Happy May!

May so far has been pretty uneventful- except for the surprise visit I paid my Mom for Mother’s day weekend. She nearly ran over the curb pulling into the drive way. Little did she know that Dad and I were in cahoots ( I love that word, and even more so when I actually get to use it in a sentence!) to have me come that weekend. We had a lovely time, Mom took the day off to tool around town with me. She purchased an amazing new Persian rug for the entry way in the house. It’s amazing. It’s beautiful. She blames me for her spending the money. Hey! Don’t shoot the yay-sayer!

The rest of the visit was great- I got to see my friend Tamar, who I haven’t seen since I moved to Seattle. Her garden is amazing- she has done a tremendous amount of work and has the prettiest lettuce already growing. I can’t wait for her to send me pictures when everything is in full bloom. She has so many fruit and veggie plants, it will be a cornucopia when all is said and done. I took a picture of her lettuce, specifically to put up here, but unfortunately, it was better in person, and thus deleted from my camera. I’m thinking of maybe going back to LA in August (hello heat, yuck!) for a fiber and bead festival, so maybe I can get some better pictures by then.

I also got to see Payal and her two girls. I got to help with the Kayla's bath portion of the visit and got this great shot. I love her little smile. I miss them terribly but can’t wait to visit them in Hawaii as well! Aloha! (Hi Payal, miss you!)



I finished knitting the baby blanket I have been working on for the past 2 months. Yay! I just need to put the satin edging on, with the help of a friend who has a sewing machine. It is beautiful. It’s soft and snuggly. Pictures to follow once it’s done… and also working on making a stuffed dragon, cuz, you know, I'm like that. I'm doing it in a brick red color for the body, and a lime green for the tummy and spines. I hope mine comes out as well as the picture!

Oh! And I nearly forgot- I went out to dinner with my new found friend Matt, and we got to talking about an oil painting he purchased for $25 at the local thrift store down the street from his apartment. He did some research, and lo and behold, that painting is worth $4000!! Holy crap! I actually know a real life person who could go to the Antiques Roadshow and have that stunned and shocked look on his face when the auction house person tells him he did good on a $25 investment!! Whoohooo! That is QUITE exciting. (yes, hi, I am 90-trillion years old, such things excite me).

And, lastly, my birthday is in two weeks. The big 35. Don’t know what my plans are, as it’s a Thursday, but I will be celebrating somehow. Eventually this year I would like to do a spa/wine tasting trip to Napa, where I can see all my friends and do the wine thing. But, alas, that dream is for when I am earning more money than my current contract position at Ginormo Software Company is willing to pay. Keep your fingers crossed that something comes along so I can have some fun!