What a day

Grace's Great Riddles. Authored and published by our home schooled friend, Grace. She was gracious enough to sign it for Sag and Gem for whom I brought this home as a gift. What a bargain for 50¢.

A rock pendant made by Lucy, a home and Free Schooled 10 year old friend. She drilled the hole herself. I'm going to string it and wear it around my neck. Love it.

Crocheted hat by Sam, a homeschooled teen whose hand-dyed yarn had sold out by the time I arrived to the craft fair (dammit). She was charging $4 for this hat. I gave her $5. A steal.

Meridian, a homeschooled 10 year old that I know, made this notebook, inspired by the work of Leonardo DaVinci. Gorgeous. I love me my textiles and paper products.

I stopped in to the going-out-of-business sale at one of my LYSs. Picked up these lovelies. I've quietly lusted after this yarn for a long time because of the stunning color. Between the sale price and some birthday money hoarded for just such an occasion, I took the plunge. I may have to go back for some more...

I ended up having a lot of time to myself today. So rejuvenating to simply be able to think and move and feel on my own for a bit. Seeing friends at the homeschool bake sale/craft fair was wonderful. I rarely see these friends because Sag and Gem don't like crowds and the weekly Fiber Arts gatherings tend to be quite rambunctious :-) I love these kids and their moms and dads are pretty cool, too. I feel lucky to be part of such a creative and vibrant group that loves being together.

I got some writing time in this morning...it's been awesome directing some of my creative energy in a new direction. Writing is therapeutic for me, as well. My style is essay-ish and bringing form to my experiences and observations helps me to make sense of them and put them "out".

The yarn shopping was...amazing. I haven't shopped for yarn in a long while and it's something I truly enjoy. I was happy to find the perfect something to pick up for myself.

My afternoon reverie ended with a good browse at my local bookshop. I needed some gifts, today is Owen's birthday and Lisa's birthday was last week, and as always, they came through and I found some good things. I love this shop. I inhale deeply when I step through their front door. It is such an essential smell for me. I always wonder if I could work there part-time, but never ask. I almost did today, big gall bladder and all, but didn't :-)

Oh, I almost forgot, I stopped at the music store to rent a cello. They had a 3/4 size in stock, but I had no idea if that was the correct size for me. So, I need to find out about what size I need, and continue working on finding a teacher. So close. Sigh.

Honorable mentions go to the strong spring sun that nourished many a spirit 'round these parts today (temps expected to go into the 80s this weekend) and to Meridian's black bottom cupcake (and Kelly's choco chip oatmeal cookie). So delicious :-)