I actually finished these Very Red Socks a little while ago, but didn’t get around to giving them their moment in front of the camera until today. Definitely bright!
Earlier this month I heard chirping and discovered these little guys in the shop office. The big sliding shop doors don’t close very tightly, so [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 30, 2009
FO!
June 27, 2009
It’s Too Darn Hot!
Not original, but definitely the theme song for the week! It’s been in the upper 90’s for way too many days, and got into the 3-digit range today – ugh!
In spite of the heat, we’ve had construction activity, which is encouraging. They poured the basement walkout this week, and now we’re [...]
June 23, 2009
Action!
While this isn’t the most decorative yard ornament ever, it’s a welcome sight because it means there’s actual construction progress being made The incessant rain has been replaced with a heat wave—high 90’s all week, which makes me very thankful that my work is done inside. The guys have been here the past [...]
June 20, 2009
You just never know …
what you’ll see at Ted Drewes Frozen Custard on a Saturday! Usually it’s limos and wedding parties, but today they were shooting a commercial for a local bank. The nice young man who got stuck directing traffic in the parking lot said they’d been shooting for a good chunk of the day, and he had [...]
June 17, 2009
Home …
My trip to Columbus on Thursday was way longer than planned – due, we heard, to not just 1 but 2 storms in Texas that shut the airport down, so absolutely everything (at least on Southwest Air) was running mega-late. I spent a lot of time in both the St. Louis and Chicago/Midway airports; instead [...]
June 8, 2009
More …
More rain, that is. It keeps on raining just often enough to keep the construction project completely shut down, as the next stage involves more dirt work – sheesh! (/whine)
On a cheerier note, I liked the colors of the heuchera (coral bells), geranium and Japanese painted fern together. Maybe there’s a colorway there?
I’m heading to [...]
June 5, 2009
Raindrops …
This Solomon’s Seal is a volunteer that came up by the corner of the house. I loved the way the raindrops beaded up on the leaves, and it has very attractive flowers, which will give way to dark blue berries later in the year.
Lots of knitting, almost entirely for an uncomfortably close deadline. It’s mostly [...]
June 2, 2009
Some thyme …
There was a definite wiggle in the patch of thyme – the cause turned out to be this small toad who was hanging around the back porch. He’s a very welcome addition to the local bug patrol, but I do hope he doesn’t run into the speckled king snake who’s lived under there in the [...]
