Court Knitting Finished

The Spanish Armada shawl that I've been knitting in court is finally finished. The man that was the reason I was knitting in court has been arrested. This is probably not the end of my knitting in court, but at least I have a temporary reprieve.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/spanish-armada

April Showers Bring May Flowers

I made this small afghan (held by my  husband) using the Counterpoint 12" Afghan Block by Joyce Lewis.

April showers bring May flowers, but on the Gulf Coast we have showers and flowers all year round.

Mobile, Alabama, actually topped a new list of soggiest cities in the 48 contiguous states, with more than 5 feet of rainfall annually, according to a study conducted by San Francisco-based WeatherBill, Inc.

The 10 rainiest cities in the U.S. by amount of annual rainfall include:

• Mobile, Ala.: 67 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days
• Pensacola, Fla.: 65 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days
• New Orleans, La.: 64 inches average annual rainfall; 59 average annual rainy days
• West Palm Beach, Fla.: 63 inches average annual rainfall; 58 average annual rainy days
• Lafayette, La.: 62 inches average annual rainfall; 55 average annual rainy days
• Baton Rouge, La.: 62 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days
• Miami, Fla.: 62 inches average annual rainfall; 57 average annual rainy days
• Port Arthur, Texas: 61 inches average annual rainfall; 51 average annual rainy days
• Tallahassee, Fla.: 61 inches average annual rainfall; 56 average annual rainy days
• Lake Charles, La.: 58 inches average annual rainfall; 50 average annual rainy days
  

Painfully Slow

As I drove past the park today, I saw a man walking a retired racing greyhound. He was walking, not speed walking, not jogging, or sprinting, or running, just walking. The dog looked liked she was putting much effort into staying by his side, to the point of being painful for her to go so slowly. I could see her muscles ripple with each step. She would start to trot for a second, but had to stop, or risk being ahead of her man. It was unnatural for her to walk so slowly, but she aimed to please her man. If his goal is to exercise his dog, at that pace, he's going to have to walk all day long, and then I still don't think she will be the least bit tired.

Library Book

You are sitting in your chair

reading your library book, and

I am sitting in my chair reading mine,

one thousand three hundred eighty-six miles apart.

I will bring mine back to the library

so you can check it out.

Happy April Fool's Day

I met my husband on April Fool's Day, 25 years ago.