BOOKS, HOOKS AND YARN

The severe weather threat and with it the hot and humid weather has moved on for now. Should be able to open the windows today and get some fresh air back in the house. With the rain we got will need to use the lawn mower again in the next week.   Waiting for family and friends to check in who were close to the severe storms on Thursday. So many are out of power from the high winds that went through. Not sure yet if there were tornados.  The things I had to do outside the house I managed to get done between storms and not get wet. Also that meant the car was in the garage in case any hail happened. No hail happened, thankfully.   I had this yarn in the bag for adult hats. Then when I got to it I decided because the yarn itself was so soft it would be better for infant size hats.  I managed to get five hats!     Happy Weekend!

Summer is here. Going to be hot and humid for the next few days with the strong possibility of strong to severe storms. I don't have to be anywhere important, so can keep the car in the garage and way from any hail. I may need to turn on the air conditioning in the house too. I don't do well in high humidity and outside is terrible right now.  We did get a little bit of rain over the weekend, but the grass is not starting to grow. So I can ignore needing to mow the grass for another week. Sort of on an every two week schedule at this point, sort of what I would expect for mid-August.   Did trivia with the gang on Monday. Seven total teams and we ended up in 4th place with a score that is typical of what we get in the mid 60s, total points is usually 82-84. We just enjoy the evening out and visiting with each other. Over the summer we aren't playing as often anyway as we are busy with summer stuff.  The Austen Affair - Tess is an actor who scored a leading role in an ...

Warming up outside and maybe a chance of rain. Which means some time to read and crochet. Just taking life easy, as usual.  I did have my roofing contractor come over to look at the roof. While we had hail storms in April the hail was very small. He said the roof looked fine with no issues. It is just 11 months since it was installed.  Foot feeling OK after Dobby scratched it. I just rub lotion into the skin to keep it moist and not have the scab crack and bleed. So far he has avoided trying to get in the shower with me. Although I heard him the other day flopping on the rug. Seems he had a small nip fish that he was playing with. I need to give him a fresh nip nanner one of these days! The first batch of hats made. Starting with the yarn that I have the most of I made what I could of hats that should fit an adult. I managed to get twenty hats done from what I had leftover. Not bad! Dobby doing his inspections, I think he approves.     Happy Weekend!

Our dry weather continues, and most of my lawn is crunchy. I did even off the bits where it was growing the past few days. That should keep things looking decent for the next 10-14 days. I saw one property where they were watering? Why, then you have to mow. Grass goes dormant during periods like this and will perk up again when we do get rain. My yard is not a golf course.  Dobby managed to give a a large scratch on my foot. He jumped in the shower as I was trying to get out. Lost his balance and in jumping out got my foot. Just a scratch, long, ugly, but it will heal. No pictures here.  Otherwise just watching baseball games, reading and generally taking it easy.   The Reading List - a list of eight books found in another book. Someone lost their reading list? But it is a list that makes its way through the community and brings people together through their love of reading and stories.  6:40 to Montreal - Agatha is an author and is working on her second book....