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Year of Projects: Week 43

    I did a little crafting this passed week.  The item that always gets me out of any knitting slump is dishcloths.  I completed two and started a third, all with some of the dishcloth cotton I got from Grandma's stash.  


I also finally got around to taking a picture of the Sunset Hat I started at the end of Mal March.


I just finished winding another skein of English Rose so I can get this one finished up now.  Speaking of Mal March, I was lucky enough to win a prize.  It came in the mail this week.


Surprisingly enough, I've never used the Worsted base before, so I'm really looking forward to finding the perfect pattern for this.  I have one other left over Mal March project I hope to get some work done on before the month is over.

    This past week was National Medical Laboratory Professionals week.  My hospital did absolutely zilch to acknowledge us, so that was great.  We did a little something amongst ourselves.  I made a loaf of zucchini bread with a new to me recipe and zucchini from my garden that I had shredded and frozen.  The recipe I normally use is excellent, but it makes three huge loaves.  The new recipe made one average loaf.  The link can be found here.  It calls for Greek yogurt with makes it extra moist.  I'll be using this recipe again for sure.

    That's about it for me.  Workload-wise, last week was busy and by the end, we were all ready for it to be over with.  I'm hoping this week is better.  Until later.

-Q








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  1. nypeapodApril 21, 2024 at 7:13 PM

    Happy Lab Professionals Week - your work is so important to so many. Sorry your employer does not value your contributions. The dishcloths look lovely. My BIL loves a good dishcloth but he only likes when I use the scrubby yarn. They are quick and satisfying as a knit. Perfect to get out of a slump.

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  2. MaureenHDApril 21, 2024 at 7:54 PM

    Curious, does the hospital celebrate nurses day, surgeon day, physical therapist day, hospital administration day? That might be why the didn't celebrate medical lab professionals day/week. When I was working, we only kinda celebrated national secretary day (later to be called administrators). There was no "engineers day", or R&D professionals day, etc. On the other hand we did have department "holiday" parties, or summer picnics which I suspect your hospital doesn't do. Lucky, lucky you for winning a beautiful skein of yarn. Your dishclothes look amazing!

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    1. QuazarApril 22, 2024 at 3:39 PM

      Nurses get a whole week. I fully expect it will be a very big celebration. I try not to be bitter but after 20 years of seeing this at multiple work places, its starting to get to me.

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  3. AnonymousApril 23, 2024 at 8:03 AM

    Well that’s a shame they didn’t organise anything but the courgette cake sounds delicious and I’ll save the link to that for when my courgettes grow. How fun to have won a yarn base you’ve not used before, I hope you enjoy it. Liz

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