TTD List

Day 151: "TTD Lists" can take many forms. Some are short-term, e.g., "things to do today." Others may have an obligatory completion date, as in "mop the kitchen floor before Rob comes to visit." Then there is the biggest category, the "things to do before I die." I've ticked off quite a few of those over three-quarters of a century, and although I never climbed the Willis Wall (largely because I couldn't find anyone crazy enough to partner with me), I did become a published author, if only of articles in small magazines, newspapers and instruction books. I hiked the Wonderland Trail twice. I climbed Mount Rainier six times by five routes and, as a bonus, spent a night on the summit. But those were the biggest of the "big ones." Not all my goals have been as lofty. Now, I feel the press of time, so I'm scientifically engaged in ticking off a few more, like "weave Norse Kitchen" and "do that bird blackwork piece you've wanted to do since you bought the book fifty years ago." Norse Kitchen is my next project for the table loom, and I started the bird yesterday. I think...at least I hope I have enough time to finish both.