The turquoise mohair lace scarf with the silver thread and silver beads is knitting along quite nicely. I had to start the thing over about 8 times to get everything right (needle size, how to manage the 2 strands plus beads, knit-3-together on very fuzzy yarn which is hard to do). It is going slow, however, since I can only work on it OUT OF THE HOUSE. Why? Stuart loves, loves, loves to run off with the ball of mohair. He's very persistent. He's a kitten. Need I say more?
I'm almost ready to try downward dog again. I'm feeling stronger and more secure in yoga. I stretch until serious pain sets in during yoga classes. I need to do that and it's really helping. I love my yoga classes. Seriously.
What else.... We're starting work on landscaping. By which I mean we have a signed contract with the landscaper and a place on their calendar for early next month. Can't wait to see all those grasses and agaves in the ground!
Randy's brother and his wife were here for part of the weekend. We went to a guitar concert, ate a lot, and yakked.
I shopped. I did laundry. I cleaned. My last 2 cooking attempts were flops, in my opinion. Well, they can't all be great successes. Ya gotta learn by doing. Fortunately, even the flops are still edible. So far.
I finished and reviewed (on Amazon) _The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet_ by Reif Larsen. Loved it, but it's strange.
Accompanied RDK to a winemaker fundraising dinner on Sunday. Excellent food, drink and company. Plus, I got to bring home a couple opened bottles of wine for cooking. Expensive opened bottles of wine for cooking. A rare treat.
Today I have GOT to tackle the current pile of crap on my desk. Which I did Friday, too. How does this happen?
Did I mention the Taste of Islam class? Thursday evenings for 6 weeks? Sponsered by Congregation Beth David, Mosque of the Nasreen, St. Andrew's Greek Orthodox Church, Mt. Carmel Lutherna Church, and SLO United Methodist Church. Led by Rev. Jane Voight (who must be a stand-up comic in her spare time), Dr. Stephen Lloyd-Moffett from Calpoly (a terrific lecturer), and Dr. Rushdi Abdul-Cader (who is so good looking, he gets me tongue-tied). The class is free and absolutely jam-packed with about 4-5 times the number of participants who were expected. How cool is that?
Last, but far from least, I am now an ordained priest in The Church of the Latter-Day Dude. Only because The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster doesn't seem to have an ordination program. But, Dudeism is good for me. Reminds me to not take things too seriously, which I have a tendency to do.
Okay. Back to that pile of crap.
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