Thursday, I discovered a book on my bookshelves that I didn’t know I had. I asked Elegant Mother if she had purchased the book. She didn’t know anything about it. It’s possible that I saw it somewhere and picked it up, but I simply can’t remember. It’s a shame really, because “Thief of Words” is a GREAT book!
Breakfast, Anyone??
I know….this picture doesn’t make a lot of sense without some explanation.
Ed, our hunting cat, was sitting on the ledge above the tub, intently peering out the window. He was SO intent, that I was able to walk into the room, leave to get the camera, return, and take several shots before he indicated he knew I was there.
I stepped into the tub to look over his shoulder, and by that time the chipmunk he was watching must have run away. Ed left too, telling me that I had imagined it all with a disinterested twitch of his tail.
You KNOW that he has made a mental note of the new location to visit when he goes out next.
Amazing!
I just realized that I am coming up on my two year anniversary of blogging. April 23 is the big day.
How does one celebrate a second blogversary? Can I expect a cake or fireworks? Do I have to do a major expose, or change my writing style? (Can you see me doing political commentary?? Get real!)
I guess I better start practicing how to say thanks to ~T~ for having hosted me for the past two years. If every someone deserved thanks, SHE DOES!
Over the River and Through the Woods…
Actually, that’s a teaser. There aren’t a lot of woods in North Central Illinois.
Elegant Mother has packed up and gone to visit her youngest daughter for a couple of days. I went off to exercise yesterday while she was packing her bags, and came home to find her ready to be off!
Do It Yourself
I’ve taken on a do-it-yourself project, and I hope I’m up to the task.
Homecoming
The egrets have returned! Monday, we thought we had a glimpse of them early in the morning. Yesterday, I saw one egret twice, in virtually the same spot.
You don’t suppose someone planted a decoy, do you?? *G*
Dear Husband thought the fishing might be good at that spot. I suspect the egret was standing where water flows from the north lakes, under the road, into the south lakes. Better to catch an unwary fish going visiting, or swept up in the current.
Making a note: Next year, we can look for the egrets and heron in late March or early April.
No Joy in Mudville
My heart is broken. The joyous Illini basketball team made it all the way to the final two in the NCAA and lost last night by two points.
I know….many of you know that I profess to HATE sports, and for the most part, I do. But these guys had such heart you couldn’t help but get caught up in what they were doing.
One win followed another, which followed another, until they had lost just one game, and were rated number one.
We watched the last few games, and saw the patterns emerge. I was seriously worried in the game last night when they were down by 15, but they battled back. I told myself that they had won a number of games by sinking a shot at the last moment, and when they were down just two points in the last minute, I really thought they would pull it out.
There was no joy in Mudville, or in Illinois, last night. I tip my hat to North Carolina. They are a great team. But watch out next year. The Illini are going to be hungry. No……make that RAVENOUS! Our time has come to be number ONE!
100 Yards
My niece brought me bad news this evening.
We were seated at the dinner table when she announced that to work off the calories of ONE M&M, you have to walk the distance of a football field, or 100 yards.
Of course, the first thought in my mind was the M&Ms I had last week. The second was to wonder how many of them are in the small bag you pick up at the check out lane.
There aren’t going to be any further thoughts about this.
…Set…GO!
I’ve managed to get through the first attempt at giving the cat his antibiotic via his ears. The entire operation reminds me of an “I Love Lucy” set up.
Applique
I had the pleasure of a quick visit to my favorite quilt store this morning.