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Sometimes things are just too good not to share: Cutie Petutie

What are you reading?

My daughter belongs to a book club.  I often keep up with my reading by "tagging" along with her group and reading their monthly selection.  Their July book was good--thought provoking with an interesting plot and several excellent characters.  As with many modern authors, I noticed a couple of inconsistencies (where are the editors?), but very minor.  I recommend The Help as an easy, fun read.

Today . . .

It was a perfect day . . . hot, yes, but perfect otherwise.  The clouds covered the sun a little, fooling the mind  (well, my mind, anyway) and making me think it might be cooling off a little.  Alas, the imagination!!

Knit with my lovely Tuesday friends sans Debra, who had a death in the family . . . sad news.  Her mother is hurting over the loss, so keep Debra's family in your prayers.

I began knitting my cute Terrific Tote today.  I love felted bags because their texture is so solid.  I'm making mine from Riverstone bulky I purchased on sale.  I had plenty, and it's a yummy strawberry color.  Should be very pretty.

My friend, Cindy, at Jacob's Reward Farm was so gracious today and let me bring my sweet Rowan for a visit with some of the animals.  Judah is a little intimidating, although he's totally doing his job by guarding his flock, so we weren't able to get to the bigger sheep flock.  But the south side of the farm has beautiful alpaca, lovely Jacob sheep, and some of the cutest hens you ever saw.  Rowan got to pick her own fresh egg out of the several that were waiting for Cindy.  She talked about it non-stop all the way home.

Cindy also has had Farm Bags made up!  Awesome color and fantastic size.  As a self-proclaimed bag connoisseur, I can attest that this bag rocks.  Cindy also added a PayPal button to her blog so it's easy to maneuver around and purchase her bags.  Love (1,000,000)--so go get you some!! 

Home at last . . .

It's fantastic to be home. Maggie, our kitty, was happy to see us; Mac was beside himself happy to see us; the yard guy mowed today; looks like Steve cleaned the carpet (what a guy!!), and the pool looks perfect.  Awwww . . . all is well.

xoxo

LaQuinta here I come . . .

We left Savannah (well, Georgetown, really, since that's where our apartment is) at around 9 a.m.  We drove to the Savannah/Hilton Head airport and left Phil's truck there since he'll be flying back to Savannah and will need to have his car there to get home. 

We had breakfast at Pooler, GA, near the airport, and filled up the car.  We managed to get on the road by about 9:30.  We drove through Macon, on to Atlanta, Talladega, through Birmingham, on through Tuscaloosa, and arrived in Pearl, Miss. (just east of Jackson) around 8 p.m. 

We stopped for lunch/very early dinner at a little town in Alabama--Bessemer.  You must remember that our track record with Cracker Barrel is horrible . . . so stopping there was a real stretch.  You see, it seems that every time we enter the doors of a Cracker Barrel, the cook goes on strike, they run out of food, all the staff has gone on break , etc. . . . you get the picture, huh?  Well, today it turned out fine . . . thank goodness.  Food was good, service was good, bathrooms were clean . . . wow!  What a treat!!

So we drove about 625 miles today--enough.  We're at The LaQuinta at Pearl, Mississippi (just east of Jackson).  We've had very good luck with LaQuinta, so it seems to have become our inn of choice.  It helps being a frequent user, also. 

So . . . tomorrow we begin again bright and early.  We have about 400+ miles to go, so we should be there before dark.  I'm excited to get home . . . to my own bed, my sweet Mac, and my adorable kitty, Maggie.  Hope they remember us!

xoxo

My favorite things . . .

I love Quince & Co.  One of the girls from the group I spin with, Texas Twisters, told us about this web site . . . their system is so beautiful and simple. 

(c) 2010 Quince & Co.

Going home . . .

I'm glad to say that tomorrow I'll leave Savannah to begin my trek home.  We'll drive through Macon, Atlanta, then through Birmingham and Tuscaloosa (Alabama), then on to Meridian and Jackson (Mississippi), Monroe and Shreveport (Louisiana), then on through to Dallas.  Not sure where we'll spend the night, but it's for sure a two-day drive. 

Savannah's been a lot of fun and I loved being here with Big Daddy.  Snuggling up on a queen-sized bed when we've only owned king-sized beds for years was interesting, but we managed to manage.  Not having a washer and dryer at my fingertips was a challenge for me, but I survived that too.  Lots of things have been different while I've been here, but I'm glad I came!!

Ta ta, Savannah!!

xoxo