Postcard Friendship Friday

Postcard Friendship Friday is hosted by the lovely Beth. Be sure you visit.
Today Beth has posted a postcard honoring Memorial Day as
well as a card reminding us that today is Hug A Cat Day!

I knew I could find a Hug A Cat card and here it is:

From the back of the postcard: Woman with a Cat, c. 1875, by Pierre Auguste Renoir (French, 1841-1919), Oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington/Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin E. Levy.

This postcard is just one of many from The Cat Postcard Book by Running Press Book Publishers.

I'm off to hug my kitties!
Oh, Teddy -- Riley ... hug time!

Good Morning!

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Snippets:

I'm wearing my gym clothes. After watering the garden I'm off to the gym.

I'm reading two books: THE BUDDHA AND THE SAHIBS by Charles Green and BLACK HILLS by Nora Roberts.

In baseball news: The Conference USA tournament started yesterday with a Rice win over ECU. It didn't count for much since it was *out of their pod*. Why do conferences do such silly things? Finally, the Astros score enough runs to support Roy Oswalt. Shock!

The weather: Hot and Humid.

Watery Wednesday

This is my first venture into Watery Wednesday. Be sure you visit!

You may be tired of shots from the Japanese Garden, but I'm not!

Joy to You!

Hooky Goodies

You might remember this from a previous post -- some of my favorite things.

The scarf was started while Mr. Dragon was in the hospital. I collected lots of fun yarns (it was an excuse to visit my favorite yarn shop, Nancy's Knits, and fondle the yarns) and added them to my stash in an attempt to get rid of them! I just played. Mixed the yarns. Mixed the pattern. Took it out at least 3 different times until I took it apart for the fourth time and switched to a hook!

I asked Mother Goose (the latest in my teddy collection and my Mom's Day present) to model the finished scarf and she agreed as long as the goose didn't have to come along! So, here it is -- 50 inches long and about 5 inches wide. Crocheted with an I hook and single crochet. I am much happier with the way the different yarns show up and crocheting makes a much sturdier scarf. Crocheting uses more yarn, too.

I enjoyed making this scarf so much I decided to make another (I have lots of yarn in the stash) and here is Mother Goose once again modeling the second scarf.

I've just about used up all the pinks and will start on another color group. It's good meditation!

(Can anyone say Holiday presents??!!)

Joy to you!

Mosaic Monday

Mosaic Monday is hosted by Mary at The Little Red House. Be sure you visit!

I took some time off last week. We had a doubleheader baseball game and lots of thunderstorms and lightening. This mosaic is a catch-up of sorts ... what's been blooming in Musashi's Garden -- new Irish Gold Hybrid Tea Rose and Double Knock Out Roses; the Jane Cowel

Hibiscus continues to bloom and bloom and bloom; the first harvest of Blue Lake Green Bush Beans from the balcony garden; the garden smells like gardenias -- heavenly; the one and only yellow day lily (note to self -- get more day lilies); the gorgeous red cannas; the pink cosmos dancing in the breeze and last, but not least to us, our baby doves both fledged on the same date and this is one of them. Exciting! They both are still around and eating at the buffet in Musashi's Garden. We'd know those beaks anywhere!

Have a wonderful week.

Joy to You!