Crafting and baking therapy

Hello everyone! I’ve needed some different types of therapy lately. My go-to is always crafty therapy. It allows my mind to settle in this crazy world. The events happening here in the USA are disturbing and more than a little unsettling. I try not to discuss politics here, but my heart is hurting as I watch the unraveling of our democracy.

 That being said, I been trying to spend less time doomscrolling on the internet and more time being busy with other things. It has definitely resulted in a whole lot of progress on my granddaughter's Christmas stocking. 

You can see that I am now working on the bear and have started some of the backstitching also. The ruffle on the nightgown shows up now.

The orange block on Having a Ball has been quilted. The purple block is marked and waiting for me to quilt it. Some of the quilting lines on the purple block are very close together so it will be challenging.

There are only 50 more granny squares to outline in white yarn. I will share a photo when they are finished and laid out for assembly. I have been itching to start a knitting project. I decided to use up more of my random skeins of yarn and make a donation hat. 

The pattern is from an old 1960s knitting magazine that one of my aunts gave me many years ago. It is quite easy to work on. It is a straight knit with a seam up the back and a pompom added on. I have made the matching scarf many times for donations.

When I am stressed I also tend eat and/or bake. This Blueberry Lemon Tea bread is from an old recipe clipping that has been languishing in a folder. 

It is very tasty. This portion was sent to my mother in law as she enjoys my baking. Of course I had to taste it first and keep a little bit for myself. I am trying to slowly make my way through the thousands of recipes that I have clipped over the years. I have more recipes than I can ever try.This one is a keeper.

  Most of you remember that I fractured the tibia on my right leg and found myself in a brace seven weeks ago. I’ve been going to physical therapy for most of that time. My orthopedist said I could wean myself off of the brace, which I have been doing slowly. It is amazing how quickly you lose muscle mass. I have yet to be able to return to my long walks. Of course that is compounded by the fact that I have 4 herniated discs and an impingement on my spinal cord that requires an epidural injection at the beginning of next month. I am sure there will be more PT after that also. Sigh...

What is your go-to when you are stressed? You can see that I have many options. 

I am joining Frederique at the Quilting Patch today and Kathy for some Slow Sunday Stitching tomorrow. I hope you take some time to relax with some tea or coffee and pop on over to their sites to see what other bloggers are stitching. 

Thanks for stopping by!