It's Tuesday

Today is Tuesday and my friend should have received her shawl sometime around noon. My Alabama knitting buddy, Mrs. C., liked the surprise yarn I got her (Rowan Tapestry Whirlpool ) and I'll go see her again tomorrow. The plumber was here this morning and will be back Thursday morning to fix our bathroom plumbing woes. Marley, Sam, and I went to story time at the library this morning and enjoyed bear stories and gummi bears. (I finished knitting the second sock in a pair for Aric while the children listened to the stories.)

This arrived in my mailbox this afternoon:

After comparing the books we both own and reviewing suggestions from others, Jeannine and I have settled on a big book to read together. Sophie's World is subtitled "A Novel About the History of Philosophy," and will doubtless strain my feeble little gray cells. Nonetheless, I am determined to read and understand it. And reading it with Jeannine will make it fun and help me figure it out.

I have requested from my local library the books suggested by Donna and Tammy, and I have Dan's suggestion already on my bookshelf. I guess it will be the next really thick book I read, since Dan is the third person to recommend it. Steve always says, "Three data points mark a trend," and Dan is the third person (after my grandmother and my dad) to recommend Witness by Whittaker Chambers.

I've made a good start on the left and right front sides of Dad's cardigan:

And finally, Donna wrote, "Why not post a picture of your happy place on your blog today?" So here they are:

Our front porch at dusk. Almost every morning Steve and I go out here and read the paper and drink coffee together. This afternoon the girls and I went over their Latin lesson here. And just about any day any one or more of the children will sit on the swings and read.

And because I have have another happy place, here it is:

Yes, my chair in the family room. This happy place has knitting all around, and a trashcan within arm's length so I can throw junk away - and the ubiquitous pile of books I'm reading has been cleared away... for now.