You can have your summers

I am in the minority. I have a problem with summer. I do not like bugs, heat, or humitity. I don't want to garden and pull weeds. I don't mind mowing the lawn.

I would rather look at falling leaves and rake them. I love to have snow melting on my face and I have fun shoveling.

But, and this is a big "but" - there is something I do like about summer. I like the farmer's markets and roadside stands. I grew up in a farming community and I used to bike up to the local roadside stand and buy fresh vegetables. (asparagus and corn on the cob stand out in my mind)

I stopped at the farmer's market in Suttons Bay this morning and picked up some goodies.


I bought fresh basil and garlic to make pesto. (ask me how good my car smells)

















I have green beans, cucumbers, and lettuce.



And then I treated myself to a pecan roll and flowers.






















So, I guess summer is not all that bad.

Can't stop obsessing

When Linda, my Classic Elite yarn representative, showed me this

this past spring, I fell in lust. Then other parts of life took over and I forgot about the yarn.

This weekend I was back on Ravelry (as always) and found this scarf, again.



75% rayon, 25% linen.


There are more patterns for this yarn, but this was the clincher. I ordered several different colors today.

Renate Hiller - "On Handwork"

What a wonderful way to explain why we should create.