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[susandennis]

I'm stealing a writing prompt because I can and because I like my list.

List everywhere you've lived

(All in the U.S.)
Brooklyn, NY
Teaneck, NJ
Des Moines, IA
Kansas City, MO
Winston-Salem, NC
New York City*
Bethany, WV
Wheeling, WV
Aiken, SC
Greenville, SC
Greenwood, SC
Southern Pines, NC
Charlotte, NC
White Plains, NY
Norwalk, CT
Rochester, MN
Morgan Hill, CA
Seattle, WA

*My parents lived in NYC during most of my college years. I was at college so I didn't technically live there but enjoyed some fabulous school holiday visits.

The weather people are promising a double whammy today. 90 degrees and thick smoke. Nice. I had the car windows up and the air conditioning on to and from the pool and still felt the crappy air. Or it was my imagination. Either way, I'll be one tickled tiger when today is over. Those same weather people say tomorrow will be 20 degrees cooler and the smoke will be on the way to gone.

I gave ljtourist my Diamond Club Mariner ticket for today's game. It's an afternoon game and I knew back when I first saw the schedule that I was not going to love sitting in the hot sun on an August afternoon. Frank is perfectly fine with hot sun and was happy to fill the seat. But, now I'm feeling badly for his lungs. I hope the game is good. I'll be watching on the TV.

Today's project is a tissue box cover that is a sofa. I keep a box of tissues out here next to my chair but it's ugly. I went to Etsy yesterday to find a nice cover for it and the best ones I found were sofas made from fabric. I have fabric. Er tons of it and way better stuff than the Etsy ones and so... There will be pix.

My crochet is still getting more gorgeouser and gorgeouser every hour.



I was thinking sleeveless sweater. Now I'm thinking maybe sleeveless cardigan. This is the back so I have a bit to decide. Also I was worried about having enough of this yarn but I think I'll be fine. I have another 2 cakes. That ought to be enough to work.

Comments

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Your crochet looks so cool!!

[susandennis]

thank you! it's such fun, this yarn.

[hopefulspirit.livejournal.com]

You've lived in a lot of places. Is Seattle your favorite? Maybe now isn't the time to ask, with the horrible smoke you're dealing with there.

Whatever you do with that yarn will be great, the colors are gorgeous!

[susandennis]

Oh yeah. Seattle is my favorite by far. I lived in Winston-Salem for 10 years and the rest for less than 4. I've lived here now for more than 25. If they kick me out of here, though, I'm moving to Chicago. It's the last place on my Wanna Live list.

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

Those colors are gorgeous!

[susandennis]

well... for the last almost 30 years i've lived in the same exact spot so that should count. I moved in here in January of 1992.

[restoman.livejournal.com]

Whatever you make with that crochet project is going to be beautiful! I love the way the colors of the wool shade into each other.

I have lived a relatively sedentary life. Here is my list:
Huntington, NY: 20 years
Syracuse, NY: 44 years

[susandennis]

yeahbutt when we get to the Houses I Have Owned list, you will have me on the matt in mins.

[jwg.livejournal.com]

I lived in: (with a bit of liberal interpretation of lived in) in order of when first there
Manhattan, NY
Deal, NJ - summer
Hancock, VT (summer camp - 7 times for 8 weeks - camper, later counselor)
Scarsdale, NY - just summer and I was at camp most of the time - my parents moved there and then back to manhattan
Stormville, NY - summer and a bit more
Litchfield, ME (summer camp - 7 times for 8 weeks - camper, later counselor)
Cambridge, MA (4 years at MIT - and now 53 years in same house)
Belmont, MA
Gloucester, MA (summer only - this is 40th year)
.....Guana Island, BVI (resort - been there 20 or 21 times - for 5-7 nights each)

[susandennis]

I LOVE that you included the BVI - totally counts.