I have had the best birthday today! My sweet husband was my beck & call man all day, fixed a wonderful breakfast of crepes and fruit, we sat in the garden and drank champagne, fixed a delicious meal for dinner, gave me a delightful foot rub and another bottle of champagne to finish off my day. Could a girl get any luckier than me? I love my husband!

There's no place like home!

First I took my 87yo mom to Virginia to see all of her siblings. Then, one afternoon at home and left on a plane for 5 days in Dallas, TX to see our grandson, Barrett. We had a great time and went to the Ft. Worth Zoo to see the animals that are not family....LOL!

The clapotis was perfect for plane knitting and my worries about getting my needles on the plane were for naught. Although, I did get separated out at security and frisked coming and going because of my fake knee!

Wow! It has been a while since my last post. My poor laptop got sick, but is fine now, thank goodness! I went into a little withdrawal without Ravelry!

But I have been busy. My knitting is coming along nicely, my Clapoti and my first successful toe-up socks. Both are going to be my vacation knitting. I pray the airline will let me knit on the plane! More scary is the idea that they may take my needles away! Scary, very scary. I am taking a hard envelope along, stamped and addressed to myself so maybe I can mail them to myself if they won't let me take them on the plane.

Our gardens are blooming so beautifully right now. We have had way too much rain and the flowers have suffered some, but are still gorgeous.

I love my son.

He's funny, he's frustrating, he's bright, he's very intelligent, he's aggravating, he's a redneck, he's hardheaded, he's hard-working, he's gross, he's sweet, he's loving and he's my son....... and I love him like crazy. Of course, he gets all the good traits from me and the undesirable traits from his father (whom I am no longer married to, thank goodness). Aren't I bad? Anyway, as far as his connection to my knitting...he laughed at me when I told him that Tracy Ullman was a knitter and therefore, a good person. What nerve he has. I may disown him............................not!

Can I have your autograph?

I had such a wonderful time at the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival yesterday!

I met lots of lovely, sweet-faced animals.

I met Ysolda Teague.

I met Jess and Mary-Heather.

And I met Casey.

They are all just as sweet and friendly as they appear in these photos. I was so happy to meet them and tell them personally how happy I am that they gave us Ravelry.

Oh yeah! and last, but not least I bought lots of yummy yarn!

We're off to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival tomorrow!! I have been so excited, I cannot believe how excited. I am looking forward to meeting Ravelry friends and the critters. I'm taking my camera, so that I can take lots of photos.

I have been in such a funk with my knitting lately. It seems that every project I have going on is either frogged or in need of frogging! Depressing. I don't know what's going on with me. Maybe I just put too many projects on the needles and haven't devoted enough time to each to really do them well. Whatever. I'm hoping to get a jolt of enthusiasm this weekend at the festival.

The behinder I get...

I had to frog my Pomatomus because it was too small for me. Sigh......