Deciding on Yarn is Easy or Hard

Halloween decorating continues.

I think I'm almost finished with the ghosts and goblins.

Including kitchen towels!

Halloween is fun around here.
There is the annual block party.
We all meet at one house with our candy in tow.
We have pizza, hot dogs and drinks of all kinds
while we give candy to the kids and tell them how great they look.

In family news,
my BGD (Beautiful God Daughter)
announced that they are expecting.
She and her Knight decided they didn't want to know if baby is a girl or boy.
That makes deciding on yarn for a baby afghan easy, 
or hard depending on how you feel!!

So I decided on all the colors of the rainbow in their brightest!

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Good For A Giggle

Time to decorate for Halloween!

Henry Higgins and Eliza Boolittle have come out of hiding.
They are always good for a giggle.

Ms. Ghost has taken her place on the balcony.

There's even a witch brewing up a spell or two in the atrium.
Maybe she has a spell for chasing the summer away!

Time for a break!
A piece of cake ...

and a cup of tea.

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It's Looking Like Fall

It's looking like fall ...

inside the house.

And, outside the house
(even though the temps are still in the 90s).

I keep hoping the fall decorating will make me feel cooler!

In a further attempt to make myself feel "cool",
I'm making this:

The yarn may look familiar.
I made a scarf from the same color-way.
I love how Scarfie by Lion Brand feels
and it is easy to work with. 
You can't beat patterns from Mama In A Stitch.

Whenever fall decides to arrive, I'll be ready! 




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Let The Sunflowers Shine!

I love sunflowers.

These are from TJs.

I bought 5 stems of each kind.

For me,
the appearance of sunflowers at the market means
fall can't be far behind.

Breakfast at Eclair Paris French Bistro.
It's so handy -- right across the street.
I'll never starve! 
I try to visit at least once a week.
The road construction has made things difficult for the Bistro.
I want to keep them in business!

I take a book with me every time I go --
unless I'm meeting with someone.

Crazy Rich Asians is a wild ride.
Entertaining.
I enjoyed it and, believe it or not, 
it reminded me of some folks that have been in my life!
I ordered the next two in the series.
I have to find out what happens with Rachel and Nick.
I may have to see the movie!

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Fairies In The Garden

This time of year the dragonflies are plentiful around the pond.
They are so small I call them fairy-flies.
It's easy to believe that they are fairies flying around the garden.
I've never been successful in catching a good shot of them until this year.

Look! 

Fairies in the garden! 

I had to shoot through the glass patio doors.

Tiny little things guaranteed to make one smile!

I made my weekly trek to the grocery
and this is the first thing I saw.

Guess I'm not the only one anxious for fall! 

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Another Row, Another Row

It's much too hot to do anything but stay at home.
So, I've been working on holiday gifts.
I finished knitting this scarf.

I used a free pattern called Honeycomb that I found at
Mama In A Stitch.

The yarn is Scarfie, the Charcoal/Aqua color way
by Lion Brand.
It's so soft, I may not be able to give it away!

Giggle...
I've been singing this all day!
I hope it will make me feel cool.

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This and That

A little This And That from last week --

One of my sisters by choice and I celebrated National Margarita Day 
with a Margarita at one of our favorite local spots 
 along with some chips and dip.

Are you following the Great American Read at PBS?
There is a list of 100 favorite books there and THE MARTIAN
is one of them. 
I hadn't read any Sci-Fi in awhile and since it was on the PBS list,
I decided to try it and I'm very glad I did.
There was just enough science to not overwhelm
and humor to break the tension.
Take your vitamins before reading -- it's a ride! 
No, I haven't seen the movie.

The peaches are very good at the local grocery store.
I was surprised they've been this good for this long.
I normally buy peaches at the farmer's market.
This year, I've bought more at the grocery 
and that meant more peach smoothies!

My beautiful Summer Mug designed by Susan Branch.
They are expensive, but so pretty and a great size.

The blue jay on the bird bath had just completed his bath.
The jay on the left was begging to be fed.
A parent's work is never done!
(Wonder where I put the tiny towels?)

A butterfly visit to Musashi's Garden and the lantana.

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Who Gets The Credit?

A few things that made me smile this week.

Lunch across the street at Eclair Paris.
This is their club sandwich with chicken ... wonderful herb sliced chicken.
The book (Bearly Departed) is the first book in new cozy series,
 A Shamelessly Adorable Teddy Bear Mystery series by Meg Macy.
I love teddy bears and really enjoyed the book.
Like all good cozy books, it is set in a small, idyllic town
and has wonderful places to shop, quirky characters, dogs and cats!

This dragon-lady will never have enough dragons.
This one was made by a favorite artist of mine who I also consider friend,
Kate Tracton.

It was much easier to grow succulents in New Mexico.
But look, my first successful succulent bloom in the tropics!

Speaking of blooms,
a volunteer that came up in the garden.
Not sure which bird or squirrel gets the credit for bringing in the seeds.

I found this sign on Birch Lane
and really did laugh out loud.

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It's All About Trader Joes!

It's been a This and That week.

First, the plumber made a visit.

Then the AC guy made a two day visit.

Hopefully, I'll be cool in the 100+ weather.

My yard/pond guy (the wonderful Cody) tried to fix my
irrigation system and has to get a part.
He has hooked things up so I can water. 
Good thing.
It's going to be a scorcher this week.

Early this morning I headed out to Trader Joes.

Their flowers are always so pretty.

"My" TJs gets their flower shipment in on Sunday.

Too many pretty flowers to pick from.

I picked up two orchids and some zinnias.

I love zinnias. 
They remind me of my Granny.
She always had a flower bed full of zinnias.

I planted zinnias last year and hoped they would reseed.
They didn't.
I won't make that mistake next year!

I also picked up banana bread from TJs.
When I got to the checkout I said,
"I didn't know you carried banana bread."
Checker told me it is a new item.
It's good, too.
Beats heating up the kitchen in the hot summer.

I didn't set out to write a post all about Trader Joes
but sure looks like I did!

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