{"id":5315,"date":"2024-04-07T13:15:48","date_gmt":"2024-04-07T20:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/?p=5315"},"modified":"2024-04-07T13:15:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-07T20:15:48","slug":"solar-eclipse-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandymike.net\/blog\/2024\/04\/07\/solar-eclipse-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Eclipse 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

No, I won’t be able to see the total eclipse tomorrow; I don’t live in the right place, and I won’t be traveling to get there.\"Navy<\/a> That’s okay; I’ll see a partial one, and that’s fine.<\/p>\n

Still, this eclipse is big news! One of the machine embroidery sites I like made a commemorative design for the occasion, so I decided to make it, just for fun. Besides, I’m trying to slow down on my current quilt so as to have something to do at a sewing day sponsored by our local guild next week. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

The design here was from San Francisco Stitch Co.<\/a>, and I think it will be fun to have as a memento.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

No, I won’t be able to see the total eclipse tomorrow; I don’t live in the right place, and I won’t be traveling to get there. That’s okay; I’ll see a partial one, and that’s fine. Still, this eclipse is big news! 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