The weekend is so far away

 

 Tuesday

 Steve has another new member orientation to participate in tonight. (Yay! I don't have to make dinner!). And I have live streaming of Randee tonight to view. I haven't crocheted in a while. That bead tapestry is not going to weave itself.

 

 My brain has been playing around with the new scifi story that's bouncing around my brain. I thought my main character was one way .... and now she's not. She's the focus so I can't rush this. I like the way this is developing.

 

And I have a name. It's a unique first name. I've not found it on any of the online baby names sites. 

Vrai Jaroka

 And see? It just developed right there. I had a different first name there a moment ago. I like this one even better.

 

 Ok, that's it for now.

Have a good day

 

 

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster 

Trying to fit in

Monday

 

The weekend was fine. I went to beading group on Saturday. It was just four of us. Then I went to dinner at The Montana Club. I had a Reuben sandwich. Meh. I've had better but it was ok. 

 

 Steve apparently has an orientation at the gun club to participate in tonight. We were only going to have leftovers so that's ok. I don't know what I'll be doing. I didn't crochet over the weekend. I only beaded at beading group.

 

 I did start a re-read and an actual paper book. In my neighborhood, there's a Little Library. And the owner has had some paperbacks of the China Bayles. I'm currently re-reading ROSEMARY REMEMBERED by Susan Wittig Albert. 4th of 27 in series featuring China Bayles, an herbalist and former attorney, in Pecan Springs, Texas.

 

 China's herb shop in Pecan Springs wasn't a big business, but it kept her busy. So she brought her taxes to Rosemary Robbins, an accountant who reminded China a bit of her former self—preoccupied, distracted, maybe a bit overstressed. Still, Rosemary always seemed pleasant, and China wished she could get to know her better. Now, though, the chance is gone. Driving out to Rosemary's house on an errand, China discovers her accountant has been murdered. With one abusive ex-husband and plenty of former clients in the picture, there's no shortage of suspects. And with a vengeful ex-convict on the loose, there's plenty for China to worry about. And as the evidence unfolds, she's more determined than ever to make the killer pay...

 Published 1995; 304 pages. I probably read it when it came out in 1995. I stopped the series somewhere in the middle I think. The thing that is bothering me about this book is SO MUCH of her insistence on China's "women's lib". OMG. Enough already. What women's lib, to me, never saw was that it really was about women being empowered. And empowered women can be independent AND have relationships and do things with/for others. What I like about the books in general -- just so I will balance out my reaction -- is the info on herbs and her world building as an author. So why am I re-reading it? Because it's there.

 Have a good day

 

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

Me, looking at the weekend

 TGIF

 

This weekend I'll be going to bead group at the coffee shop and then meet with them for dinner tomorrow night. 

 

 I haven't been reading much so no change there. I've got about five inches of crochet on the blanket I'm doing. I haven't made any jewelry. I haven't worked on the beaded tapestry.

 

Otherwise, it will be the usual.

 

 Have a good weekend

 

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

Burying my head in positive thinking

 Thursday

 

 I've got to keep moving so this is just to say hello. Everything is doing okay. Nothing going on except the usual. I'll see you tomorrow.

 

 

Have a good day

 

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

Slogging along

 Wednesday

 

 Steve has the gun range tonight. I will continue to crochet I think. I'm off to a better start on the sides now that I started over.

 

I decided not to bring the boys to work today since Coda's staples are all out and a bandaid is on his little corner bit while I'm gone so he'll leave it alone. I think we're all happier. 

 I went home at lunch and they were both fine.

 That's about it.

 

 Have a good day

 

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster 

I"m here, aren't I?

 Tuesday

 

Coda had another follow up visit this morning. The vet took all the staples/sutures out. HOWEVER, apparently Coda started licking the open spot over night last night while I was sleeping so it's red and inflamed and it wasn't that way when I turned out the light. SO now he has to wear the cone of shame at night because I have to sleep sometime. Otherwise, he is always with me.  

 

 And they are continuing his antibiotics for another week.

 Steve has a board meeting tonight. I'm going to be starting over my crochet blanket. I was doing the ends wrong which was resulting in fewer chains each time. It's a forgiving pattern for a beginner and very forgiving yarn but my mistake is such that it has to be that I do a do-over.

 

But I got good practice in, right? Right.

 I just realized I have Curse of Oak Island to watch and that I missed it last week. AND I have Randee's live streaming of the found objects random winner tonight at the same time. And then May's found objects will be available to get.

We just keep plugging along....

 

Have a good day

 

Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster

It's ok. I've got Teddy on my side.

 

 Monday

 

April Found Objects challenge ends tonight. Here's my final submissions:

 

 

 

I actually had a rather craftsy kind of weekend. On Saturday I went to beading group at the coffee shop. I was so tired but I went and ultimately worked on my bead tapestry. I'm on row maybe 23 of 316. 

Keep in mind it's 76 beads across. Ultimately it will be 8' x 11'. And I made the last found objects necklace yesterday. 

And I've been trying to teach myself either crocheting or knitting for about four decades now. I never stuck with it because maybe it frustrated me. I don't know. I'm not a finisher. Or I used to be more of non-finisher. I got the urge to crochet again. And maybe it's a combination of understanding the yarn path now because of the bead weaving I've been doing for the past three years and maybe I found a good video that makes it more understandable. I started a crochet blanket yesterday and I'm enjoying it.

 

 In fact, I brought it with me to maybe work on at lunch. 

Coda is doing ok. The boys are coming to work this week until his stitches are out next Monday. I'm protecting the bottom corner with a really large bandaid. It seems to be doing the job that I need it to -- keeping it clean when Coda plunks down.

Tonight we have Street Outlaws to watch. I've got cube steaks going in the crockpot. I'm thinking sandwiches and fries for dinner. 

 

 The name of the game this week is not to internalize the stress. Let the stress flow away...

 

 

Have a good day

 

 Much love,

PK the Bookeemonster