What Do YOU Like?

How long does it take to make a sock? I go around and around and around and look . . . just a little bit finished and a lot more rounds to go. I am such a sloooooow knitter. I try to go fast but I just can't do it! I read in a sock knitting book that when people knit for money (a long time ago) they were expected to knit two pair of socks per day. How?

I've been doing a bit of online shopping. Bill says I am a hoarder. I say I am a happy and cheerful picker outer.
This lotion (stress relief it says!) smells like mint and hippies. I like.

80 tea bags = 80 cups of yum (actually purchased at the grocery store)

summer bulbs soon to be buried

Leslie at Wayside Sacraments suggested this book. It's my little Lenten gift to myself. It came today.

The last little gift to myself . . . another finger puppet.

So I guess I like smelly lotions and sprays, tea, books, flowers, and finger puppets. What do you like?

VERY Pretty

Jeff had a lot of fun up near Vail and he has a VERY fancy camera that takes gorgeous pictures like this. Welcome to the Colorado Rockies!

A man and his wife live in this little cabin. They get snowed in all winter.

Miles and miles of magnificent . . .


Now, back to the Mile High City and specifically Mrs. M's classroom. Today we acted out West Side Story and then I let them watch some of the scenes we read. They LOVE it.

It is one million degrees in my classroom. I am melting! Melting! Even the kids are complaining. Pray for repairs soon, PLEASE! I can't wear my swimsuit to work.

Even Will would complain if he could!

I packed up and left earlier than usual today - to escape the inside temps! After the hot (again) commute home, I had to have a meander through the yard, getting my fresh air fix!

These went into a little vase with a few pieces of garden produce!

I wanted you to see my little collection of mini-bags. One is from Egypt, one from the Philippines, one from India . . . and the little velvet one was a gift from a friend.

Sorry these are in such random order. Here's a pink bud for you.

Some blues for you!

And a sweet skein of lovely . . .

A bear, a basket of pine cones and a sweet little lamp Reve gave me.

I'm thankful that it is still warm and I can continue to go sockless and wear capris to school.

I'm kind of discouraged going to Weight Watchers. Last week, I lost a miraculous four pounds but this week I had a .8 pound gain. At least the gain is only 1/2 of a pound, but still. I am being good. I guess I just need to run ten miles a day. Sigh.
The school days are way too energy expensive and I do remember how great it was to pace myself this summer, and LOAF! Oh well. I still can't get to my cute bunting, but soon I will - I hope! Sorry for the random photos and garbled blah, blah, blah. Bill's in Singapore and I miss him. He still has to go to Australia before he comes home to me. Pout. Pout. Pout.
I hope you are doing well. I hope you have more time to make bunting than I do. I'm a bad multi-tasker and I am honestly beginning to think I will NEVER change. I worry about dumb stuff. xopp