Skip a Day in May: 14

 Yesterday I didn't go out and didn't post.  Tried to clean and do some organizing -- not my favorite chores (so I take a lot of breaks :)  I did crochet some and wound up reading The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver in about 5 hours (between the hours of 4:00 and 10:30 p.m. [past my bedtime]).

Today I walked several times and by the evening walk, my legs just didn't want to really function properly.  Perhaps it had something to do with me being awake since 3:00 a.m.  I also feel like every ounce of water has been sucked right out of my body.

And now I'm plumb tuckered out.

Til next time ...

Every Day in May: 12

 View from the balcony.

Dates will ripen over the summer months.

 

A quick walk this morning to collect cans.  I don't know if anyone can benefit from them but I do it anyways.  Most recycling companies have gone out of business over the years because they can't get people to care or cooperate.  I leave the cans by the trash bins and hope the garbage guys will know what to do with them, if anything.

Someone had thrown this out so it came home with me.

A delicate dragonfly balancing act.

Longer walks will have to happen in the evening since the high today was near 100 F.

Hope your day is a good one.

Every Day in May: 11

 While walking at the park this morning, I kept hearing meow-meow-meow and at first could not figure out where it was coming from ...

but then I looked up ...

Peekaboo!

This kitty has been following me around since it was a little -- usually with a sibling and they would both weave between my legs making it very hard to walk.

Back at home, Rosie snoozes beside me while I work on the next granny square blanket.

Happy Monday!

Days in May: 9 and 10

Perhaps Every Other Day in May is more appropriate for how this month of blogging is going.  :)

Yesterday I finished the granny blanket I was working on.

The look I get when I'm otherwise occupied and she's being ignored.

Really irks me when people go to the park to celebrate and leave their shiny plastic crap behind.

Anyways ...

Happy Mother's Day! 

Every Day in May: 8

This day sped by.

My husband initially talked about going out for breakfast this morning but nixed that idea and instead we went for lunch at our favorite Chinese restaurant that we hadn't been to in quite some time.  We were the first customers of the day.

An afternoon snack of ice cream after my husband bought new tennie shoes.

And then after another quick stop to a new shop at a nearby mall, we picked up pizza on the way home.

Plenty of leftovers for tomorrow.

And now I'm feeling very sleepy and really need to go to bed.

Goodnight!

Days in May: 6 and 7

 Honestly, I don't know why I attempt to do anything every day.  Somehow I always get sidelined or sidetracked in one way or another.

Take for instance, when I had big plans for The 100 Day Project that started on February 22nd.  I was all gung ho and had many cross-stitch ideas for using up the scrap aida I have on hand -- but then February 28th happened and I couldn't concentrate to continue.

Now here I am doubling up on Every Day in May in only the first week of the month.  :)  Oh well!  

On my way home from my Tuesday evening walk, I found this on top of a dumpster of trash so snagged it right away.

Someone instantly claimed it as her own (even though we already have one exactly the same, just in a little different colorway).

It's been overcast/dusty the past couple of days so I haven't walked.  I bought yarn yesterday to add to granny blankets I've started with scrap yarn, so am now going round and round again.  :)

Yesterday there was a snowstorm in Denver where my boys are while my mom and brother in Mississippi dealt with thunderstorms and tornado warnings overnight.

How's the weather where you are?

Oops, I forgot Day 5

I woke up this morning wondering, did I post last night?

Because I did think about it. 

But thinking and doing are two different things.  :) 

 Found a heart sticker on yesterday's evening walk .

Except for a quick errand yesterday morning, I stayed home, not wanting to chance getting a headache from the heat and humidity.

The blanket I was working on is finished.

I will need to go to my local craft supply shop again to find yarn for my next blanket to be completed.  There are many, started with scrap yarn, and then new matching yarn for the finish.  For me, going round and round and round is very meditative.

Every Day in May: 4

 Normally I walk to the park in my neighborhood but at 8:00 a.m. this morning it was already 85 F and my ability to deal with the heat diminishes the older I get.  There's no shade on the way to the park and I've had a sun allergy since I was a teenager that has manifested in different ways since then.  Lately, any time I go out, I seem to come home with a headache.  I'm not looking forward to the extreme summer heat to come.

Thankfully the park is full of trees for shade so I do a bit of walking, reading, crafting and, of course, there's always a kitty nearby who needs food and attention.

 I needed some yarn to continue on with my little scrappy blanket so went to my local shop that's not far from the park.

Not sure why it's called a tailoring shop when it also has all sorts of craft supplies including yarn.

The goods have been secured.

Every Day in May: 3

 Sunday seaside sauntering.

Every Day in May: 2

 Miss Rosie (a/k/a Bad Kitty) has taken to getting me up extra early the past several days.

It's like she thinks that if the sun is up, then we should be, too.

But sunrise is at 5 now and she's been trying her best to get me out of bed at 4:45 a.m.  Let's just say she is very, very persistent.

Yesterday I posted this little cross-stitch I did in recognition of International Worker's Day and asked if anyone noticed the mistake -- which really isn't a mistake, just a tiny little something missing that I didn't notice until after posting.

Just one little stitch to complete the top of the "s" in workers.

I read 4 books in April -- 3 non-fiction and one fiction (which was 479 pages long).

I'm currently reading A Genocide Foretold by Chris Hedges which was a free e-book download, but also need to pick out my next physical book.

It's past my bedtime now.

See you tomorrow.