I want to keep this thought-

One of my friends has this on her Facebook page.  I don't know where it comes from, I don't care; I just didn't want to lose this train of thought......

Be brilliant at the basics. Be the change you want to see in the world. Be the first one. Be the only one. Be unforgettable. Be interesting. Be a sleeper. Be that guy. Be the world's expert on yourself. Be better than yesterday, but not as good as tomorrow. Be confident enough to be humble. But be somebody who reminds everybody of nobody else in the world.

You might want to donate that dress....

No, really.  

KENS5 San Antonio, Kelli Patterson

Hey, these WORK

I'm a sucker for hair clips.  I don't love the clampy clip things.  I don't love that beaded elastic comb they show on TV.  I like these.  They work.  I'll probably pick up another one.

The last little ho-house in Texas?

A while back, I purchased an ambient weather beacon for my husband.  It shows the next day's weather forecast as indicated by a radio weather beacon, in increments of 10 degrees, each segment represented by a different color.

Embarrassingly enough, when I set it up this week, our recent weather pattern makes it look like we've opened up a new business:

It's been hot as hell, I have ant bites on my ankles (GRRRggrrh!) and ammonia on the ant bites.  I always thought my husband was really working hard to sweat thru the front of his shirts.  This week it dawned on me that my bra was retaining water....or at least, absorbing all the sweat.

We need a break from this heat!

It's hotter than July-

A few weeks ago, I rinsed off the back patio and found a lot of bird crap.  This weekend, I found out why.  We actually saw them panting.  It's damned hot when the birds are panting.

I moved the china cabinet, and in the process, washed almost everything in it.  Yesterday, I happened across these Czech flutes that I bought in Karlovy Vary for notmuchmoney.  When I bought them, I remembered the lovely blue decanter that sat on the hi-fi at Laura Meyer's house. 

 I remember Mr. Meyer had a heavy accent, and now that I am older, I wonder if he came here away from his home to escape something bad in Europe.  I also remember Holly Hodek's dad, and how he spoke in clipped tones, rather like Lawrence Welk, and wondered if he came or he fled.

Those people are the true cornerstone of our independence.  I hope this weekend was enjoyable.

Hell, I am such a packrat, I have family I didn't know I had.

In the category of "things Bets ain't supposed to know about" I present a DGD.  Just roll your eyes, mmmkay?  Family is complicated, and mostly, they bring it on themselves.

More Sonata colors-

I got mad at the entrelac-I just want it in Sonata print.  Boo!  I managed to order one more bag in a low contrast color-so I frogged the light blue.

In the meantime, I found this Sonata, and cast on something for DGD.  I've got a lot, hope it's enough!

I am surrounded by the blind leading the deaf, holding the idiot's hand.

Let me cut to the freakin' chase, here:  Elizabeth = Isabella.  That's what it is.  Even tho my husband wants to scream it, and my DD doesn't want to hear it.   I have a namesake.  And my heart is breaking because of our family feuds.