Four Day Weekend Coming Up!

I just passed the 4th part of the Insurance exam and now I can relax for the long weekend.  After what was forever in the retail industry, I now feel like I am part of the real world out there with nights, weekends, and holidays off.      Only one exam to go (June 2) and I will have fulfilled the testing requirements for my job.   Of course, the weather is dreary outside, but my spirits are bright!  

So what does everyone think of Kris beating Adam last night on American Idol?   Adam is far and away the most talented, but I guess he was just a little too scary for the preteen set who do most of the voting.    Let's just see whose career is further ahead in 6 months to a year.   Kris is cute and all, but his cuteness will fade away to obscurity without creativity.   Just my opinion..... which I don't share with one of my daughters!

More poppies:

Spinning up a storm.    Just to remind you, this is the fiber, singles and now 3-plyed on the bobbin.   Dragonfibers merino, bamboo and nylon for socks.

 

Sun Shiny Weekend

At last, a sunny weekend.    One garden is planted and on Sunday it thanked me with Icelandic Poppy blooms from plants that I planted last year!

They are so bright and delicate dancing in the sunshine that one cannot be anything but happy when gazing upon them.   Last year I got one bloom at a time on each plant, but after filling them up with Miracle Grow last year, I was granted about 6 buds per plant now.   I should have a nice series of blooms and it is always interesting to see what color appears.   I seem to remember lots of white blooms last year, and here I have shades of vivid yellow and soft peach. 

The perennial forget-me-nots are a nice contrast to the fuschia petunias.   I wish they lasted longer into the season.

Here is my handspun Ishbel against the backdrop of Snow on the Mountain and a closeup of the lace that is coming along very well.   I am almost through one 4 oz skein, so the whole project should take no more than 6 oz at the rate I am going.

On Sunday, I walked my typical 4 mile walk through the greenbelt in our neighborhood along Dry Creek Trail, when all of a sudden I came across this:

Wouldn't this be the perfect place for a group KIP day!  (Knit in Public)  Looks like our State Lottery Money is going for something great.   Here in Colorado, it goes towards capital improvement in Parks and Recreation.   I may just go out to buy more tickets to celebrate, and if I win, just think of all the yarn and fiber.............