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Butterflies are not only beautiful, but also have mystery, symbolism, and meaning and are a metaphor representing spiritual rebirth, transformation, change, hope and life. source: gardenswithwings.com It is the last day of the last week of the last month of 2021! I made it through an entire year of trying "new things".  I made a goal of trying fifty-two new things and Blogging about my experience.  I think I accomplished my goal.  I actually tried more than fifty-two new things.  Some things didn't make the cut for the Blog, but that's okay.  I am relieved that I am done with my goal and sad to leave it behind at the same time.  I started 2021 with a sunrise hike on a trail I had never done for sunrise before and ended the year with getting a new tattoo and accompanying Gabe for his very first tattoo.  In between sunrise and tattoo, I tried Dom Perignon for the first time, I went horseback riding as an adult, I went Ziplining, I contemplated adopting a cat, I read

res ur rec tion noun the action or fact of resurrecting or being resurrected. an instance of coming back into use or importance.  the act of rising again to life. I made it to the fifties.  I have read a "new to me" book, I have listened to a "new to me" podcast, and now I have watched a "new movie".  My fiftieth "new thing" was watching (and enjoying and being confounded once again) the latest installment of The Matrix .  What was once a trilogy, now has a fourth movie.  The Matrix Resurrections , the fourth (but I'm guessing not final) movie stars my beloved Keanu Reeves.  He is back again (resurrected) as hacker/computer programmer Thomas Anderson/Neo.  When I first took on the task of trying "52 New Things", I didn't look at it as a rebirth or resurrection.  I looked at it as a fun challenge and a chance to get back to journaling memories for posterity.  It has definitely been that, but it has also been transformative.  It h

mac - ra - me noun the art of knotting cord or string in patterns to make decorative articles. *Fabric or articles made by knotting cord in patterns. Modern fiber art.   My last "new thing" in the forties count, was a new to me craft.  What's better than trying something new?  Making your girlfriends try something new.  I hosted a Mom's Craft Night In at my house this past Saturday and besides it being a "new thing" for me, it was a "new thing" for all the participants!  Trying "new things" is contagious.  None of us had tried our hand with the art of Macrame. Since the Holiday Season is upon us, I decided to host a Christmas themed event---Knotty and Nice!  Some 'Tis the Season small bites, some Jolly Cocktails, and our Winter Wonderful Macrame Workshop Guide Sage were all the things we needed for a successful first time creating our mini modern fiber art rainbows.  Say that ten times fast.    Similar to the DIY Sip and Paint Mom'