the first week of summer
well i have one week of summer under my belt. and i must say that it was a good one.
the week that i spent with my daughter and little grandson in michigan was great. we went to the beach twice. i have tan-lines to prove it. and went to two sessions of our pottery lessons. that was great. we are not "potters" yet but we learned so much. the studio is located on a hobby farm and the owner has peacocks, lots of different types of chickens, roosters and turkeys. also horses, ducks, cats, and dogs.
we had some knitting time too. my daughter got her knit picks yarn.she started Lucky Clover from stitch and bitch nation (many times!), but i think she is well on her way now. and i'm struggling through one of the IK summer 2005 staff shrugs.... still, i've had to do some ripping. i'm having difficulty with the sleeve chart working out. and i have little faith that the pattern will come out "right" in the end. not sure why, just have this "feeling". but i will continue on till the end. i'm using the knit picks Andean Silk yarn, in cinnamon color, instead of the mohair that it calls for. the gauge is the same and i like the drape of this yarn. i should have some knitting time tonight. so we will see.
today i worked on flower beds and in the yard until i could take the heat no more. DH did a great job of picking strawberries and watering while i was gone all week. but there was lots of weeding and dead-heading to do. then i worked inside on laundry, bedding, blog reading. missed a lot of reading over this week.
was a great week. but good to be home.
