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I was planning on mowing Tuesday but it rained during the night so that's off until Thursday.  Oh darn.  Instead I busied myself dumping compost, doing dishes, sorting magazines and poking at the living room.  We went to fighting/fiber for Halftroll's birthday in a surprisingly lovely, cool evening.  Wednesday morning we got up to the alarm clock before ten; a Craigslist item last night indicated a curb-cull with fabric, not far from home, we wanted to check.  It wasn't much there but we snagged some fabric, stopped for donuts on the way home and then took naps.  We both spent part of the afternoon upstairs poking at piles before cleaning up to go to A&S.  I turned in the silk cappies and started pulling threads on linen hankies.  After supper with the gang we headed home to greet Shelly.

These long gaps are becoming somewhat chronic.  I've been having some problems with the computer.  Sometimes it comes up okay, other times it won't connect.  Rather annoying.  Today I'm at the library lab.  The other night Leofwyna and I picked up some drawers curbside (without the 'chest of') just before a thundarstorm blew through.  I'm planning on using them when we organize the back shelves in the garage (when we get the stuff in the garage cleared out that is).  Meanwhile, even though we've been having some fine weather, I haven't made any progress in the gardens.  Terrible procrastination going on here.  Evenings I have been working at the sewing table... a little on the silk blocks, a little on the cooler covers, a little on a hat to add to the camera key totes.  Leofwyna's been struggling with sciatica and we're wondering if we might have to postpone the California trip until it does clear up.  Five weeks traveling with sciatica would NOT be much fun.  For the time being her disposition is touchy as a result.  I have, finally, gotten a short set sewn up for Leofwyna that she's quite delighted with.  Now we need to find the rest of the knits she bought to make up a few more now that I have the pattern drafted.

Saturday Leofwyna and I met up with the Doerrs for supper at Ledbetter's and then to STOMP! at the Lied.  This is the third time I've seen them and Leofwyna says it's the fifth for her.  They've been performing for eighteen years and we enjoy them just as much as we did the first time.  Sunday Leofwyna and I went 'curbing' in the afternoon.  Found a couple pallets.  We also ran across our first garage sale of the year (on a Sunday yet!) and bought a cotton cutter shirt.  At the sewing table I've been sorting and cutting stash into the strip storage drawers.  I need to get some more variety into the 2" strips so I can add cornerstones to the sashes for the second wonky stars top.  We had some gloriously beautiful weather this weekend and it looks to continue a few more days at least. 

Friday I finished turning my community plot... I left the clods pretty rough so the weather can can work on it this winter.  I was glad to see lots of happy worms as I was doing my work.  The neighboring plot looked like it was worked over with a tiller.  It was pulverized and I'm nearly certain no worms survived the process.  Saturday I picked up Leofwyna and Morgana at the airport... back home from their cruise around Greece.  They did well together and were bubbling about their experience... and thoroughly exhausted from the long day travelling home.  They'd gotten up and going to the airport 4am Athens time and landed here in Lincoln 7:30pm our time.  After taking Morgana home and getting back to the house, Leofwyna headed to bed about 9pm and slept through past 1pm Sunday.  That was when I let the cats upstairs so KC could wake her up for cuddles.  Sunday afternoon we went out for lunch and then for a drive, just to get out in the pretty day and help keep her awake.  We stopped in at the south Goodwill where she had great luck and carried out a bagful of stuff.  I had some luck too, getting thread and three pint canning jars.  On the way home we meandered 'curbing' and found more broken wood furniture for our mason bee habitat project.  I think she's planning to spread several throughout the neighborhood.  [NOTE:  She brought back a very pretty opal-and-silver-greek-key bracelet for me.]  Tuesday the van is still waiting attention so Leofwyna took the car for errands and to vote.  When she got back I went to vote and pick up rolls to go with Chili for supper.  The chili I canned last month was a success!  Oh, and it's good to have her back home.

Saturday night Leofwyna and I had some real good luck curb culling.  We found a a lovely dark wood headboard, two white 'shelves', a rolling suitcase and much other stuff.  At the sewing table I put a border on one of the log cabin tops.