The Bucket List

There is one thing that is definitely on my Bucket List: offing the UFOs. Finish 'em. Trash 'em. Recycle 'em. Repurpose 'em. Whatever. Today, another one went the way of all flesh. It's a tulips-and-butterflies small quilt top that at one time I felt obligated to make because a dear friend gave me the pattern. It was an epic failure. I managed to upgrade it to a mere failure, but I never finished it. To me, it didn't even rise to the level of a charity quilt. However, after not laying eyes on it for a number of years, it looked to me today like it could at least become part of a quilt back. Quilt backs take a lot of fabric, so I use weird stuff for quilt backs. Anyway, they should be fun. Quilt backs that is.

Most of the time I don't even know something's on my Bucket List until I do it. Case in point. I've always loved Pendleton wool Indian blanket coats. A couple years ago we were in Santa Fe and I rather spontaneously picked one out and Randy gave it to me for Christmas that year. At that point, I realized that having a Pendleton wool Indian blanket coat was on my Bucket List.

I've always loved Ladysmith Black Mambazo. I loved them before Paul Simon produced Graceland. Last night we saw them in concert and I was mesmerized. Totally. For one thing, their music has much in common with that of Phillip Glass. I didn't know. And I love Phillip Glass. Years ago, when I was single in fact, I went to a Glass performance of 12 Pieces -- all 8 hours of it. And loved every minute. How was I to know that seeing Ladysmith Black Mambazo in concert was on my Bucket List? It was, and now I can check it off.

And I'm thrilled that the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers won their playoff games today. It's gonna be a great Super Bowl!

P.S. This means I can officially check 4 UFOs off the list. Four!!