Since I would have been #18 thought I would just start the new thread. Good morning to you all. Hope your day has started off well.
Boy, I can sure tell I have been out of the walking practice. My butt cheeks and ankles are sore. I need to get them back in shape again.
My dd says she got enough volunteers and doesn't need my help with the luncheon. I hope she wasn't miffed by what I posted. I know she peeks in here sometimes. I wasn't criticizing her, I was just saying she takes on too much sometimes with her work, her home, cub scouts, pta stuff and all. I am actually happy to help her out when she needs it. After all, what do I do all day, but clean house and knit???
Jean: I do knit as much in the summer now. With the ac going it doesn't bother me. I am almost done with my top. I do have to measure the circumference of my arm to make sure I make it long enough for the arm hole since I knit most of it on circs. I really want to get going again on the blanket. It is a bore to knit. We have Thomas's piano recital on Saturday so I plan on going then and take back the wrong yarn and get the right stuff if I find the time. Before then, I will finish both my sweaters and be done with them. From what Jack says, the city lost a suit over handicap accessible walks and has to make every corner handicap assessible. Only problem is, the idiots have torn up blocks of sidewalk corners, roped them off, but have yet to start pouring the cement and that was 3 weeks ago. I don't see why they have to do it that way then leave them. It makes it tough on those of us who walk, especially near busy streets where we have to walk in the street to get around the mess.
I am listening to a books on tape that I got yesterday while I knit, called "The Picasso Flop." It is a Vegas murder mystery written by Vince Van Patten (his dad, Dick, was the father on "8 is Enough") Vince is the media guy that does the "play by play" for the World Poker Tour on tv. The title of the book is a reference to Texas Hold 'Em poker when the first three cards dealt on the table, the "flop" are king, queen and Jack. That is called a picasso flop. I guess because the face cards resemble picasso paintings somewhat. I guess that poker players have all kinds of names for combinations like 2 eights are "snowmen," 2 fives are called a "speed limit," stuff like that. In the book, someone starts killing off poker players at a World Poker Tour tournament at the Bellagio. It is an interesting, entertaining book and I can say, "Hey, I know right where you are talking about" if they talk about some hotel, casino, restaurant or whatever!
Well, I need to gear up to go walking and get the housecleaning I want to do today. It is time to start back upstairs again.
Have a good Wednesday!
Faye