My Favorite Letter?

I was going to title this post "The Letter F...," but a quick search told me that I've used that exact title before. More than once. So I clearly like the letter F, but is it my favorite? Well, naybe...

Even though there are some f-words I really don't fancy, F can also stand for family fun, including Halloweekends

and futbol (soccer in the US) with the boys!

F is for fall foliage,

flamboyant, face-adjacent projects,

projects that are finally finished,

and F is even for...

Yep, a little pink bird taking (almost) center stage on the coffee-table-scape this morning! Hello Flamingo! Perhaps F is my favorite letter!!! Who'd have guessed? 

Today's blog post is (apparently) brought to you by the letter F!

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Serious Selfie Struggle

It's good to have friends! 

Especially because I am notoriously bad at the art of the selfie...

I'm good at taking photos of bees and flowers...

...Cedar Point from the Sky Ride at night...

...roller coasters...

...golden hour photos of family (from behind)!

Photos of the stage before the show (comedy at Cedar Point? Yes, please!)...

Even photos of a plop of sadness in the sun...

But selfies? Notsomuch...

Good friends have me covered though! 

Ellie is good at selfies! Me, well...yeah. We've covered this.

Thanks for all the Friday fun, Ellie! I had a blast! (First time on Wind Seeker, friends! Gah! So good!)

If you're good at selfies, we should be IRL friends (if we're not already). If you also have a season pass to Cedar Point, and you like to go a bunch, please step to the front of the line! My family has grown a bit weary of my crazy enthusiasm for this park...lol! 

Looks like today will be a down day break from rides and shows, but I think we'll see the boys this afternoon, so yayyy!

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Chicken Casualty

The granddog's favorite toy...not Steve's Lava Chicken...

was a bit of a casualty for the kids' summer visit this year, but I suppose worse things have happened to chickens. 

Still, it's a bit confusing when you're a dog. 

At least all of the cousins had a great time, and no limbs were lost at Aunt Jess and Uncle Aaron's annual sleepover.

To celebrate all the good times, after helping Sweetie give the whole house a good clean on Monday, 

I took a trip to Cedar Point and got this shot of Siren's Curse in a nearly full tilt as Top Thrill 2's train launched backwards next door! Took this while waiting in line for a night ride on the newest coaster, which was great! 

Then the cleaning resumed with a visit from our friends at Stanley Steemer, who did a great job on the carpets,

which gave me some time to work on my sweater. I've divided for the sleeves on this Neretina by Kirsten-Michele, and I'm pretty stoked about how it's turning out! 

And, though I was thinking I might get another CP trip in last night, we went walking at Sandy Ridge instead. I was rewarded by this lovely shot of dreamy, purple wild bergamot in the hazy glow of the setting sun. 

All-in-all, a good, low-key week, but I'm tired! How has your week been? 

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No Secret Knitting

For the first time in a long time, there has been no secret knitting for Christmas. There was knitting for Christmas, to be sure, but it wasn't a secret. This knitter needed input for cardigans and pullovers, requested by granddaughters who wanted something just so. The hoodie is so far behind schedule, that it has become a birthday gift! (It will also be late for this deadline, but I have sent pics to the nearly-nine-year-old, and she knows how close it is!) Tonight, I am down to the "duck details" on this Psyduck hoodie...wish me luck!

Oh!, and the after-Christmas, rainbow Yoshi is well underway...

The other thing I thought I might tackle in the new year is a closet declutter. There was a group to join on FB, and I joined the parade straightaway, as though I were one of the little people at our grandsons' house...

It sounded like a really good idea, until I got in there and realized that I had just done this last February! 

So, the closet looks pretty good. My apologies. Lol.

The yarn room, could use some work, but I'm not ready for that...still creating the collection in there! Instead of the yarn, we tackled the taking down of all things Christmas over the long weekend. Well, most things Christmas...the gnomes 

and my light-up snowman still stand, but the tree is gone, and we have moved the furniture around a bit. I like it!

But, as with any rearrangement, there are things you find that just aren't necessary anymore. Like this.

This is the bouquet from our wedding. It has survived multiple moves, vicious vacuums, and curious cats through the years...and I could hold onto it for the next 13 years, until our golden anniversary...or I could save myself from my pack-rat tendencies and toss it this year. I think I'll go for the latter. It's dusty, the ribbons are yellowed, and some of the flowers are just...gone. It may be time. 

As sad as it can be to let go of things, the memories these flowers invoke are still strong. Two crazy kids, who barely knew what life was about, diving into the weird adventure that marriage is some 37 years ago. It's been a wild ride...sometimes better, sometimes worse, most times unpredictable...but we are still buckled in, so yay!

So, Happy New Year to you and yours! As you can see, I don't have many resolutions, I wonder if you have? Yes or no, take a moment to say hello in the comments, if you like! 

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And watch football with your Pop Pop, if you can.

Wild Life

What do you think of when you read "Wildlife?" Do you think of snakes?

Or frogs or turtles? 

Maybe you think of hawks (on the church steeple) or other creatures of the forest? 

Perhaps you think of something entirely different, but after the wild week we've had around here, I will think of this crew (the Fantastic Frogs!) when I think of wildlife!

I'll think of fun crafts and friends,

and games outside,

and singing and being able to share all of that with my grandson this week!

You know what? There was even a snake at VBS this week!

He came with Jungle Bob, who put on a great show for the kids! Even the youngest in the crowd were super-focused on this knowledgeable grandpa-type entertainer!

He had dad jokes, for kids and grown-ups alike, and kept the kids' attention for the entire hour...even after the Popsicle Party!!!

I can't pick a favorite memory from the week, because there were just too many good times! But I do have a favorite photo, that I have already shared with my friend, Amanda (who is, by the way, our VBS Director!):

Preacher's kids, and the offspring of many church staff, never fail to entertain! Lol...

Have you had a good week? It's hard to believe that summer is half over, but then I look back at the fun I've already had, and I realize that there is so much more summer to come! What a lovely time of year (if you can get out of the heat occasionally). Full of wild, life experiences for young and Pretty-aged people alike...and plenty of time for knitting. Is there anything more satisfying than a beautiful, i-cord edging on a summer evening? Well, if you're a knitter that is...! 

Whatever your summer brings, I hope that you are finding time to rest, be well and stop and smell the roses...or whatever flowers you come across. 

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