And now it's October

 I decided to make a list of goals for October. Then I decided I should make a list of reasonably attainable goals and a list of pie-in-the-sky goals.

The reasonably attainable goals:

• It appears that I am going to spend some of October reading serious books instead of murder mysteries. EGA offers a number of lectures through the national organization, various regions, and individual chapters. Two of the lecturers I listened to in the last several weeks have also written books. I had to buy the books because both lecturers were so very fascinating. So now I'm going to read and learn more. 
• I want to stay current with the class I'm taking from Zina Kazban, the Elizabethan Rose.
• I'd like to get two pages of Carmen's charts completely stitched.
• I want to finish-finish at least one of the projects in one of the finishing baskets
• I want to finish the border on the Cherished Lettercase--Good Grief, that is ALL I have to do!
• I want to stay current with the two SALs I have going, The Queen Sampler (actually, I'm already a little ahead) and the goldwork piece that the Dayton EGA chapter is doing in the goldwork  Special Interest Group (SIG)
• And I want to stitch and finish-finish Tricia Nguyen's 2025 ornament

And now for the pie-in-the-sky goals, in addition to the ones above:

• I'd like to get a total of four pages of Carmen done
• I would REALLY like to get another two projects in the finishing basket assembled.
• I want to get a page of Ann Kemp stitched
• I'd like to get another couple of ornaments stitched.
• I'd like to finish the Hummingbird in silk and gold.
• And I'd really, really, REALLY like to start and catch up with Tricia's Nuremberg pincushions

I told you it was a pie-in-the-sky list of things to do.

And, actually, what it means is that "SQUIRREL!!!" and I'll dive down another rabbit hole.