Sewing - Now that all of the boxes are unpacked in the sewing room, I have been able to find most of my tools and have started sewing again...first up was a couple of market bags made from an old canvas laundry bag.
Self - One of the major challenges of being on your own so much is learning to take care of yourself. With S so far away, I am working on a list (yes another list) of things I want to do for ME.
Socks - I started my first pair of crocheted socks this past week. For me. I am working from this pattern.
Squash - Picked up at the farm stand down the road using aformentioned market bag...filled with lots and lots and lots of yellow squash, some for cooking this weekend, some for freezing. Yep, its that time. Time to think about what fruits and veggies I want to hord in the freezer for winter.
Strawberries - My favorite fruit and a good choice for someone who is watching their sugar intake. That is as long as you don't drown them in sugar after they are sliced.
Sailor - I guess I have a soft spot for a man in uniform.
Sushi - Love it...and I still don't think my red meat eating Daddy can wrap his head around why in the heck his daughter would want to eat raw fish....but loving on the coast with so much great, fresh seafood available...mmmm....love it.
School - Ian and Zane started school this week and it went very well even though I was finishing their registration the morning of the first day. I got them officially enrolled and the boys are adjusting to being in separate classrooms. Yesterday the teachers said during PE the boys spotted each other in their respective lines. And it was all they could do to keep them still and in their own lines until the classes were released to run. Z and I made a mad dash for each other, embraced immediately and told the other one they missed his brother so much.
Science - I was a biology major in college...love, love the sciences, and love that we live so close to the Virginia Marine Science Museum...we go at least once a week to see what they have caught in the bay that day. On Wednesday, it was lots and lots of blue crabs.
Seasons - The evenings have finally started cooling off here...a sure sign that fall is on the way. This is my favorite season here at the beach, because the water is still warm from the summer sun, and the tourists are gone leaving the beaches to us alone again.
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Apologies for the relatively boring post after all of the wonderful comments on the new rag rug in progress. I need to learn that with every season change, with every major routine change, I need to take the week off from everything else to just make my way through the process. But I think we are now full into fall. Someone, please remind me of this around November/December when I need to take the week off to allow myself time to adjust to winter. And again, I can not thank you enough for the memories you shared in the comments section below. I have read, and re-read each one of them over the past week and I am still trying to get through them all to respond. But it might take me awhile...adjusting to fall and all *wink*. Have a great weekend!
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The crochet sock pattern link is back up. Sorry about that.