This past Sunday, we planted flowers along our back patio. It is a little thing, I know. However, I have not enjoyed this much "home time" in years. I love it.
Of course, I have to justify all this time away from the shop. So, I made a deal...with myself. The I am a relaxed and fun person to be around me promised the I own a yarn shop and need to get ready for Fall me that we'd get to work on all new displays. I have even made some progress this week:
This is a very simple block patterned baby blanket.
I chose Trendsetter's Merino 8. It is machine washable. It is 100% merino and it feels lovely. Don't be fooled by the markers. The pattern repeat is easy and you really do not need them. They are a tactical measure on my part. Inserting notions of this type ensures my summer knitting project is now margarita proof.
Just picture it ~ Me, my knitting, and all those summer parties. I can catch up with friends, trade in my stir stick for a straw sip a cool beverage and never miss a pattern repeat.
My time in the sun has also given me the gift of perspective. Our beaded scarf class this Spring was so popular. However, we underestimated the effect of adding one more variable into the learning equation. Beads. Yeah. Well, I learned not all beads are created equal. I learned inserting pretty, shiny things slows e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g down. And I learned that stepping into a bead store can bring about almost as much trouble as walking into a yarn store.
Even though I said "no more beads" , a strange thing happened when I visited the bead store last month. As I stood there scooping up beads for the very last beaded scarf class, I found myself buying extras. Just in case.
Then Sunday, I pulled out a skein of Panda Silk and did this:
Here is a close up:
Okay - so it is a beaded scarf, but in my defense this pattern is easy. Predictable actually. And for whatever reason, that made things seem easier. Faster. Or maybe I just went into this project having made peace with my 1.4m crochet hook. Whatever - a deal is a deal and I am going to have lots of cool things ready for Fall.
And with "deals" on my mind, I walked into the family room tonight. Being home more, I actually watch TV, listen to the news. This evening, I heard the news about Al and Tipper Gore splitting up. It made me sad. After being together all those years. I made the mistake of letting out a sad sigh in front of Liv.
Liv: "What is wrong?"
Me: "Oh, I just am sad about the Gores. You just wonder why..."
Liv: "I don't know...well, maybe she doesn't believe.
Me: "Believe in marriage?"
Liv: "Heck no. In global warming."
Me: "What?"
Liv: "Well, Mom, not everyone does. I mean saving the Polar Bears is big stuff, but not everyone agrees."
Me:" Liv..."
Liv: "Hey I'm just saying if Tipper doesn't buy into the whole global warm up thing. Well, I gotta believe that would be a deal breaker."
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