Slacking Off . . .

Well, I've been slacking off on knitting again because I've been juggling too many balls again. Sometimes I wish I could clone myself so my twin would do all the boring stuff, like cleaning the house, cutting onions, and so forth.

So far, my orchids are hanging on. Last weekend Bruce and I were at Home Depot to buy mulch for the garden, and we checked out the houseplants section. We were surprised to find orchids there, and even more surprised to find Sharry Barry at a price that was cheaper than the one we got at the Orchid Show. Of course, we bought it. Now mother wants to have one of these at her home.

We also stopped by Yarns International so I could get my yarn store fix and to pick up Simply Shetland. I discovered that Peri Klass has put together a collection of her essays on knitting and bought it as well. The title is Two Sweaters for Father, I think. It's nice to have her best essays in one collection, even if you've read some of these over and over again.