Hey!
It is Monday!
It is a new week and there is lot to do and a lot going on. The weather is warming … and the scent of spring occasionally wafts through the breeze.
It will be a good week to clean and organize the house. There are temperatures predicted to reach the low 50's. So I might throw open a window or two to get some fresh air into the house.
If I called Martha … do you think she would come and help???
I hope to start some seeds. Maybe get a little yard clean up done. I would love to get my burn pile …. burned.
So it should be a great week here on the homefront. I am calling it a win on my approximately 2 little acres. Not sure about the rest of the world.
Want to know what else I am doing???
I am doing this …..
Economic Boycott Day/Week … February 28th is an economic boycott day. Or like several of my friends and I, it is going to be economic boycott week.
If you took a look at photos from the inauguration, you will see three billionaires in the front row … right behind the President and the former Presidents.
More billionaires were right behind those three richest people in the world.
The billionaires sat on stage as many other elected officials were dispatched to another room … and watched everything on a jumbotron.
It sent a message to me that wealth/money/privilege was going to define this presidency. And it sure looks like it that is what is happening.
So Friday February 28 is an economic blackout. Can we make an impact?? Yes!!!!
This is how we do it …
And if you want a piece of trivia to tell your friends ….
Do you think if we shun Musk, he will leave the planet???
As I said, I am actually doing the boycott for a week.. On Sunday, I picked up just a few groceries. This will be a great time to clean out my freezers and pantry. And even though I was never a Boy Scout … I am always prepared. So I will be fine without purchasing anything for a week.
Please use cash this Friday as much as possible if you do any shopping.
The three most important things …
Do not purchase from Amazon, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Home Depot … no big box stores.
Do not eat fast food … McDonalds, KFC, Arby's, Taco Bell, Subway, Pizza Hut … eat at locally owned (not franchised) restaurants if necessary.
Do not use credit or debit cards … use cash or (gasp!!!) write a check.
That is all on that … for now. 😉
Stab it, strangle it, scoop out it's guts and throw it off the cliff …. Otherwise known as knitting.
Yea … this is not a hobby for quiet little old ladies. 🙄
One finished object …
This was made from Cascade Eco+ wool that was left over from a previous sweater. And the alpaca boucle that I blended with the wool was left over from an afghan. The boucle appears gray … but it is an icy blue and green blend.
It was a free pattern from Maker Maker … called See My Vest- chunky.
I made the split hem version which I love. It is comfortable but not oversized to the extreme. And I love wearing it!!!
And my second Felix sweater by Amy Christoffers is really close to being done.
Most of my knits are very basic. I would like to describe them as “classic”. They are very plain … they may have a little detail, but not a lot.
And yes … I can knit “fancier” sweaters. But I knit sweaters to wear. I don't consider them precious. I wear a sweater every day. And in fact, I have worn a sweater that I have made every day since November 19, 2024.
As soon as I finish the Felix sweater … I will start The Little Black Tee by Tayler Earl.
Of course, it won't be as cropped. It will also have more positive ease. And it will have a bit longer sleeves.
But it will look just like it. (Insert sarcasm font here!)
Seriously, I am suddenly becoming the woman that altered the recipe four different ways and wonders why it doesn't taste like it should!
And you should do this …. Sundar Pichai is the chairman of Google/Alphabet. He is worth 1.68 billion dollars.
Now … I use Google a lot. I loved Google searches … my photos are stored in Google photos. I live to watch YouTube.
But he was one of the billionaires on the stage behind the president that I spoke about earlier.
We all know about the re-naming of the Gulf that goes from Texas east to Florida and touches several states in between. Google jumped on the bandwagon and quickly changed the moniker on Google Maps.
Another oligarch kisses the ring.
But an older mapping service … did not.
Hello, Mapquest!!!!
I had not used Mapquest since the days of printing up directions in the 90's!
I downloaded the app … and saw the name on that pretty gulf.
Will Sundar Pichai miss the tiny income he receives from directing me to the garage sale I want to go to?
No.
But if you and you and another 15 million of you do it, he just might.
All we have in this world are our values and morals. I have to live my personal truth. I may not accomplish anything by doing this.
But I won’t accomplish anything if I don’t try. And I am asking you to do it too.
Live your truth.
I will talk to you a couple of times this week. Are you participating in the economic boycott? Tell me your plan.
I will talk to you later.
Cathy
www.buymeacoffee.com/misseffie
My only purchase this week is paying the vet for a dental for my Poppy. She's a tiny thing and even with excellent care now needs to lose several teeth. Just for the record, for the next month I'll be purchasing only what's absolutely the necessary.
I’m participating.