Catching Up

February 22, 2008

Thanks for the invite, Nick and Janet. I wouldn't miss it for the world.

I finished "Love in the Time of Cholera". What an excellent book. The story

itself is intriguing and additionally he is an excellent, excellent author. I love how he uses words. There are so many words in the book that I have never

even seen before but he uses them so that the reader definitely knows what the word means.

Having finished "Cholera" I could now start "Water for Elephants." It was my turn to select a book for the book chat. Normally I would choose a book that I had already read but this time I threw caution to the wind. Not too sure that was such a good idea. It is pretty rough and lewd but I am sure that the circus world is a pretty rough and lewd world.



Happy, happy first birthday, Meghan and Elizabeth. Hope you enjoy your new sweaters.

The life sweater is coming along also. Actually quite a bit more than this is done but I haven't taken a picture lately. Both of the shoulder "saddles" are finished. The saddles extend from the bottom of the crew neck colloar to the top of the arm. With both saddles done it now gets more complicated as I have to pick up stitches along the sides of the saddles and then start the front and back of the sweater.

Today I was able to spit out a tissue box "cozy" that the City Island Theater Group will use as a

prop for their production of "Steel Magnolias" which opens next Friday night.

I have also made a few more squares for the afghan

that I am making out of odds and ends of yarn. If I used all of the odds and ends that are in this house, this pile would be to the ceiling. What is it about yarn anyway? I think it grows at night, when no one is looking. There always just seems to be more and more in this house.

Yesterday was my birthday. I found myself wearing cranky pants as it got closer and closer. Normally I don't think much about age, it is just a number, blah, blah, blah. But I guess when it is right in your face it is a little more daunting. But as the day progressed and I talked to people I was in an excellent mood by the time I went out to dinner with Nick and Liz. It was just such a nice night and it was all about being with them. So much fun. We introduced Nick to the casino in Yonkers and it was pretty funny to watch him win. A good time was had by all. Thanks, Liz, for the beautiful flowers.

I have so many pictures of these flowers because the color is so deep and beautiful. A wonderful contrast to outdoors today where everything seems to be shades of black and white.