Low tide was fast approaching, so they turned to go. And their engine died. After several minutes of to-ing and fro-ing and heated conversation, they sat down. Finally, after about fifteen minutes, they managed to get it started, but just barely. They crept out of the creek and into the river. I wonder what next week will bring.
You can see how low the tide is by looking at the bulkhead. We laughed ourselves silly.
My recharger died on this thing. Doug ordered a new one, but I’ve all ready used up one battery. And I have some good pictures, too—- like the two idiots who tried to come up the creek at low tide. I’m sure they heard us laughing at them. I didn’t realize I had become so accustomed to this laptop.
You don’t see this much in the summer.
I had my annual visit to the ophthalmologist this morning. My doctor retired recently so I tried the new guy. He seems a decent sort. He was efficient.
When I was four, my brother hit me in the eye with a slingshot. We wound up at Hopkins very late at night. I remember having a drop of blood rolling around my eye. It was making my mother sick so I tilted my head whenever she was looking at me. I developed a cataract from it. I’ll have to get it removed eventually. Barf.
I was thinking about getting red frames, but I got violet instead. My insurance allows me to get a free pair every year which is good because my prescription is always changing. And I like variety.
I stopped at Mernie’s on the way home and bought fresh corn and peaches. The corn was delicious. Doug ate four ears and I had two. It is so nice to be able to eat corn on the cob again. Which reminds me. I need to see the dentist soon. Cora tried to peel a peach, but she didn’t do a very good job. I told her to stick to purring.
When I got home, I couldn’t go out because my pupils were still dilated. So I sat down and FINALLY finished writing my hat pattern. I have been so lazy this summer, it is down right embarrassing.
Hey Jupiter socks
I forgot to show you a picture of the finished product. Another great pair of socks! I’m going to have to update my heading.
And here are my opera gloves.
I know I haven’t written anything lately. Actually, there are several things that I haven’t done lately. I can’t get myself to stay inside long enough to do any of those things. I even weeded this afternoon. I have some impatiens coming up from seed. They come up every year here. It never happened at my old house. I had to plant new ones there. Most of my plants are perennials, but I like to put some pots out on the deck over the summer.
It rained for several hours this afternoon and I saw more fishing boats in the creek today than the past two months.
I had written a lot more, but two certain tiny cats ran over my laptop and deleted it. And I don’t feel like trying to put it all back in again.
She was so proud of herself, she wanted to bring it in to show everyone. We wouldn’t let her in, so she played with it for a while on the sandpile. I don’t think she ate it. Too much fur.
And now for the obligatory goose baby picture.
I managed to get about half of my flowers planted on Saturday. Yesterday, it rained, and I had knitting group. I’ve been working on my Red Bird socks. As usual, I am thoroughly enjoying these socks.
Yesterday, we went down to Jeff’s for ‘Spring is finally here. I need to buy flowers .’ I tried to be rational and keep to a plan, but it didn’t work. I picked up whatever I liked. I figure if Jeff can start it, I can keep it going. I wasn’t going to buy any hanging plants, but these two were too super to leave behind.
They may not look like much now, but wait until they are in full bloom. Doug wanted tomato plants and marigolds and he had to have one of these.
This bunch of twigs cost me nearly half of what I spent. It’s a new kind of hydrangea that he has been wanting.
Now, I’ve got to get them planted! Just seeing them makes me all fuzzy inside.
OK. That’s taken care of. Did I end that sentence with a preposition? Sorry. I worked with a woman many years ago who could rattle off prepositions in alphabetical order at will. Her third grade teacher made her memorize them and she never forgot. It was something to do when work was slow or boring or for whatever other reason you could come with. Oops. I did it again.
Query. Why is oops in my spell check, but not blog?
I don’t think that I mentioned MD Sheep & Wool. I got there Saturday morning around 8:15. I went to the women’s room, bought nasturtiums and took them back to he car. They hold them for you, but I was afraid that I would have too much to carry or I would forget them. Besides, it wasn’t far at all to my van. It pays to come early. It sprinkled in the afternoon, but not enough to warrant rain gear. I didn’t buy much, but I probably mentioned that I have enough yarn to last a lifetime. Maybe when I think I’m going to kick over, I’ll have a contest with the winner getting all my yarn and related paraphernalia.
I found some pink and gray sock yarn to go with my poncho, but lately I have been thinking about taking it apart and making it into a sweater. I never wear the stupid poncho, but the yarn is so nice that it deserves something better. I also have some pink and gray skeins in other yarns, so I’m good. I was supposed to make a scarf with them, but I never did.
I came back Tuesday afternoon, but I’ve been busy so I’m only now getting around to writing. Jenn came over Tuesday morning with John’s truck and we put stuff in it to take to the dump. Getting rid of stuff when Doug isn’t around is the best way to do it. Even so, there were a few things that Win kept that we rolled our eyes over. Like father, like son. Last night, she sent me pictures of the house. It looks like a brighter blue than it was. Guy’s guys are doing a great job. They scraped, sanded and caulked before painting.
Yesterday, I had shopping and cleaning to do. By the time evening rolled around, I was too tired to think of anything to say, so I knit and watched TV. I had gotten my sock club from Red Bird before going to Reisterstown and only did a little bit before coming home. I am only changing this one a little bit, but I don’t want to show them until they are finished. Here’s a picture of the kit for your enjoyment. Can you see that the black is actually a very dark green? I am enjoying the way the colors are changing.
I should post something on Ravelry. I get so lazy with that. I also need to work on Flickr. It has been so long since I used it and I can’t find the passwords. I keep them all in a little book, but Flickr isn’t there. I’m making myself crazy again.
Up a Creek in Lower Slower Delaware 