HEAT...THE SECOND

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer....
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape
Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
 

 

 

 

 

I had been knitting constantly

trying to finish my Heat. There

was a mistake in the triangle,

but I decided to ignore it, although

every time I looked my eyes

were drawn to it. I was knitting

the border, almost done with

the first of three repeats when

I made another mistake in my

counting, so in a 2:00 a.m. knitting

session I decided to rip back the

whole border and start over. After

I ripped out the border I wasn't

really happy with how loose the

side stitches were so the only

thing to do was to rip out the rest

of it and start completely over.

 

Truthfully I am happy that I

started over, there are no mistakes,

{so far}, and I have had lots of

knitting in my days and nights

and that is never a bad thing.

 

I am reading Desilu, the story

of one of my favorite television

couples. The book is okay, just

a little too much producer talk

about money and contracts for

my taste. I think I might have

been happier reading this, maybe

next time.

 

Joining with Ginny and all the

other Yarn Alongers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A WEEKEND OF LEARNING

Learning is a treasure that
will follow its owner everywhere. 

~Chinese Proverb

This weekend has been filled
with learning. I am determined
to learn photography, to really
understand exposure. I took
a wonderful class this past
winter, but then didn't really
follow up with it, so now I
am playing with a 'new to
me' len's  and trying to get
the right exposure.

Using this len's, which is over 50
years old, on my camera means
I don't have the use of the
exposure meter so I am really
focused on wrapping my head
around aperture. I know I still
have so much to learn, but life
should always be filled with
learning, keeping one's brain
active and finding an activity
to be enjoyed don't you think?

I spent a lot of time with this
butterfly trying to get the
right photo and while I didn't
quite get what I was after I
did learn a few things so I
am calling that progress.

The temperatures have climbed
into the mid 90's around here
so this afternoon I am hiding
in the air conditioning trying
to stay cool and knitting. Dinner
tonight will be a this salad.,
I use chick peas in place
of the black eyed peas, it's
really good and so easy.
Afterwards I will be getting ready
for a week with my favorite
five year old who is going
to be here while her mom is
gettting ready for a new school
year. I am looking forward to
a good, if tiring, week.

Joining with Amanda.

WEEKENDING

 

Because time itself is like a spiral,
something special happens on your
birthday each year: The same energy
that God invested in you at birth is
present once again. 

~Menachem Mendel Schneerson

 

 

 

This weekend has been about
celebrating the 5th birthday
of my favorite person. All
five of my babies met at
the beach and spent the
day eating, swimming,
laughing, and just enjoying
each others company. It is
so hard for me to believe
that Emerson will be five
on the 7th of this month.

I overslept this morning,
not getting out of bed until
almost 8:30. Today the
temperature is suppose
to climb to 96 degrees,
without the heat index, so
I have plans to stay inside,
knit, read, maybe paint,
and eat ice cream. Butter
Pecan is my favorite favor
of ice cream, what's yours?

Linking with Amanda from the habit of being.
 

HOME

Having a place to go - is a home. 
Having someone to love - is a family. 
Having both - is a blessing. 

~Donna Hedges

I had the best time
while on vacation.
Virginia is such a
beautiful state.

I love all the stone fences,

and the rolling hills.

I saw the White House,

and it's garden.

I even spied a bee hive!

I passed by the Capital building
while trying to track down the
food trucks ;)

I saw fun statues,

 

Large animals,

and the Hope Diamond.

I visited not one,

but two yarn shops,

and brought home souvenir yarn.

I even discovered a great
lens for my camera at a
thrift store.

My baby celebrated his

sixteenth birthday.

My mom got to hold
my only,

and I had lots of laughs with
my two sisters.

It was a very long ride
home with terrible traffic,

 

but I'm home!