Beth Hart - I'll Take Care Of You (Live Acoustic)

Beth Hart - 'I'll Take Care Of You'~Live Acoustic Lounge:  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj12Ytzc0Hc)

'I'll Take Care Of You' Lyrics:

I know you've been hurt

By someone else

I can tell by the way

You carry yourself

But if you'll let me

Here's what I'll do

I'll take care of you

I, I, I loved and lost

The same as you

So you see I know

Just what you've been through

And if you'll let me

Here's what I'll do

I just have got to take care of you

You won't ever have to worry

You don't ever have to cry

I'll be there beside you

To dry your weeping eyes

So darlin' tell me

That you'll be true

'Cause there's no doubt in my mind

I know what I want to do

And just as sure

One and one is two

I just got, I got to take care of you

I just got to take care of you

Take care of you

A WORK IN PROGRESS; Ocean Park-WA

Distancing myself from emotional drain is what's most important to me, now. At this point in my Life, I just don't want a whole lot of drama - I understand that tricky situations and touchy circumstances can't be held permanently at bay … but I don't have to actively court them, or allow them, either. That is a choice I have the freedom to make. That is a choice I have a right to enforce for peace of mind.

And I really don't understand why my husband refuses to understand that there are places I can't go without suffering severe life-threatening consequences afterwards. I don't understand why he is not comprehending that stress also sends my asthma episodes into high gear - which is very dangerous for me, and scary for anyone watching me struggle to live 😟😳🙏

He may "know people" who have "serious conditions" that "are, or go into; remission" … but that is not the case with me. I think those people dealing with cancer {remission} that still smoke, are stupid people. I think those people dealing with severe edema due to severe drinking - and still drink like a fish, need intervention; not understanding. Holland's understanding is helping these people he claims to love, commit suicide; watching people kill themselves is not my idea of a fun afternoon. These people smoke inside their homes - homes he expects me to frequent; homes he should understand will seriously compromise my lung ailment. But, all his [understanding] flies out the window in a blue hue of angry outbursts when I say I'll go if I can sit in the truck while he's visiting (and ruining his own COPD lungs with the activity). I say it nice and in a conciliatory tone, "Okay - I can bring my Tablet and sit in the truck dinking around until you come back out." There's nothing in what I said that should send his blood pressure skyrocketing and his temper soaring. It's an agreeable meeting of him half-way … and if his brothers, or SIL, asks where I am - all he has to say is, "She's in the truck; she can't be breathing the smoky atmosphere." He can visit; and I can breathe easy: both of our needs are being met. It shouldn't be the big deal he's making it out to be.

So, for the time being, I am taking space from the chaotic turmoil and coming out of my shell only when necessary. It's a survival thing – my life has already suffered so much pain it is dangerously anemic from the bloodletting: my well-being can’t afford any more bloodshed. Pulling back and taking self-care measures such as loving from a distance when your halfway attempts are scorned, is allowed - peaceful attempt is always graced by The Father.

It was raining when I went to bed last night - and I woke up to rain; so, I decided to make Potato Soup 😊 

Potato soup is a nice mug of warmth on chilly days:

Supper underway before 9 AM

VAL'S POTATO SOUP Recipe:  (https://roadgypsiesvalandholland.blogspot.com/2025/06/vals-potato-soup-recipe-ocean-park-wa.html)

While the cooking soup filled Independence with it's yummy aroma, I worked some more on my knitting WIP (work in progress) … and some more on myself, for myself ☝️👍

Free - 'Be My Friend' Lyrics: 

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z09-qafbJ0U)

Holland wants to be friends; I want a Husband.

He wants to talk - I want believable action that will tell me more than aimless words do.

He wants a heeling [wife] that jumps and performs when given commands: I am more than that. I deserve more than that. I intend to have more than that.

I can be a Friend, without the 1980's non-committal "friendly overtures".

I can wait however long this marriage's work in progress will take.

Holland wants to be friends and I can be a "friendly Wife", when I have a committed, serious man who wants to be a Husband.

MOD SWIFFER JET MOP PAD PATTERN~Revised & Updated; Quartzsite-AZ

MOD Revised & Updated Swiffer Mop Top Pad~January 2024

MOD SWIFFER JET MOP PAD

Materials:

Cotton yarn - 1 skein MC; or 1 skein EA of MC & CC (I used my stash cache leftover odds and ends for this one)

#H size crochet hook

Scissors

Tapestry needle

Terms Used:

ch = chain

sc = single crochet

EA = each

ct = count

sl st = slip stitch

dec = decrease

tog = together

EO = end off

I was making up another of MOD Swiffer Mop Top Pads, when I noticed that the previously posted pattern was seriously off countwise!

I really sorry about that :-(

In both of the previous postings (2019 & 2023) … I had worked up my mop top pads quickly. The first time I designed this pattern, I was grieving the physical death of my first husband - so the pattern was designed as I crafted my work, without writing the pattern down. The second time I worked this pattern, I was on the road with my new bridegroom; and because there was no written pattern from 2019 … I did the best I could by counting out the sts of my original work (and hoping I got the count right): apparently I did not.

This time around, I pulled out the 2023 written document I had posted to my Blog (and Blog Hops - sorry!!!) in October 2023: that is how I found out the mistakes. As I worked this pattern (following that pattern), I made correctional notations - and those directions are true to the design ;-)

And this time, I've also added a few modifications that will make working the drawstring loops easier ;-)

The corrected pattern is as follows.

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PATTERN: With two strands of yarn together, ch 31.

Rows 1 - 12: Sc across foundation chain - work 11 more rows sc; after row 12, drop the extra strand of yarn and continue work with a single strand.

The start of MOD Swiffer Mop Top Pad.

Row 13 - Working corners: Sc in 2 sc, making 2 sc in the corner sc; then work (*12 sc, 2 sc next sc, 29 sc, 2 sc next sc*) around piece: 93 sc ct.

Row 14: Sc in each sc, making 3 x 2 sc for a total of 6 sc in EA corner sc: work should follow as written (*12 sc,  3 x 2 sc in next 3 corner sc, 29 sc, 2 sc in next 3 corner sc around piece*): 105 sc ct.

Corner increases …

Row 15: Sc one round even: 105 sc ct.

Row 16: Decrease row: Sc in each of next 2 sc; making dec in EA corner; then work (*14 sc, dec 3 sc tog next sc, 33 sc, dec 3 sc tog next sc*) around piece: 97 sc ct.

Corner decrease.

Rows 16 & 17: sc in each sc: 97 sc ct.

'Sizing' before continuing further …

First drawstring openings: Fold piece in half & count 16 sts from folded edge to top corner BOTH SIDE TO ENSURE EVENESS; now go back to the folded edge and count 5 sts upward - mark. The drawstring loops will be worked between these two markings: attach yarn at the mark, and *ch 2, skip 1, sc next st* for a total of 21 sc posts (20 ct. openwork loops); ch 18 and attach ch to opposite side of work. EO

Folding for accurate marking; and lining up edges for accurate marking.

Ready to begin the drawstring loops.

Drawstring loops; sides of mop top pad.

Foundation chains, for top-side drawstring loops of mop top pad.

Next row - working backwards across foundation ch: attach yarn at the EO spot, and work as follows *ch 2, skip 1, sc next st* (9 openwork loops); EO

Drawstring loops.

Second set of drawstring openings (opposite side): count 9 sc from first drawstring opening EO spot, and attach yarn in next sc. Work as follows - *ch 2, skip 1, sc next st* for a total of 21 sc posts (20 ct. openwork loops); ch 18 and attach ch to opposite side of work.

Next row - working backwards across foundation ch: attach yarn at the EO spot, and work as follows *ch 2, skip 1, sc next st* (9 openwork loops); EO

Drawstring loops, all around …

Drawstring: ch 4 & join to first ch with a sl st.; ch 85 loosely - count backwards 4 sc & join with a sl st. EO

The making of MOD drawstrings …

Weave in all loose ends; and then starting at the center of the top loops … weave the drawstring through all drawstring loops, meeting again at the center of the mop top pad.

Drawstrings threaded through loops.

This Swiffer mop top pad will easily slide over the mop head; tie in place by pulling drawstring to wrap mop top securely around plastic mop head.

Slipping MOD Swiffer Mop Top Pad over the mopping end of the Swiffer Mop.

A good fit ;-)

Securing the mop top pad to the mopping end …

Perfect ;-); topside & underside.

There will be some shrinkage after washing and drying cotton yarn, but just pull on it a bit to loosen it up :-)