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In Progress: May 2023

 


Wind/Water/Salt Chapters 39-51: Still need to take up comments and revise. 

Persephone (probably not its real name): I did write some words, but everything took a back seat to the tax prep project. 
Short Stories: I was using ChatGPT to research because Google sucks (what's a good poison for my location and time period, what's the cure for that poison in the time period, etc.) and then I asked Google for a cure for Arsenic poisoning, and Google told me garlic and onions! Which I thought was an appalling answer, until I thought about it, and if you're diagnosing your As poisoning via Google, then you're not going to be chelating yourself or hopefully not treating yourself with activated charcoal. If you really think you have heavy metal poisoning, see a medical professional! Not in 1880, though, they'll probably bleed you until you die. 
Critted 5 Got back 0 but also posted nothing. 
Submissions 1 Out there I think the one I had out there missed the boat completely Rejects 0
Knitting
  • Tay Tartan cardigan (Martin Storey). Worked on danglers. Made some good progress, but still not done. 
  • Cathar (self). Started the month just about done with the body edging. Did nothing. 
  • Sock yarn hoodie (self). Started the month at the top of the armholes. I'm now near the waist, it's going great. I've used 16 (partial) balls of yarn. 
  • Sunday swing socks. Balled the yarn (and yarn for three more projects) and started. Got almost to the heel turn on sock #1. 

Sashiko project: Did some taxes instead.   

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