Book Club!

So our little community has started a Book Club and I am thrilled to say I am a member! Granted we are reading books that I've already read but that isn't the whole thing...it's the getting out of the house and seeing different people. And I liked these books so much it's fun to reread them.

It is held in our local restaurant at suppertime, so we push a bunch of tables together and have a meal first and then discuss the latest book. So far we have read "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn", "Water for Elephants" and now we are reading "Saving Ceecee Honeycutt". I and the young gal that used to babysit our boys pushed for this book. I'm crossing my fingers that most everyone will like it.

I wanted to tell everyone about the website www.goodreads.com last time we met but I didn't get a chance. It is a social book readers site where you can list all the books you've read, rate them and when you read them etc and also you can have friends and you can see what your friends thought of different books.

My 2nd DDIL is also an avid reader and she told me about goodreads. It's really quite helpful also...it helps me remember just what books I actually have read! ;) I guess I just told you about it....maybe next month I'll get a chance to tell everyone at the book club about it. Until then I'm happily reading and sipping ice tea!

Wishing you a very

Happy 4th of July! :D

Greetings from the middle of the night

Well, I haven't done this in a long time. It's about 2:30 am and I just can't get back to sleep.

DH had the tv going in the bedroom giving it just the right amount of light to attract the miller/moth that is in the house, which attracted the cats, who kept jumping on the bed and the headboard and the nightstand and barely missing landing on my face.

It was more than I could take and still get back to sleep.

I've tried the computer but even Solitare isn't doing it. Maybe a little reading. Or maybe I'll try the bed again. The cats are quiet now.

Wish me luck.

2nd day of summer - mostly wordless

I wish this was smell-a-blog. The lilacs are amazing this year. Please ignore the weeds.

Lazy Claus.

And even lazier Teddy.

A new toy and a bit of knitting

DH bought a new toy over the weekend. It's a 1926 Chevrolet Series V Superior. What a hoot!

It runs and we've taken it for a couple spins around town.

Before we even got it all the way home from where we bought it, someone offered to buy it from us at a stop sign. They were yelling "Is it for sale?"! DH rolled down his window and said no...they were obviously disappointed.

We think it has been repainted but with the original colors. The upholstery is original and in really excellent shape considering it's age.

The steering wheel is wooden and get this...so are the spokes on the wheels!

DH will need a hobby in a few years and I'm glad he is finding something that will occupy him and will be something for him to tinker with.

And now for the knitting. I just started the lace on the Eliina Shawl. I threw in a lifeline at the last repeat of chart 2 in case I run short of yarn. I have almost 1/2 of the yarn left but it does have a crochet bind off and that does eat up the yarn.

So far it's been a fun and extremely easy knit and it looks like the lace will not be difficult. I will be adding beads though and just haven't decided when or where to do that.

I still think it looks like strawberry ice cream!

Blooming goodness

There was weeding and planting done over the weekend. And a little picture taking.

I think this is the first time that the blue columbine has bloomed.

It doesn't really look blue to me...more of a violet...but I love it!

Apple blossoms.

I just love the delicate colors.

There are lots of blossoms and tenacious ones too. We had a fierce wind one night and they didn't blow away.

The cool damp spring must be good for them. Aren't they something?

And if this fellow does a good job and visits the neighbor's apple tree, we'll have tasty green apples later. :D

Cookie was right!

Some time ago when I first tried shopping for buttons for my Basic Chic Hoodie, I was wanting to go matchy matchy with the yarn. It was very frustrating and when I did find something that looked like a match there just weren't enough buttons in the store. :(

Cookie suggested that I not try to match but do something neutral. And she's right of course. There was no way I'd find something to match and I didn't want to settle.

And so here are the buttons I recently found.

I think they'll be good looking with my mint green sweater.

Thanks for nudging me in the right direction, Cookie! You're a sweetheart!