Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware

I decided to try the new Happy Harry’s for a prescription and looked around the place while I was there.  I bought shampoo, conditioner and hand cream in the store brand that actually said “not tested on animals”.  I think I am going to like this store.  I should have looked for deodorant, but I was so excited with all that I found that I forgot all about  it.  Another senior moment.

The quilt back is coming along.  I have several four inch strips that I am sew to the panels I made.  I think I will also sew a row down the middle.  Maybe I will get to quilting it next week.  I worked on the socks, too.  One inch to go and I will be weaving in the ends.  Then I can start on the Scottish Sanquhar gloves.  I can’t decide on which two colors to use.  What do you think?

black and pink or purple and lilac

Some days I can’t seem to get anything done.  Today was definitely one of them.  I really should have made some phone calls.  Things need to be straightened out.  But I didn’t.  I did some emailing and got some.  That part was fun, but I had real work to do.  It never happened.  Instead, I started digging through yarn.  I don’t need to do this until October and I didn’t find what I wanted anyway.  I found something else, though.  After knitting a few rows on the socks I took the other yarn and ran it through the ball winder.  Stupid.  Those socks are almost done. 

Bedtime

Kevin 14

I can’t call him that anymore.  It was fun when he was little, but now he is 14.  Gad.  My grandson in 14 years old.  No wonder I need false teeth.   I added this picture the next day.  He gets his good looks from his Mother.

Kevin was at Boy Scout camp this past week.  It’s about 15 miles from here and Jenn had to work this morning, so we picked him up.  I opened the back of the van so he could put his stuff in and asked if he had his blue cards.  He needs them to get his badges.  “Yes.  I got my blue cards” he said in the typical monotone of a teenager.  Jenn told me about three times this past week to ask him.  I even told Doug in case I forgot.  I got a call around 10PM.  Kevin couldn’t find his blue cards.  Could I look around?  He had gotten his duffle bag out to get a shower while here and knew the envelope was in the bag at that time.  I opened the back of the van and there it was.  It’s nice to know he is carrying on in his mother’s footsteps.

I took a few pictures of Kevin this afternoon using my new camera.  I haven’t downloaded them yet.  I need to install the software.  I read some of the manual and started playing around with it.  Today was a nice sunny day, a good day for taking pictures.  I am surprised at how light this one is.  It’s easier to hold so I may try taking it down to the horse farm with me.  I think I got some nice pictures of the cats.  I don’t think Gus likes to get his taken.  He keeps showing me his butt or he sticks his nose on the camera and I am pretty tired of dog nose pictures.

I made Chocolate Banana Cake this afternoon.  It was in joyofbaking. com.  I had two bananas that I knew were not going to be eaten and I all ready have three in the freezer.  I wanted to try something different.  The cake is unbelievably good.  The frosting consists of bittersweet chocolate, heavy cream and butter and is also delicious.  It goes in a 9X13 pan which I prefer to layer cakes except Raisin Walnut Spice Cake.  I got out a 9X9 pan and froze half of it.  I know we’ll never get all that eaten before we get sick of it.

I did some sewing while the cakes was cooking.  I am making four of these, but I haven’t decided what to do next.  I gave Jenn the camera case.  She REALLY liked it.

quilt back

The antibiotics have kicked in so I’m spending a lot of time on the toilet.  Oh, well.  It beats getting an infection.  The last infection took four different drugs and nearly two months to get rid of it.  I’m a bit tired so not much got done today.  I was thinking about some place mats.  I saw some with flowers that held napkins in little pots.  I got most of the fabric out, but that’s as far as it got. 

blue sock

I finished the heel on the second blue sock.  I don’t guess anybody but one has anything they would like to trade for the pair.  I will even include the rest of the yarn and something else to be determined at a later date.

I am glad, but I’m drooling and the blood leaks out of my mouth when I least expect it.  I’m hungry, but there is no reason to eat when it just falls out.  That’s what happens when you can’t feel your tongue or lips.  I’m tired, but not sleepy.  I guess I’ll watch TV.

It’s hotter again today.  We didn’t do much.  Win wanted a pouch for his PSP with two pockets for the games.  I made a pattern and a prototype.  He picked out one of my new Loralie cat fabrics for the outside.  The lining will be different and fusible fleece will be in the middle for padding.  I’ll take a picture when it’s finished.  I also worked on my quilt back.  I hope it turns out all right.  Here’s Zip sleeping under the fan.

And busier this evening.  I really don’t have time to do this today.  It is definitely one of those days when I wish I had never said that I would blog everyday.