Fact checking: Dṛṣṭi
Aṅguṣṭhamadhye-dṛṣṭi
Thumb (urdhva hastasana, utkatasana)
Bhrūmadhye-dṛṣṭi
Third Eye (yoga nidrasana)
Nāsāgre-dṛṣṭi
Tip of nose (prasarita padottanasana)
Pārśva-dṛṣṭi
To the side (marichyasana)
Nābhicakre-dṛṣṭi
Toward the navel (adho mukha svanasana)
Hastagrahe-dṛṣṭi
Hand (trikonasana, parsvakonasana)
Pādayoragre-dṛṣṭi
Toward the big toe (janu sirsasana, navasana)
Ūrdhva-dṛṣṭi
Upward (ubhaya padangusthasana)
In a fit of what is probably stress-induced mania, I have decided I want to carve myself a wooden spoon. I have a knife for leatherworking that I think I can use (though I probably need another one for scooping). I ordered some basswood, so my first try won’t be a complete failure, though I would love to end up foraging for good whittlin' sticks around here. More learning to be done on that front.
Made some good blanket progress over the weekend 🧶 I’m liking this rib stitch, it’s interesting enough to not be totally boring but I’m still able to run on autopilot now that I’ve been working on it for a bit.
We’re in Pesto’s body horror era 🫠
Better that dead tissue falls off rather than staying on, though, right? Barf.
A new human addition to the family is as good a reason as any to buy more yarn 🧶
Making a Tunisian crochet blanket for my future niece :)
Pupdate: Pesto’s going in for round 2 of lasering on October 2.
It’s stupid that schools are so unevenly and chronically underfunded, but here we are. This website lets you search for classrooms in your area and donate to help kids who need it most!
I just donated to a 2nd-grade class in Guadalupe to help create a calming corner for kids to take a breather, read about working through their feelings, and have a calming moment without punishment for needing a “time out.”
Pesto’s tumor is growing back :(
Okay, now that I’ve had a moment to feel dramatic about it–
I hoped we’d have a little longer before we had to deal with this again. We have a follow-up appointment on Wednesday, so we’ll get some advice from the vet in a couple days. Trying to think of the positives… like look at this cute frowny face:
Checking in on my flowery neighborhood friends.
This is Baby Boots. She lives down the street and is tiny, cute, and very friendly!
Try to take a nice video of puppy snuggles and this happens >:[
Our little sassy gremlin 💗
I’ve been spotted.. and judged.
I’m just thinking about eggplant parmesan again.
It is a simple recipe, very straightforward, and not too many ingredients. Just takes a long time. I can handle “fancier” recipes that are like that. It also helped that that was the only thing I was actively cooking all afternoon. I’m not great at multitasking.
Someone’s got a little blep happening this morning…
I made a family recipe for Eggplant Parmesan yesterday. It took all afternoon but turned out amazing! I’m very proud.
