Random Thoughts From My Simple Life
It has been very hot and mostly dry since my last Stitch and Pix Mix post. I’ve continued to stitch my heart out, though I’m mostly still busy making gifts that I won’t share online until they’ve been given. I’ve made time to keep up with three personal stitching projects, though, and was consistently taking …
August was hot and humid, and I admit to hiding inside with my stitching and audiobooks most of the month. I endured a few clunkers, but the best stories I found made up for those. Below are the books I spent time with in August. NOTE: All quoted descriptions are courtesy of bookshop.org, a wonderful way …
When we made plans to visit San Francisco, there were two “musts” on our list of things to do: attend a major league baseball game and see the redwoods. We lucked out that the Giants were playing a homestand while we were visiting. First, though, we took a day trip to visit nature’s giants at …
The third formal garden we visited during our June trip to San Francisco was the Botanical Garden. This visit happened on a Friday morning, and we were joined by my niece, Tiffany, who drove up from Southern California to spend a little time with us. Her presence made the day all the more special. The …
I’m not sure who created the cover image for this post, but it made me laugh when I saw it. It’s all too true, I’m afraid! Since I’m still busy stitching on gift projects I’m not ready to share (and because I find creating these “mix” posts enjoyable), I’m continuing to share highlights of my …
July vanished into thin air. I’m not at all sure where it went. I filled it with quite a few audiobooks, though, so July must have lasted longer than it seemed. This month’s PSA: I dream of a day when books will no longer be banned. In the meantime, every teen in the U.S. can …
The second formal garden we visited during our early June trip to San Francisco was the Conservatory of Flowers. Like the Japanese Tea Garden, the Conservatory is located within Golden Gate Park. I’ve always loved the delicate beauty of conservatory buildings, and this one was no exception. Although the interior space is not especially large, …
Although I’d planned on posting our San Francisco adventures in chronological order, I’ve made a different decision. This week and next, I’ll focus on two of the three formal gardens we visited inside Golden Gate Park. When I return to my San Francisco chronicles in August – after my regular reading and stitching posts at …
In early June, we enjoyed a wonderful family vacation in San Francisco. My daughter, Emily, flew into SF from her home in Taiwan. My son, Bradley, drove up to Knoxville, TN from his home in Florida so he could fly with Watt and me out to California to join her. We had five full days …
I didn’t do much stitching in June (due to a family vacation), and much of what I did stitch will be gifts (so no spoilers until they’ve been given), which has left me short on cross stitch project updates to share. What I do have a lot of this time of year, though, are pictures. …