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Taffy's been having a rough day.
First this......


Then this....


My Black Thumb of Death seems to be hibernating this summer, as I have beautiful flowers to show!


and some really gross beetles:


My hydrangea has a bloom! It didn't flower AT ALL last year, so this is a real victory.


We have grapes:


I don't know what this is on the grapevine, but the ants sure think it's tasty:


And progress photos! I have the first part of the Bohus body done (up to the underarms), and started on the first sleeve last night. For some reason, Lexi had to test the comfort of both knitting projects:


Here it is cat-less:

I didn't think I'd get to the sleeves yet. I was going to use 2 circs and do the sleeves at the same time, but I wasn't feeling the love. But I didn't have any size 7 DPNs, and our LYS went out of business last year, so I thought I was screwed....I wasn't going to Rockford just for knitting needles, and every time I place a Knit Picks order (which I did a few days ago), I swear I need something else the next day! Grrr. Hubby and I went out for dinner and a movie last night, and the restaurant is by a Joann Fabrics. Duh! Joann's! I ran in, and sure enough, they had them. Huzzah!

And my Lady Eleanor. Next time I'll take the photo on a different surface, I know it's hard to see:




And at Cub Foods today, I found some chocolates I just HAD to try. They are Starbucks Truffles with Chai filling! OMG, they're soooo good!


I almost forgot! I took my Nutrition final on Thursday, so I am officially off of school until August 18th. I think I did well on the final, but I won't get my grade until the end of the month, when the regular summer session ends.

Knitting? What knitting?

School has been really busy this week, as I started my Math class on Monday. It's a lab class, which involves *no* lectures and is go-at-your-own-pace. I am already 2 weeks ahead of schedule! I fried my brain on Tuesday by taking 2 math tests, then having to take a *really hard* metabolism test in Nutrition. That night ended up with me at Fiesta Cancun for some yummy mexican food and, of course, a MARGARITA! I am in there a LOT, so most of the waiters know me, and they kept coming over and joking with me about getting a margarita (since I quit drinking alcohol for a while). I'm all, "I'm in school! At 33! And it's hard! Bring me my alcohol!" But hey, I'm getting an A in Math so far, and a B in Nutrition (that really hard test? Got a B. Go me!).

I am knitting a bit on a sock. I want to start a sweater, but I think a sock's all I can handle for now. It's a fair isle sock pattern and yarn I found in the Patternworks catalog. Let's see if I can find a link.... even better (they're the socks in the higher picture):