This is a test. This is only a test. In the event of an actual blog entry, something real must have happened and I would be writing about it here.

Actually, the New Year happened. I flat refuse to do resolutions, I am already eating better and have lost weight, so I wrote down some things I intend to do that will (I hope) improve my life in a good way.

It came out to a list of six things, with a bunch of rules and regs about the first thing, which is:

1. make a fabric postcard every day

• 4" x 6"
• every day, must be done, edges and back finished
• color of the month, shape of the month (Jan is blue, circle)
• digital picture to be posted to Flickr

After that, the rest are (relatively) easy:

1. talk to friends more, every couple of days
2. knit all the socks from the Blue Moon Sock Club, when they come in
3. call my mother more, at least every other day
4. ride the new bike when the weather is above 45 degrees
5. ride horses whenever the opportunity presents itself, no sloping off after cleaning stalls just because you can’t face a particular horse or don’t quite feel like it

So I did Yoga, ran a mile and rode a black mare, and made my postcard yesterday and today.

The postcards are at Flickr and once I have figured out how I’ll make them their own little folder separate from other artwork that will, by grace or sweat, be included as well.