8 days later

Spring weather is moving right along.  Some hot days...some cool days.  The flowerbeds are looking good with a whole bunch of Lantana plantings.  It's such a tough flower that does well in hot dry days.  It's found in the south and also in Kenya among other places.  So...it's in the flowerbeds.  Lots of different strong colors that are favorites to humming birds and butterflies.  So...it's a good one for no care from me.  Lots of dill  and parsley which is also necessary for butterflies who lay eggs on those two plants.  Another trip to Rosies this morning for a few more veg. garden things.  Big rain yesterday so the ground needs to dry for a bit before more planing.  Interesting weekend one thing resulted in being given 4 tickets to Faust.  What an opera.  I just can't get the story plot out of my mind and ofcourse the singing was wonderful, wonderful.  Went with sister MK, Mary B, Joe W.  Doug wanted to stay home.  His loss of a wonderful musical event.  It's just not worth an allergic reaction to inside environmental issues.  Learned that brother Jim will be coming this week along with a stop in from Doug's brother Dee on his way to a conference in Michigan.  It's brother week for sure. 

Went shopping with SEM this past week.  More toys for sick Kenyan children are being packed in trunks.  And then Friday I sent her on her way to see daughters in Ohio and N. Carolina.  She is one busy lady.  Yesterday I spent the day cleaning and pitching.  It's wonderful when the spirit says pitch.  It comes along from time to time and I do enjoy being in the decision making mode feeling productive. 

Sewing continues with felted wool.  Birds are fun and toadstools are fun things that occupy the mind.  And it's so much fun shopping at Last Chance Goodwill for cheap wool sweaters.  I say Last Chance because it's the last chance to pick up Goodwill items before they are shipped overseas.  It's stuff by the pound.  Woo. woo.  Cheap! 

Last evening I went to a Kenya Carnival meeting.  Connected with lots of friends and heard about K Carnival plans, sang Kenyan songs, played Kenyan instruments and ate Kenyan food.  This event organized by highschool students from many different religions including Muslims, Jews and Christians is most impressive.  Last year $35,000 for students in western Kenya provided HS tuitions for 125 students, school lunches for 20 elementary schools along with other items such as uniforms, lamp oil for studying at night in homes and more.  Woo, woo.  It's always a energy filled evening.