.

Week 31: The elementary school behind our home was empty all year. The administrators left this great reminder for the community.

Week 32: My summer sun pompom wreath. It makes me smile.

Week 33: Dale had surgery to remove a massive growth on his thyroid. The benign growth may be related to his stroke in February. It was unnerving to be in a hospital during this Covid 19 year.

Week 34: I came to celebrate the fact of getting to the end of each day by taking sunset photos.

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Week 35: Willy Wonka got it right.

Week 36: This was one of my better weeks. I found a superb dentist who repaired a broken crown

I completed a stitchery for Jeanne that I'd started over a year earlier

I played with my food in the very best of ways

Week 37: Oregon had some horrendous wildfires. Entire nearby towns were destroyed. We gagged on the smoke and ash. It was so sad and dreary and hard to breathe.

We put one foot in front of the other, and stayed inside with the blinds closed.

Week 38: The rain finally came and cleared the air. We had a visible sign of hope. Plus, I learned how to make a watermark for my photos.

Week 39: Our eldest daughter moved to Springfield! We're so glad to have her nearby again!

Week 40: One of my photographs won Fan Photo of the Day. It was a welcome pat on the back. I took the photo through the window of my Studio the week the air was filled with smoke.

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Week 41: Even though the kids couldn't go trick-or-treating, that didn't stop this family-friendly neighborhood from getting all decked out to celebrate Halloween -- Covid style.

Week 42: After procrastinating for over three years, I finally picked out a new car. I was able to gift my old car to Jeanne when hers died right before she moved to Oregon from eastern Washington.

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Week 43: I got busy with my needle. I made a gift to make my friend laugh (it worked).

I stitched another pumpkin for my growing autumn patch.

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Week 44: I tried a new-to-me artform: painting on canvas. I'm super-happy with the result.

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Week 45: The election results came in. We had a first wave of relief, 

even amidst the continuing sorrow we felt over Ruth Bader Ginsberg's death. Along with others, I dressed in her honor.

Week 46: I completed all of my 20 Goals in 2020!!!

Week 47: Jeanne and I planted daffodil bulbs in our front yard. "Playing in the dirt" has long been a favorite Mommy-Jeannie activity.

Week 48: I celebrated my 63rd birthday with the best man I know. 

Dale and I built a custom worktable for my Studio.

Week 49: I finished making the first eleven Grandbaby Craft Kits. To help my daughter Julie, I figured out crafts for her littles, and pulled together all the needed supplies. I added in a sample project and directions. Making these kits for my granddaughters filled me with joy and was one of the highlights of my year. It was the next best thing to being with Melody and Annalee.

Week 50: I celebrated a perfectly ordinary, very good day. In difficult years, it's good to note the days that end with a feeling of well-being.

Week 51: Dale and I completed our Christmas preparations, That included giving homemade gifts to our wonderful next door neighbors, and decorating our backyard. I've long wanted a decorated outdoor Christmas tree. 

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Week 52: Dale and I shared a spontaneous and lovely evening filled with spicy hot drinks, looking at Christmas lights in well-decorated neighborhoods, helping out a woman in need, excellent conversation, and heartwarming memories.

So sure. 2020 gave our country a lot of hiccups and more than a few levels of stressful events. I'm sure tired of the isolation and am looking forward to the time the majority of us are vaccinated and we can finally be out and about again without fear. 

2020 also gave me lots of practice in trying to find the golden nuggets in a pile of rubble. That's the lesson I intend to keep with me in the new year.