wow. so i haven't posted since may 14th. sometimes i get so distracted and unmotivated. i'll catch up, however. i have plenty of photos to show off, and much has happened. i made lemon curd (san said it was easy, and she was partially right!) and an angel food cake; met korrina at the dentist on morgana's birthday (such a fun way to spend a birthday); began the new penderwick's book by jeanne birdsall (i think we've waited three years for that one!); took several walks by the river; helped my friend with her theatre costumes; been to a reading of lou reed's poetry by laurie anderson and anne waldman and several others at the main branch of the library; attempted to negotiate chanda's summer intensive arrangements (one of the organizations is not responding) and possible plans for next year (more on that to come); and and last (but not least), finally finished my pebble beach shawl (as can be seen above). i've also been trying to get a letter from our apartment complex's office outlining the construction plans in an apartment adjacent to me (they've been hammering away for three weeks now . . i don't know why it's so difficult to give us information about the work being done and how long it will last). on a really positive note, the weather has been incredibly beautiful: mid 60's in the evenings and mornings, and mid to upper 70's during the day (with sunshine).
morning earl grey tea . .
korrina supplied the trim from an extra skein of stonehedge fiber crazy loaf. i love how it looks.
it's a good sized shawl, and much too warm to wear these days. oh well . . something to look forward to for when it finally gets cool again.
Happy birthday to Morgana! We opened presents with Flora today because we could not do it on Tuesday. Why is the shawl called "pebble beach"? It is beautiful and looks warm. I think it is always hard to find out about projects like construction. I think they must be planning to do something on our street because we have had several workmen in our yard measuring the height of several cables. There are also mysterious signs on the road. It was almost hot here yesterday, but the nights are still cold. Charlotte finished her physics course today. She will take one more course later this summer, but it is online, with Peter :). That will take care of her government NYS requirement and will be a 200 level course, which always looks good on transcripts. We will still have to finish odds and ends with her.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eva. Flora's actual day was so busy (!),but I'm sure you had a wonderful celebration yesterday. Yes, it does sound like you have some construction-type working brewing. I hope it's simple and quick. Did Charlotte enjoy her Physics work? I think you are doing well tying up her odds and ends :) My nephew teaches online courses also. I think it will be the wave of the future. I guess it's already the wave of now!
DeleteWhy is the shawl pebble beach .. maybe it reminded the woman of a pebble beach? I find that all the latest pattern names are either named after places that inspired the design, or a state of mind . . or the weather! (One design that Korrina knitted was titled: Waiting for Rain). I think it's all very subjective :)
DeleteShe had a wonderful day, we also went to the library book sale and she found some old books. She adores old books, even though she cannot read most of them. Charlotte liked the class. I was only "physics of music." The professor is a friend of ours, another homeschooling father. His wife leads the co-op. She also knew some of the other students, so that was nice. The online class will be different, but she can always ask the professor in person :). Peter is no fan of these classes. There is too much plagiarism and dishonest work going on. Also, many students signing up are not very good students. But they do bring in some income.
DeleteVery funny, those pattern names. They sound more like titles of poems.
We will go and buy leotards for the ballet performance now. We need to drive to Buffalo for that, sigh. It will be a long day. Some of the girls just left to go to the annual flea market.
It is our American 22nd wedding anniversary today. Time does fly.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Happy Anniversary! Even though it's a long drive and a long day, at least it's fun buying ballet clothes . . ? (I always enjoy buying ballet clothes! Do you?)
DeleteWell, to be honest, I do not like buying them. With so many different body types in our family, nothing seems to fit and there are always tears.
DeleteThat's hard :( and stressful.
DeleteI think these leotards are just made for one type. I don't want my children to feel bad about their bodies, but a trip to these stores does not help to have a positive body image.
DeleteAh, I'm sorry. I can relate . . dancing and body types can be very difficult, especially these days with Instagram where dancers are constantly putting up pics of themselves. Too often it's not about how a person moves, but only about how they look.
DeleteBeautiful shawl, I love the colours and it really suits you 😀 Did the eggs curdle when you added them? I haven't had that happen to me yet but I have heard it can be a problem. Looking forward to hearing about Chanda's forthcoming plans. Love to all xx
ReplyDeleteHello San, no the eggs did not curdle, thankfully. I found a good website for the recipe that had detailed instructions. I read on Eva's comments that you were so ill. I'm glad you're feeling better now. You're always in my thoughts! xoxoxo
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