6-28-2011 Twenty One Cup Salute

Arranged by her husband

and friends

for my neighbor's birthday!  :*)

6-27-2011 EGGS

6-26-2011 Because I love PURPLE

I decided to knit my

Fair Isle Christmas stocking

using purple yarn!!!

It's not the traditional red/green/white

Christmas colors...

but that's fine by me!!!

6-25-2011 Fair Isle Class

Attended a Fair Isle knitting class

at a  local yarn shop today

(Serendipity in Muscatine)...

we are making a Christmas stocking

to learn and practice the techniques.

These are the charts we were given in class.

6-24-2011 Robin Babies

The Robin babies ^ about which I posted on June 7th

have fledged and are now out and about 

under mama's watchful eye.

6-23-2011 Current Read

...was finally tested

and diagnosed

as hypothyroid.

This book was recommended by my doc

to learn about what's going on.

6-22-2011 Thunder Bay Grill

Thunder Bay Grill

had its first ever

"Beer Dinner"

and each of the 5 courses 

had a beer pairing.

DH & I attended.

It was so much fun!   :*)

6-22-2011 Mosaic Knitting

Taught myself another knitting technique this morning: 

"Mosaic Knitting"...

and now that I've finished the swatch...

I'm thinking that if I did this with a tan background and black spots, 
it would look like a leopard skin!!! 
That would make a cute dog sweater!

6-21-2011 Greek Yogurt, anyone?

DD & I attended another of Chef Monika's cooking classes this evening.

Always a good time... with great food!

6-20-2011 Annual

It's that time of year again...

time for my annual 'Well Woman Check-up'...

hoping for a clean bill of health

again this year!

Early detection with regular checkups!

6-19-2011 Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day, Dear Hubby!!!

You have been, and still are

the most amazing father

to our children!

Love you!

6-18-2011 Thunder Without Clouds

The Blue Angels are in town this weekend.

6-17-2011 Puff the Magic Dragon

is stuck inside a building in Iowa!

6-16-2011 Flowers at Lunch and Dinner

 floral arrangement at the LemonGrass Café (Thai)

dinner centerpiece of summer daisies at the iMAX

6-15-2011 Birthday Gifts

~my gift to myself: a mammogram

~a free piece of birthday cake after lunch with a friend

~some beautiful flowers in a purple vase from my son

~phone calls from my children

~cards from family and friends

~tons of happy birthday wishes on FaceBook

~dinner out with my dear husband

~and a surprise package from my sister-in-law in California!!!

Thank you one and all for making my birthday such a happy day!

6-13-2011 Parallel Universe

While on my jog through the woods this morning

I decided to photograph some flowers in bloom

 and this shimmery parallel universe

caught my eye

as I ran by:

6-11-2011 Strength & Grace

Strength & Grace...

what you find

in every cancer survivor

and the people who support them!

DH & I participated

in the Susan G. Komen 5k this morning.

6-10-2011 Strength & Grace

I am blessed

to see these polo horses

every morning!

They are the perfect embodiment

of strength and grace.

6-9-2011 Stormy Weather

These bad boys have been rolling through for the past 12 hours...

bringing lots of lightning, rain, strong winds and downed trees...

thousands of folks are without power...

and more storms are on the way...

6-7-2011 Cheep Cheep

Under our deck

(and in the front yard tree)

baby robins cheep cheep...

6-5-2011 Bridal Shower

DH, DD and I drove to Chicago today

for our son's fiancé's Bridal Shower.

6-4-2011 National Donut Day

In honor of National Donut Day (yesterday)

DH & I found a Dunkin' Donuts

and indulged (today)!

Took this pix (^) at 7:30 a.m.

when DH & I got home from running 5K+...

took a shower and went to Yoga class...

came home and took another shower...

and decided to find an 'indoor' activity for today:

the Titanic Exhibit at the museum...