The cat motto is -

"EVERYTHING is BETTER with ME in it!"

Having no photographable knitting content (I sewed the side seams and started a sleeve on the SU&KI sweater. It doesn't photograph well.) and knowing it would be cruel to show more pictures of our grey incipient spring to those of you benighted and suffering with REAL weather, I decided to photograph another card-table cloth. As I prepared to display it, Candy came along to offer her highly decorative services. Fly was jealous that he didn't wake up in time to help, so on the left side of the picture you can see his disdainful profile.


Here is a close-up of the corner motif. This is done on even-weave linen with counted cross-stitch, all faded now and yellowed a bit with age. Come summer, I will dampen it and spread it on the grass in the sunshine. Grass and sunshine do a wonderfully gentle bleaching job. Try it.






Yesterday, I took GED tests to the jail again. Four young men this time. I mentioned that in June, the college offers a cap and gown graduation ceremony for all the GED completers for that year. You should have seen their eyes light up! I would have thought that they were too "cool" and "Tough" to be interested, but the idea of the whole cap and gown pomp and circumstance is really, really appealing to them. "Yeah, well, it's mostly for my mom." is the disclaimer for their interest, but I can see that they will be immensely proud to go through the process. Rites and rituals ARE important!

On March 4th, I will turn 57. Usually I plan a big party of some sort, but this year, for no particular reason, the time just slipped up on me. But rites and rituals and celebrations ARE important. So you are all invited to my virtual party! Come as you are. Come when you can. Screw the diet, I'm gonna make cupcakes for all! What kind of tea and which teacup would you like?