Short n Sweet

Well, it was good to visit the midwest homestead but it's nice to be back in the urban jungle.

We cooked a lot of yummy food for my parents and that was nice. Quite frankly, it's hard to see the folks aging and I feel really really melancholy right now. So I'll be brief.

In the Fiber Front
I didn't get much knitting done there except for one time when my dad and I were alone in the house. I sat on the edge of the couch and worked away on my placemat while he tipped back in his chair and reminisced about his days as a CEO of a big company. He had worked his way up from plant manager and didn't have a college degree and he told me some great stories about things that happened and how he utilized his excellent people reading skills and his diplomacy to achieve the success he did and also, to build loyalty within his company and co-workers. It's nice to have a dad I can look up to and I was happy to listen and keep him busy telling me proud memories. I think the knitting helped him loosen up so he didn't feel pressure to sit and answer questions. When there was silence, there was just silence. And that was okay.

Here at Home
Bam built me a porch off of my office and it is sooooooo nice! We loaded it up with plants and it is keeping my office much cooler instead of getting over 110 every afternoon like last summer. What a guy!

Well, I will just end with a positive note to say that I found it comforting to click on everyone's blog link tonight and read up on your projects. Even though our worlds may be miles apart at times, we have a strong connecting thread through the yarn. :-)

To answer the pie question........you're right! I'm not a pie fan, but I had to try that apple pie as the crust just looked too good to pass up. I didn't eat much of it after that. Now.......had it been super crunchy chocolate chip cookies or crunchy oatmeal raisin cookies.........well, that would've been different!

Comments

[Sarah]

Hi! I love your blog and recently stumbled across a smorgasbord of free patterns that made me think of you. There are a bunch of furry things and things with holes. Anway, the link is below if you have some time on your hands and want to check it out. Just follow the links for Dritto & Revescio online.

http://www.adriafil.com/index.html?id_lingua=2

[jessica~]

Glad you had a good visit with the fam. Sorry you had to see your dad like that. Life gets tough, huh? Welcome back!