Shenanigans

It's been a lot of chores and such this weekend. Yardwork (oh the horrors! we're homeowners!) and I even washed my car. Note to self: pull out the step ladder, so you can actually reach the top of the roof. Also? Avoid getting another million scratches and dents. Sigh. My car is looking every bit of her six-plus years. I picked up a few dings myself, trying to clear out some ivy from the azalea bushes. I'm glad we're getting married in November- I think I'm less likely to cut open my legs and forehead raking leaves than doing summertime chores. I even started up my first container herb garden and tomato plant this weekend, and have high hopes for my very first "garden." Next year I'm taking over a lot more land and trying a full-on vegetable garden. I have a lot of reading and research to do first, though!

Since I was out playing with the hose to clean my car, George pulled out his long reclining beach chair, and I scrubbed it to high heaven. It's now perched on the roof of our walled-in porch (i.e, outside the bedroom door), and I am excited to get out and sun myself a little bit. I only do it in the name of preserving my skin from horrible sunburns. I used to go out and "tan" for twenty or thirty minutes a day when I lived in Aix. My skin was a gorgeous slightly darker shade of pale as a result, and I didn't burn the whole summer after I got home. Works like magic!

What else did I do... five gazillion loads of laundry... a long night chatting with my two favorite men, since Dad was up for a quick trip on Friday... good times. I still didn't cut out my veil, or my other sewing projects. But I am about half-done with my Hemlock Ring blanket (one enormous skein of Cascade Eco Wool to go!). I am well up to waist-level on the summer shell I'm knitting. And I finished two Sookie Stackhouse books. I also cooked a fair bit, in my ongoing quest to save money and feed us well and healthily. I think we're over zucchini and corn at the moment, however, thanks to our Washington Green Grocer box every Friday. We are eating gorgeous fresh produce all the time, now, and I've discovered some new fruit loves. G and I also made it over to the Courthouse farmer's market on Saturday, something I haven't done since I moved out of the neighborhood. I ended up with a lovely sterling silver chai necklace, and some fresh berries and locally-made ricotta for a delicious treat on Sunday. Also? Farm-fresh eggs. Boy oh boy do I want some urban chickens of my own. I could make frittatas daily!

I declare success on my weekend shenanigans. And this is a very short week! Thursday I'm taking the day off, and my folks will be coming back into town to attend a tasting at our wedding venue, and to enjoy the Fourth of July festivities here in the Capitol. Friday is the official holiday, so that makes this a super short work week! I can't wait to enjoy some serious knitting and crafting time, in between the fireworks and festivities.