Happy Monday, everyone! How was your weekend? I want to say a special hello today to all of you who walked in the Relay for Life this past weekend. We were there with you in spirit, even if we weren't there with you physically. Hope it went well!
Music
On Saturday morning, we had the privilege of hearing Luke perform with some other guitarists at his school. Wow! They wrote an original piece called "Riding into the Sunset", a western with some real spanish influence. It was great! It's so amazing to hear your child progress from the days of Hot Cross Buns in the fifth grade to composing in their senior year. Great job, Luke! (He's the second from the right).
Nature
Maggie, the labrador, found a friend on our property this weekend...a little baby groundhog that was about as big as my hand. So cute! I also spotted a Scarlet Tanager flying through our trees...this has been a great spring for bird watching!
Arts
I started a new craft project yesterday. I had picked up a bunch of cross stitch patterns a while back, and thought I'd give one a try. I have never done cross-stitch on linen before. HOLY COW! This is tiny needlework! This would be comparable to a twenty-eight count cloth. Here's a closer look:
Oh my word, that is small! I was going blind trying to stitch this project near a lamp in the evening. At one point, one of the boys said something to me, I looked up, and all I could see was gridmark covering my whole field of vision. Yikes! I may have to limit this project to daytime hours only.
Change
Change is a constant. I'm going to be making some changes this summer. I'm trying to add some structure into my day. I hope to set aside certain hours each day for writing, crafting, helping Sam with some academics, gardening, and of course, fun.
The first change will be this...Mary Rose's Cafe is moving! I'm packing up my coffee cups and setting up shop at Blogspot instead. You'll be able to see me now at my new address:
www.maryrosescafe.blogspot.com
The blog will have the same whacky combination of coffee, crafting, God, family, and random thoughts and recipes that I just feel compelled to share with the world. So grab a cup of joe and stop by!
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