Summer Winding Down

So, recently, it was my mom's 80th birthday.  We had a party for her.  Luckily, the weather was nice so people could be inside or outside depending on their preference.  We got her roses.

Been really tired today.  Did some laundry.  Our dryer broke, so my brother strung up a line in the garage.  I'm drying my stuff on the shower rod in my bathroom.  I watched Season 3:  Disc 1 of Project Runway this afternoon, the first two episodes.  Looks like there are a lot of egos this particular season. 

I started journaling in a journal, with colored pens, photos and collage.  I'm doing regular journaling, plus using prompts from two journaling books.  My practices are 1. to note the weather and temperature every day, plus any nature observations and 2. to draw a Tarot card daily and write it down plus the interpretation and if it relates to my life that day.  So far I love doing this journal!  It's my creative outlet for the moment, since I can't seem to buckle down to do crafts and writing right now.

Grad School news:  we are getting a new school catalog at the end of August and there will be some new programs and degrees.  I'm thinking I might switch programs, if allowed.  We'll see!  I'm not starting up again until Fall Semester, not sure the date that starts yet.

Critics

We (me and my family) are talking about restaurant reviews on Yelp and memorable meals, both good and bad.  We are talking about stores now.  My brother has had a few drinks and is very talkative.  This is unusual, not the talkative, but the drinks.  He drinks beer once in awhile, but that's it. 

Mom is trying to read now.  Good luck with that, Mom!

I fixed the barbeque chicken for dinner tonight.  It turned out good.  We had baked beans, coleslaw and stuffing.

I've been doing a 5 day "boot camp" for writers on Facebook.  It's really exciting, but I didn't write tonight.  Too much going on around the house.  Too much talking.  I guess I'd like a Friday night off, even if I'm not going out or anything.

My friend, J., decided not to go to the county fair with me tomorrow.  That's OK by me.  I'm a little disappointed.  I just wanted to get out of town for awhile.  She's just going to come over to visit.  I'll show her the new fabric I got in the mail and what I'm doing with embroidering my white summer jacket.  I won't finish it this summer, that's OK, just started it.

I have a headache tonight, plus I was very gassy all day, to the point of being uncomfortable.  Just burping and farting, not fit for human consumption.  :)  So, not the greatest day.  My friend K. has a cold and got food poisoning.  She sent me an email, but didn't reply to my reply.  I hope she's OK.

All for now.  AW

Early August

I had a party last week, but the guests of honor couldn't make it, M. had a sciatica attack, and E. took her to the ER.  J. and her boyfriend, W., showed up though.  I made chicken tacos for dinner and we had chips for an appetizer and pineapple cake for dessert.  It went well.

Then, the other day, we went over to the next lot for hamburgers, hot dogs, cake and pie with J. and S. our Canadian sometime-neighbors.  They bring their motor home down a few times a year to O.S.  That also went very well.

I haven't been doing much crafting lately, although I have been writing some.  I ordered 6 yards of batik (3 different ones) from Marshall Dry Goods.  I would like to make a couple skirts from my two favorite ones.  Here's one of the fabrics:

I've been making soup out of a soup cookbook;  this is my 10% project.  I'm making 10% of the recipes which works out to be about 18 recipes.  I only have four or five left to make.  I'll probably have to buy the ingredients for the next soup recipe.  Here is the cookbook I'm working from:

August is traditionally my play month, so I'm hoping to have fun this month.  We'll see!  I have writing goals this month, so there's going to be work involved too.

All for now!  AW