Monday Musings

Out in my yard today... a beautiful sunny September day. Last spring I mentioned the vines in my front yard that I prune back to practically nothing each year.  Here is the one that matures in the late summer now just breaking into full bloom:



Fall is beginning to show a little bit in my yard, as well.  The leaves on this bush have already turned red.

I'm grateful for... a relatively smooth start to the new school year.

One of my favorite things... is working with yarn.  I decided a couple of years ago to learn how to knit.  So far so good.  I have a basic understanding of the stitches and how to read a pattern, so I'm ready to tackle something that incorporates my new skills.  This week I will be picking out the yarn for the darling little sweater that I will be knitting for my canine companion Baxter. 

This week I'm reading...  The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs.  I picked it up from the library a few days ago hoping it would inspire me to pursue a new project.  And so it has! 

I'm looking forward to... the start of the fall session of the Moms group Bible study that I lead at church.  We took the summer off and will begin meeting again this Thursday morning.  It will be so nice to see everyone again and dive into our topic for this session- "Loving like Jesus."

Simple life tip for the week...  When my daughter was about seven years old, she asked me one day what I did at work. I told her I worked at the college - that my job was to teach people how to draw. She stared at me, incredulous, and said, "You mean they forget?" ~Howard Ikemoto 
Have you forgotten how to draw?  Grab a freshly sharpened pencil or pick up a brand new box of crayons at the store along with a clean sheet of paper and let yourself go.  You might be surprised at what you see and maybe even learn something new about yourself.