Thurs, May 8th 2008

It is a rainy
morning here in tumbleweed land. Eric bagged up the final 9 sacks of tumbleweeds yesterday; and I swept, so the rain should keep the dust down and make it green. My things to do list is long but not urgent. I am tempted to curl up with the new Reader's Digest and my tea.

Here are a couple pix of the hat and mitts I made to match last week's scarf. This is my first pair of fingerless gloves. The yarn is very soft and they are quite comfortable. This set is slated to be gifted away this Saturday-- but I hope to make another pair for myself soon. Each glove took about 2.5 hours. My project for the next couple days will be to add a couple inches on Nicole's coral shirt so she can wear it to work. She has clinical rotations starting in Duluth in 2 weeks!

Marty and Sally appeared to have spent a great week in Yosemite Natn'l Park. Both of them look small next to the giant redwoods. WJ sends a picture of himself in a motorcycle race-- looking a little like Darth Vader. I showed it to the ER staff at work. No one believed it was my kid (except maybe Sherry) They all thought I was adopting some professional stunt rider as my kid.

The tumbleweeds attracted a wide range of birds to my yard this week. They have been carrying off beaks full of straw and gorging on the seeds. The morning music is also very interesting-- wish I knew more about songbirds. Enough rambling. Have a great week, Noanie