Friends

Saw and heard from a number of friends this week. One friend lost her Mom a little unexpectedly. Very hard to deal with for any of us and to have a loved one abruptly taken is really tough.

Another friend was visiting from out of town, with a sib that's even further out of town. They did the Broadway weekend, Gypsy, Curtains and Candide in 3 days plus museums and...you name it. Whew! Fun but it makes me happy I don't have to do that; its all in my backyard. And I love that these two sisters made time for each other (and me!)

My son has already worn a hole in the socks I knit him recently. Had to explain the importance of washing to him. Jeez. Washable wool is great but they can be so cozy the kids don't want to take the socks off! Next time, double strands, and double heels.

What a week!

We all have those weeks. The ones that never seem to settle, the ones where we struggle to keep a toe hold on our sanity. Folks say "welcome to my life", but really, honey, every one's life is like that!

Finally finished the Omnivore's Dilemma, which was good since the library was emailing me telling me to return it. Someone else was waiting in the queue for it apparently. Wow, can't recommend it enough and it will, hopefully, make you more conscious of your food choices and the impact it has an you, the earth and your immediate society. And the library was having a sale on books so got 17 books for a whopping $9.00! Gave them a tenner and keep the change, thanks!

Finally got to torch today and work with some of the new CIM (Messy) colors. The transparents are very taffy-like and I was struggling to encase with them. Perhaps tomorrow will be able to play with some palladium. Woo hoo!

Put up 10 items for sale on Etsy so check it out in my links section.

Tomorrow is the Hook Mountain Half Marathon and Fun Run. I will once again be at the chip table and may participate in the Fun Run, just for fun.

Get out. Run around. Decompress.

Matchbox Twenty. Absolutely one of my new favorite bands. I came to them lately after skipping over about 10 years of the music industry. Luckily we never spent money on CD's, we went directly from audio cassettes to digital. Having a baby will do that.

I saw MB20 at the Garden and didn't intend to go alone, but, I did. Actually, I'm glad it worked out that way. I don't know many people who are interested in standing, dancing for a two hour concert. How anyone can sit while Rob Thomas is jumping around singing is beyond my ken.

And why music and glass? Because everyone needs a muse to create and keep them energized, particularly those us of who perhaps are cube farm folks. Some lampworkers watch TV or video, I listen to rock and roll.