It Didn't Take Long

Once I filled the feeders, it didn't take long for the first Sparrow to land on the suet nuggets and have a little snack. That's always the first feeder to be investigated. One little Sparrow discovered the ring of crumbs that falls out of the feeder onto the patio table when I fill it but it didn't stay long enough to have a photo op. While I was out filling the feeders I heard a Red-tailed Hawk, looked up, and there it was circling around overhead. It didn't stick around for a picture but it was nice to see it.

 

The Jello jag continues. For the next few days it'll be orange Jello. After that I have a box of lime and one of lemon to mix together. Ooh, fancy! I sometimes forget how tasty and refreshing and fun a bowl of the jiggly stuff is. I also think the brand name Jello tastes better than the store brand, especially the lime flavor.

 

I got a call this morning from the owner of OtherWorlds Books & More in Sturgeon Bay. They need more books! All right, I'm happy to oblige. So I made sure that my gas tank is full and bagged up the stack of books they need, and I'll be driving up probably tomorrow to deliver them. 

 

Here's the last of the yellow day lilies. Lily season is almost over. The dark pink ones have finished. So have the yellow and rust ones. The old fashioned orange ones and the rust & yellow ones are wrapping up.

 

After yesterday's crocheting extravaganza with LC, I went on Amazon and ordered a bunch of safety eyes so she has enough to make as many little tater tot monsters as she wants. She texted me today that she made one all by herself from start to finish. And she even managed to deal with the yarn breaking in mid-project. There was a little texting instruction and encouragement from me but she did it!

 

Tonight at Friday Night Knitting I worked on the Llama Boyfriend Hat. I added another inch and got the crown decreases started. I knitted up the ball I started with and another leftover ball before digging into the last full wound up ball in the bag. Naturally I'll have a bunch left over but not enough to knit another hat with. I've got more of the same yarn in other colors. Maybe I'll wind it up and make a striped or color blocked hat.

 

I've made up my mind that I'm just not interested enough in Barbra Streisand's life story to listen to it for 48 hours. I'll return the audiobook and move on. That's more of a commitment than I'm prepared to make.

I got to pick OJ up from camp this afternoon and then measure him for a tuxedo for a cousin's wedding next month. He'll look adorable in a tux but I can't imagine the expense of having a custom tux made for a 9 year old. He'll probably outgrow it before the vows are exchanged!

I didn't write today and I didn't draw either. I did fold a basket of laundry and put it away. And I put fresh towels out in the bathroom. Oh, and I filled the bird feeders too. So I wasn't a complete slug today. 

--Barbara