Knitting Cybrarian

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

I worked at The Studio until 5pm yesterday.  Got home, and my copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows had arrived and the Joelster had NOT opened it.  Whoo hoo!  I sat down around 6:10pm to read it.  I had a brief dinner break, a Mom call break, various nature and kitty scritching time breaks.  And I finished reading it at 2:16am this morning. 

Wonderful read.  Wonderful. 

Mickey's Peach

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  Originally uploaded by lauragayle

Alas, Disney marketing has saturated the produce section.  This peach sticker tells me that Mickey endorses it, but tells me nothing about its quality or state/country of origin!

How many cents of my purchase went to the Disney enterprise?  And why are we doing such a poor job of getting people to eat fruit that we need to have Disney characters endorsing said fruit?  Next thing you know, green beans and spinach will have Minnie Mouse and Donald Duck ties around them.  Eggplant will have Belle from Beauty and the Beast. 

Egad.  I miss the days when Dad would bring a bag of peaches home -- his brother would stop by his work, or one of the farmers he knew would bring a bag of fresh picked peaches by when they ran into town for supplies.  No labels.  No refrigeration.  Locally grown.  Rinse, cut open, eat.  The juice would run down your chin and onto your shirt.  Yum.  No Mickey Mouse needed.

Yuck

Last night I didn't feel so great.  In fact, the last two nights I didn't feel so great.  But this morning I woke up nauseous with acid reflux and it went downhill from there.  I stayed home today, which was a good plan.  I don't think I would have made it in to work with frequent stops.

Her highness has been most attentive today.  I've slept a lot in-between bathroom sessions.  Portia would lay near me on the bed, or lay on her Kitty Pi bed in a corner near me.  When I'd get up to drink water and see how long I could sit up, she'd follow me to the living room and lay under my feet.  Cats have their own ways of showing affection, and this one is so very sweet and gentle in her ministrations.

Bday gift

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  Originally uploaded by lauragayle

Yesterday was the 44th anniversary of my natal day -- yes, my birthday.  Two good friends took me to lunch, and this was one of my gifts.  I squealed and immediately had to build it.  Every person of Celtic descent needs their own Stonehenge, yes?

Wow! I can't believe it!

I received my invite to Ravelry yesterday afternoon and spent too much time on it.  Think of it as MySpace or Facebook on megasteroids and then some for knitters and crocheters.  Addictive.  Spiffy.  Sleek. 

In brief

I'm back in KC.  Am tired, physically and mentally. 

Will probably need to go back to VA in the next week or so.

The hubster and Portia missed me.  It's good to be home, but it was good to be in Virginia too (which I also call home!).