Unraveled Wednesday

Hello All,

 

Joining Kat et al once again for Unraveled Wednesday.  But, before we get into Wednesday, let me back up and say what a great day Tuesday was!

 

It started off with no work because ooopppsss, no computer.  I ended up having a “me” day.  I spent the early morning hours knitting and having coffee, then headed out for a mammogram (that was not the great part – lol – but I consider it a mandatory appointment each and every year).  I must say they are getting better at scheduling these things – almost no wait time for me!!  When I got home, Fletch and I ran out to do an errand.  On our way home we drove through Norristown which is not the nicest area.  We noticed tons of news vans – CNN, NBC, ABC, etc. and then remembered this is where the Bill Cosby trial is going on.  Lots of folks milling around the courthouse as well.

 

And then the afternoon…I had a pedicure (I can’t even remember the last time I had one) and then had my hair cut (just trimmed…nothing major).  A new thrift shop – more upscale – just opened next door to where I had my hair cut, so I peeked in there.  I didn’t end up buying anything, but saw lots of nice stuff – a lot of clothes from Loft, Michael Kors bags for $45, Coach bags around $35, etc.  They also had a lot of Vera Bradley bags and I thought one of those would make a great large knitting project bag.  And they were only $14 - $18!!  Everything was spotless and in perfect condition.  Many items still had original tags on them (i.e., Loft pants with a tag of $80 or $89 were selling for $12!!).

 

Later I sat on the patio with Fletch sipping wine.  We spotted our first hummingbird of the season – it was drinking from the feeder we have hanging on our clothesline.  And, perfect timing, new flowers have emerged.  First, our trumpet vine has started to bloom:

 

 

The hummingbirds love the trumpet flowers.

 

And our 7 Sisters Rose has started blooming as well.  This is a climbing/vine-like type of rose we have growing around the tree where our clothesline is attached.  Fletcher’s Mom gave us a cutting years and years ago from her yard, and her plant(s) came from the farm in the country where she grew up.  I love that we have a plant that was both Fletcher’s Mom’s and Grandmother’s.

 

 

After relaxing a bit I made wings for dinner – YUM! Carole  had posted about the wings she made over the weekend, so I tried that recipe.  Boy are they good!  And, there is plenty of the dry rub left.  We were thinking it would be particularly good on shrimp or fish.  I had also tried a recipe from the latest Bon Appetit for pickled beets and radishes – they were AWFUL.  Luckily I had asparagus to cook.

 

Let me tell you, I could handle having an extra day off each and every week.  It was wonderful.

 

So, on the unraveled side, there was no unraveling this week!  I did manage to get about 15 rows done on the shawl and I worked some on the cross stitch piece I shared the other day (Mary Glover).  I’m surprising myself having several projects going on.  In the past I have always been a one-project person, but now I find myself working on 3 different knitting projects (shawl, socks, twiddle mitt) and a cross stitch project.  And, I’m enjoying the variety!  Go figure.

 

I also finished “Rules of Civility” by Amor Towles which I loved.  Very different from “A Gentleman in Moscow,” but good - he writes so well.  I haven’t seen/heard of any other books by him…hoping another one comes out eventually.  And, I started another book and am about a quarter of the way through it.

 

Oh, my new computer did arrive (finally) around 10 a.m. this morning (I shouldn’t have come in at my normal time – I had nothing to do until my new machine was hooked up!).