This & That

Grandson Joe's set of summer pj pants with matching tops -- or 'comfy clothes' as he calls them. Finished a couple of weeks ago -- now I'm working on summer shorts for his little sister.

Scooby Do pjs because our Little Guy loves that pooch. And, a pair of tropical sunset pjs for Joe's trip to Florida with his Daddy's parents. And, Rt 66 pjs - the fabric even had an 'Oklahoma' on it so I bought a yard of it -- now, I have a bit left over for a new tote bag. Which is a good thing because I just bought the pattern for Alicia Paulson's "Jane Market Bag' - check it out at Posie Gets Cosy over at http://rosylittlethings.typepad.com/posie_gets_cozy/. This just might be my '4th of July' weekend project. Heaven knows, it's going to be too hot to do much more than stay inside and sew (or watch movies or knit).

Our two cats, Muffin (AKA The Terminator) and Libby (AKA Libby LouLou). This is a rare sight at our house. Muffin doesn't allow Libby to share this rug in the entryway that often; and, even though Libby out weighs her by a good 10 pounds, Muffin is the Boss of the house! Maybe it has something to do with age -- Muffin is the grand old age of almost 19 years old -- while Libby is a mere 4 years old.

Spotted in the parking lot of our local library. If you look close -- you will see that this VW Bug is sporting a 'rhinestone' frame for her tag. Now tell me, how 'girly' is that !!

Playing in my head

Every once in awhile -- you ear a song ( or in this case a commercial jingle ) and it sticks in your head. You find yourself humming it all during the day. It's always a catchy little tune -- like the one I've been living with for a few days --

O' I wish I were an Oscar Meyer wiener,
that is what I'd truly like to be.
Cause if I were an Oscar Meyer wiener,
everyone would be in love with me.

I think this tune was brought on by my sighting of this, parked at the local WalMart --

I wonder if they stopped for mustard !!!

Spring Flowers & 'A Good Read'

Hubby has been reading all about container gardening and how to mix all sorts of plant textures. I'm not really sure what all that means -- but, I love the results that are now residing on my front step. So very pretty.

I love a good book -- one that you can get lost in -- A book that makes you read long into the night, because you can't wait to find out what happens next. 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' is that sort of book.

The setting is Post-WWII Great Britain - and through a series of letters, you learn how one small island survived a Nazi occupation. I started the book on Tuesday night and and as you can see, the book followed me to work the next day. I finished it during my lunch hour and was so sad to leave behind all the wonderful characters of the 'Society' behind.

But, I do have other characters to keep me company in the stack of books beside my bed -- and, I'll let you know if any of those are 'A Good Read'

Spring 'Green'

After all the boob-related stress this past week,

I decided to reward myself,

boost the economy,

and go 'Green'.

With new handbag !

I love it -- it's big, has an outside pocket and no dividers inside -- and, it's the color of Spring !!

A 'beanie' bear & a bit of 'de-cluttering'

Chunky Knit Beanie

Ms Bear volunteered to model the finished beanie hat. Actually she didn't volunteer -- she was drafted -- but, she was a very good sport about the whole photo shoot thing. A quick & easy knit in chunky yarn using large needles. Knitted over the course of an evening and I have plans to knit more 'beanies' for gifts. Loved this pattern. What's not to love -- knitting a hat without using the 'dreaded double-pointed needles'! So.Cool. Check out the pattern over at http://a-friend-to-knit-with.blogspot.com/ clever/funny/talented young woman. One of my favorite blogs.

A little 'de-cluttering'

Finally sorting out my collection of cookbooks. Went from 3-1/2 shelves of cookbooks to just 2 shelves -- found cookbooks that I didn't even know I had or where they came from. And, did some serious cleaning on those dusty shelves. Boxes & boxes of cookbooks to be passed on to sisters, nieces and friends -- I'm certain all the books will find good homes.

A little homework . . . .

Here's a little homework for anyone out there in the land of blog readers - - - - -

1. Grab the nearest book to you right this moment. (Don't quibble or fuss - just grab the book next to you)
2. Open the book to page 56.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Read and enjoy.

Post your 'homework' in the comment section or email me at regingengling@yahoo.com -- and, please include title/author of the book.

I'd love to read the sentence you found on page 56.


P.S. The results of my 'homework' --

' But, if need be , make changes.'
From the Book: QuickBooks for Dummies by Stephen L. Nelson
I love the random-ness of this -- and, my sentence could certainly be excellent advice for life in general !

P.P.S. :: I think it's pretty obvious that I did my 'homework' at the office.
Maybe I should try this from home too !