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I've put together my latest batch of donations for our local church thrift store. I'll be taking over seven blankets and throws for them to sell.

Earlier this year I did the same, only to discover back in June that whoever purchased two of them was selling both as vintage in an antique mall (I made them in February.) It was a strange situation that made me rather uncomfortable; I was happy that the thrift store made some money off my work, but not too happy to see the purchaser profiting as well by hoodwinking antique buyers.

I meditated on the matter for a long time before I decided I would keep donating my crochet work to the thrift store. It does help raise money for the church's missions, which benefit the poor and hungry in our local community. What happens to them after that is, like much of the creative work I put out in the world, beyond my control.

In other news I finally got caught up on my housework yesterday, cooked a decent dinner from scratch, practiced driving again while taking my guy out of the house for a while, and even had time to crochet five more happiness hexagons (the five on the right.) Due to the caregiving demands on me I won't be getting a lot of projects done in September, so I'm focusing on this one right now and not worrying about anything else.

I like the way these hexagons are turning out that I pulled all the skeins of Premier Puzzle in the Marbles colorway from my stash. That's enough for a really nice-size blanket, and plenty of crochet happiness to get me through to October -- and this blanket I am keeping for me. :)

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