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Ladies & gentlemen! It is my honor to introduce to you, the East Texas Broadcasting Redneck Golf team!

Feeling Let Down...

...but feeling guilty for feeling let down. After tonight's prayer meeting, Dave took me to the crafts exhibit at the fair. From the moment I opened my eyes and got out of bed, I've been excited about tonight. I just couldn't wait get to the fair to see how my stuff did. I got there to discover that two of my items got blue ribbons, and several got red. I also got a couple of white ribbons, but I think they give those just for entering. I'm very proud of my ribbons, So why the let down feeling, you might ask. Because of how my items were displayed. I had spent two days, carefully arranging my shawls and vest on hangers as artfully as I could. I had pinned them, unpinned them, draped them, undraped them, all for the purpose of displaying them to thier fullest advantage.
I got to the fair tonight to discover that they'd removed them from thier hangers and threw them onto wooden racks, which would have been fine if they'd bothered to straighted them. My red lacey wrap that I was so proud of looks kinda ho-hum, and my pink shawl just looks hideous. I started taking pictures for my blog, only to discover that my red mittens, lacey socks, and my blue ribbon winning cabled scarf are laying on a shelf. I could barely see them in the picures I was taking. I hate myself for complaining like this, because I know it sounds like I'm being a sore loser, but I'm not meaning to be. I'm proud of all my ribbons. I'm just not happy that my stuff is being displayed in a way that it looks shoddy. I wish I could take my pink shawl down, because I'm embarrased to have my name on it. Oh well. I guess that's just how it goes sometimes.

Mystery Blossom

I think it was in 2006, but I'm not sure. I bought two sage shrubs, one Texas Sage and one Silver Dollar Sage. I potted them, because at the time I didn't know where I wanted to plant them. I've been moving these pots from location to location almost since I bought them, but it looks like I finally found a happy place for them. I know that because in all the years I've had them, this is the first time I've seen a bloom. The mystery part comes from the fact that I lost the lables long ago, and they look so much alike that I don't know which one blossomed.
So, folks, this is either a picture of a Texas sage flower or a Silver Dollar Sage flower. Whichever one it is, it sure is pretty. :)

10 Random Things

A fellow Ravelry member started a thread back when the Remnants forum still existed. It was an attempt to get to know eachother better by listing 10 random things about ourselves. It actually was pretty fun learning little quirks about fellow knitters and crocheters. Since I don't have much to write these days, I thought I'd steal this idea and list 10 random things about me.

1. I am the youngest of 6 siblings, 2 brothers and 3 sisters..then there's me.
2. I can watch repeats of Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond over and over...and still think they're funny.
3. I'm 43 years old, and still afraid of the dark. After Dave leaves at 4am, I turn on the light.
4. I have a niece who's a year older than I am.
5. I have patches of freckles on my shoulders, leftover from a severe sunburn when I was younger.
6. I've learned to like my freckles after years of hating them.
7. Althought I like all colors, my favorite is purple.
8. I'm sick to death of politics. It seems every aspect of our lives has been taken over by some sort of politics.
9. I always seem to have too many craft projects going at once. I lose interest too easily, and want to start something new.
10. And lastly...I have more yarn stashed than I can possibly knit up in my lifetime.

It's That Time Again

Red River Valley Fair week begins Monday, and all items for the crafts exhibit have to be checked in Saturday. Last year, I had so much fun participating, and I had an entire list of projects in my head for knitting and crochet. Unfortunately, those plans never materialized. I lost my knitting mojo when the summer heat sapped my energy. The good news is I did manage to finish several small projects I'd started during the Spring. I'm also going to take with me a couple of items I finished last winter, but had only worn once. I'm not going to cheat, because I'll be sure ask if I it's ok enter them.
So, this week, I've been freshening everything up, steaming any wrinkles that may be the result of being packed away since Spring. My house is now decorated with knitted items hanging to air dry. Sadly, I have no crocheted offerings this year. Maybe next time..

Testing..

Hey, Folks. I'm now the proud owner of a laptop. Sunday was our monthly Costco stock-up trip. While there, we took advantage of an awsome deal on an Acer laptop for Dave. After he charged it, and entered all his information into it, he reset his old laptop for me. This is my first post using my new device. Now I can sit out on the back porch while I look at knitting patterns, books, and other of my favorite things. This is going to be so much fun.

Golfing Dave

Dave and a team of other DJ's from East Texas Broadcasting are playing in the Redneck Golf tournament. This tournament was created to raise money for Habitat For Humanity. I don't get to go with him tomorrow, but I did get to accompany him to the driving range to get in some practice shots. I hope he has a blast tomorrow.