Blog Entry for a Dreary Sunday Afternoon

As I'm typing this I hear a flock of geese flying overhead. It's been raining so much I think they are looking for a dryer place to live. There is only so much rain a person or goose can endure and it is very close to reaching the limit here. Since returning to Washington in May 2002, it's not been classically rainy during the winters, but this year is making up for it. I thought I detested the coldness and the snow of the northeast, but it wasn't this depressing! Why is rain so depressing? I think it may have to do with the less sun and daylight hours here versus the northeast. Strangely, where we are in Washington is farther north than we were in Pennsylvania and this difference in latitude accounts for about an hour less of daylight hours. In the summer it is so pretty here because we have an extended twilight and western horizon glow until almost 11 pm at the height of summer.

But, this entry isn't about another weather gripe. I'm sure most of you have already clicked on to the next blog as who wants to read another weather report?

Actually, what I'd like to say is that the new Orbs of Wisdom arrived in yesterday's mail! I had asked Regina for additional orbs and she obliged me with special requested ones. Now with my expanded Orbs I will catch up on all of those patient folk who requested readings so very long ago. I will get ambitious and post pictures of the new orbs this week. They are spectacular!

I spoke with my sister today and asked her what crochet stuff she has been working on and she said she got inspired by my fair entry doilies to take up crocheting again! She's working on a sampler square afghan and has made some doilies, too. I said I've got tons of stuff to show her and share with her. She was thrilled to hear about all of the various free patterns that exist in the world and that there are Clover Soft Touch hooks to be had. She agrees with me that crocheting is far faster and kinder than knitting. She was surprised to find out that crochet is considered "hillbilly art" as she never thought of it that way, but when I explained to her how knitters are snobby, she understood. She knows about coffee, wine, and beer snobs because this state has all of them, plus yarn snobs.

She's off to spend Turkey Day with my brother out in North Carolina, her first time out that way, and I told her she must find an authentic barbecue restaurant to chow down on some pork products. She said she would try to find something. I said it is usually cheap and good eats. I've watched all of those Food Network shows about to-die-for restaurants in the south to get good barbecue at and said she might want to go to the website and track down a place or two where she'll be.

She'll actually be very close to Elizabeth, a pity I'm not the one going to visit, but definitely next year I'll make a journey out that way.

Last but not least, I had said that eight new Shrones were to be inducted and I didn't announce all eight lucky ladies. I'm sure the suspense has been killing a few, and I don't mean to keep everyone waiting. So I shall endeavor this week to continue with the presentations.