Still no camera

Mike has a new one, so I can use his if necessary, but I am still lacking mine. We need to ship it to CT and I am afraid to mail it. It may actually be easier to drive it there, lol. Anyway, I figure that despite not having the ability to share pictures I can still bog. I prefer having the security of pictures, but what can it hurt to bare my soul a little? LOL

I'm doing "The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?", by Rick Warren, with a group of very good friends. We're only on Day 4 and I am already reeling a little bit. I've been feeling the need to put myself back in gear - almost a decade of rebellion against my beliefs needs to end, and I have been working to that purpose especially the last 6 months - but man oh man I wasn't expecting it to touch so deep. It will be interesting to see where the next weeks take us.

Current crochet projects - let's see - I am making another "hug"ghan; I need to block and mount a threadghan and frame it; I'm testing a doily for Kathy - you can see some of the incredible work she does here - she's currently working up a year of doilies, and I'm trying out May. It is slow going but I am making progress - I'm using plain white instead of the emerald with blending filament - I'm a sucker for white doilies; my ultimate goal is to buy one of those see through frames and hang it in that (will have to see if that will work though - depends on how "tight" it's held in the frame).

In other news - oh man, I'm becoming a yarn snob. And a thread snob. Jackie sent me some Monaco threads to try and I am HOOKED on them - there is nothing in the US like it - soft, no splitting, a dream to work with - I just ordered a bunch from her and I know I will be ordering more in the future! Yarns - I find myself dropping by KnitPicks almost daily and drooling. It's kind of funny, actually, because I have worked with little but acrylics and kitchen cotton - I am itching to try the good stuff. Maybe in the next month or two I will get to try their wares - I want to try dyeing, too, and in the grocery store I catch myself eyeing the koolaid and food coloring! LOL, I even have some tucked away already - I just need the wool now.

Teas - I still love adagio, and highly recommend their teas, but if you are looking for the perfect decaf teas, check out Simpson & Vail - their flavored decaf teas are wonderful. Thank you to Lori for the recommendation (and my latest addiction)!