I have been catching up on my blog subscriptions. One of my favorite reads is Fluffa. In my mind she leads a charmed life, living and studying fashion in France. Her knitting and sewing is frequently reported on, edgy and modern, and always seems to fit. She wrote about a favorite snack that she currently is hooked on. It consists of a buttery cookie and a cherry jam combo. As I traipsed through my local grocery aisle and rounded a corner, I spied a huge endcap of just these cookies; I grabbed a box and a .40 coupon and made my way to the jam aisle where the exact jam was to be found! Sacre bleu! I checked out and when I arrived home, I decanted the jam, opened the cookies, spooned some cherries onto the biscuit, closed my eyes and bit in. A "sensation de gout", a little taste of France. As I sat on my porch and pretended that I was gazing across the Parisian skyline, I was immediately homesick for Germany. Back to reality…
Tom and I are leaving for Georgia to retrieve our son who has been at Camp Winshape for the past month. In that time I have receive only 2 postcards, both sparsely worded requesting money and candy. I smiled and sent books instead. Last Sunday was spent diving into his room and cleaning it floor to ceiling and back again. This state of organization will undoubtedly last for an hour or so after he arrives home and dumps the laundry on the floor, grabs a snack and either flops onto the bed or deposits himself in front of the computer. I have captured cleanliness in photo form to remind myself that, yes, the room does have a blue rug.
I am planning to visit a new yarn shop (for me, at least) Creative Yarns in Macon. I know that it’s the “Summer of Stash” and I’ve been very good and have not purchased anything. Still a look around can’t hurt. A trip through some of the antebellum houses is also on the itinerary as is another trip to IKEA. I can’t resist! I am taking my cable top and hope to complete the front. Socks that Rock are also coming along, just for knitting variety. I managed to complete the Jaywalkers last trip, so anything’s possible.
