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Around Here | 8.2.19
This first Friday in August just seems like the perfect time to do an "around here" post! Around here – I am so happy to welcome August with its warm, sunny days – although there is a perceptible difference in the hours of daylight. It is no longer light out when I...
Three on Thursday | 8.1.19
I woke up this morning thinking how nice that it was finally Friday and about 30 minutes later I realized it was Thursday. Sigh. I hope those were not the best 30 minutes of my day! Ha! I am joining with Carole and Friends to share three things from my week thus far!...
Unraveled Wednesday | 7.31.19
Greetings Unravelers! I am back to patiently knitting my shawl and I am *almost* to the point where I get to do the little "flower" motif! Wooo! As for Early Bloomer… I wore it on Monday and thought about the fit all day. Sadly, I have determined that I need to rip it...
An Out of Focus Month
Joining with Juliann and sharing my word update again this month. My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused. – Ashton Eaton I should have looked for this quote earlier this month and I might have been more successful in refocusing...
Macro Monday | 7.29.19
I was lucky to have this lovely visitor yesterday morning! The butterflies have been abundant on the butterfly bush this year, but I have not been outside with the "big camera" and the tripod when they have visited! This Red Admiral butterfly was most photogenic, and...
TGIF | 7.26.19
It is almost painful to type these words: The last weekend of July is upon us…and while I have no desire to return to the ungodly temps we had last weekend, I would like to put July on pause and slow down these days that are just racing by! Thinking – I did not make a...
Three on Thursday | 7.25.19
It's Thursday and I have three things to share so I am joining with Carole and friends again today! This morning a curious quiet greeted me when I took Sherman out – no bird song, no frenzied hum of cicadas – just silence. It seemed that nature was reminding me that...
Unraveled Wednesday | 7.24.19
Last night, the temperatures dipped down into the 50's! Sleeping with open windows is just the best and I am so happy that horrid heat stretch is over…at least for the time being. Meanwhile, I am reveling in the respite and enjoying time outside! I spent time on...
Macro Monday | 7.22.19
The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. – Robert Burns Note to self, 95+ degree heat and humidity at a gajillion percent means that your camera lens will instantly fog up… Add to all of that, this morning it is raining, and the humidity is still off the...
Oh, Friday | 7.19.19
There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles. – Van Morrison Mary has challenged us this week to share #goodnewses, and, Gentle Readers… the struggle is real. How do you find good news when there is so much horrific news? Part of...
Three on Thursday | 7.18.19
Joining together with Carole and friends this week again. And, I don't know about you, but holy hell this been the week of all.the.horrific.things! My things this week, have been things to pick me up…and I hope they do you too! Thing One: This week I discovered...
Unraveled Wednesday | 7.17.19
It's Wednesday and that means me giving you an update on what I am making and reading! The color work on my Early Bloomer is complete and now I am just knitting around and around and around. I generally like mindless knitting, but I am happy that I am almost 1/3 of...
It’s 5 O’Clock Somewhere…
I tried this cocktail on Thursday (because all cocktails need a test run, right?) and it was just kind of bland and I did not think the tequila was really the best in this application. But I thought the idea had potential. So, I worked on it Friday and found that my...
Macro Monday | 7.15.19
I waited until Sunday again and rushed to get some photos. My rushing did not serve me well this week – there was a light breeze, so all my shots were just a bit blurry. The weekend was sort of a blur as well, and it seems Monday wins the race every time! I managed to...
TGIF | 7.12.19
Another Friday and another weekend. Summer is not being lazy at all! Thinking About: The future came and went in the mildly discouraging way that futures do. – Neil Gaiman, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch I find myself pondering the...
Three on Thursday | 7.11.19
I love the rain and everything about the monsoons! – Disha Patani Another day of insane rains here in the South Hills of Pittsburgh. Hail, thunder, and torrential downpours greeted my morning. I am trying so hard to find the beauty in this weather – and am hopeful...
Unraveled Wednesday | 7.10.19
The fingers of the knitting women were vicious… Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities The finishing streak moves forward with my second Screen Door and I love it! I went up a needle size and only knit 22 pattern repeats, but it is the perfect size I think! Details are...
Macro Weekending | 7.8.19
Greetings from an uber-soggy Pittsburgh. This song has been on replay in my brain and, like CCR, I am wondering who'll stop the rain. Hilariously, when I searched for the YouTube link to the song – I was reminded that CCR not only has torrential downpours covered, but...
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