I don't know if it was the rest or if it is the fact that I woke up to sunshine and birds chirping, but today is better. Either way, today feels like I will participate. How much remains to be seen, but I will participate. As usual, I have way too many things I want to accomplish and a finite amount of time and energy to accomplish them.
The extra oils I needed for soaping have arrived, they are currently sitting on the counter mocking me. I really want to get a few made up today, so I might chose the easiest ones and tackle those. Hubs is almost out of shaving soap and then I need to get with it on the ones that have to cure for so long.
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| a bit of brightness in the dreary |
I should go out and do some yard work, but it's supposed to be nice all weekend, so I think I will hold off for another day. The headache this mess causes is quite wonderful in magnitude and I don't really want to invite it back.
I still have a stack of quilting projects to finish and to start and Hubs and I decided to do another crafting show next month. I am also longing to make several barn quilts to hang on my backyard gates. They are so plain and barren looking, I am longing for vibrant colors and beauty. And I still haven't built the frame I want to make to try weaving rugs.
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| Do you spy my Beau, bathing in the sunshine? |
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| I love his big yawns! |
I finally finished a full bobbin of yarn the other day, sitting peacefully in the backyard with an ever changing variety of pups for company. I haven't spun a full bobbin in years. Literally. I had stopped because of the pain from my knee and fear of it returning. My sweet spinning wheel has now been thoroughly cleaned and oiled and is ready for another round. I even pulled out my niddy noddy so that I could skein it up.
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| Not bad for a refresher yarn. It's so soft. |
It's so nice when the pups have a play day with Piper. It's so good for all of them, watching them moving all around the house and the yard, circling me while I sit on the deck. I might spend time sitting in the sunshine and spinning again today, peaceful and productive.
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| Piper is right at home napping the afternoon away |
I am going to get Piper shortly and she and Belle seem to really enjoy following one another around and curling up in the sunshine together. Both of them acting for all the world like the queens they are. My Beau just plays for a bit then heads up to stretch out under a ceiling fan and relax. Hubs and I both noted that the pups seem to sleep better when Piper is here and they don't chill all day. I end up laughing when Hubs returns home and all three of them are excited to see him. It didn't take our little friend long to discover that he is the ultimate treat dealer.
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| Yup, treat dealer... |
Today we are still clinging to the wonderful mild temperatures of spring. Something we had lost for a few years. The rains, while intense and seemingly extreme, are truly the same ones we used to always have as we celebrated the April showers bringing May flowers. For the first time in years it feels like the ground is actually saturated, not just damp on the surface as the water rushes to the sewer drains. I am enjoying this spring. It feels extended and beautiful. Mild. Welcome.
I did notice there were a couple of 80° and 90° days lingering on the extended forecast for next week. I'm not sure I'm really ready for that, but I will welcome it. My gardens and grass need the sun and heat as much as the rains.
As I read back over this, my rambling thoughts always overtake me, I realize that no one will ever be able to accuse me of having idle hands, the devil can just pass on by. Idle isn't my theme, over stimulated and chaotic maybe, but never idle. I simply don't slow down well.
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| my sweet Hubs can make me smile |
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