Entries from August 2009

August 31, 2009

August Wrapup.

How did that happen?  We were just complaining about it being August too soon, and now look.  No more white shoes. 
In the “good news” department, I have the following:

Tomatoes and cucumbers sufficient for the makings of a tomato and bread salad.  Mmm!  In addition to the very cool summer we’ve experienced here, it appears that [...]

August 18, 2009

Doing My Own Thing.

Today’s 10 on Tuesday is Ten Things You Look for in a Romantic Interest.  Well, just spend some time with my permanent romantic interest and you’ll have the answer to that, and more.
Instead I thought I’d do Ten Things I Look for in a Friend.  Friendship has been much on my mind lately.  I continue [...]

August 13, 2009

Meandering.

August is moving way too fast.  I’m having trouble keeping up. 
I heard through the grapevine that this week’s Ten on Tuesday was something about “fads we wish had never happened.”  I’m a little past it to make the whole list, but seriously.  Piercings that make others flinch to look at them?  Jeans so low cut [...]

August 7, 2009

A Few Good Things.

1.  Purple coneflowers.

2.  An unexpected night out with friends.
3.  A cup of ginger tea before bed.
4.  A four-mile run.
5.  Chocolate biscotti.
Happy Friday!  What’s on your “good thing” list?

August 3, 2009

Weekend Knitting.

I started a Baby Chalice Blanket after seeing Carole’s beautiful version. 
Mine is for a young man who will be in college soon if I don’t hurry this up.  His mother is definitely not a “baby colors” person, so I went with a nice masculine chocolate brown:

This, friends, is a dream of a knit.  The lace [...]

August 1, 2009

All the Cool Kids Are Doing It.

This is a Facebook meme, but like many other bloggers, I thought it would be more fun to use it here.
1. What time did you get up this morning?  5:22 a.m. 
2. How do you like your steak?   Medium, with a lovely red wine pan sauce and a glass of cabernet. 
3. What was the last film you saw [...]