The Friday Mix

Sometimes I think things do balance out. Wednesday I encountered one of the city's worst dog owners, but yesterday I met the nicest man in the grocery store parking lot. He sold formula for young farm animals and we got to talking about it. He explained that cow's milk, for example, would cost the farmer $0.70 per ___ to feed to the calves, but the formula would only cost him $0.40 per ___ , so it was cheaper for the farmer to use this formula with nutrients and vitamins to help grow a strong healthy animals (cows, pigs, sheep, goats, etc). From that we talked about dogs, and he invited me to an unofficial local dog park which he assured me had only the nicest people and very good dogs.

We also talked a bit about gardening, as I was loading some plants into my car and about being a parachutist in the days of conscription. Lovely chap he was. I think we talked about 45 minutes. It was very nice to meet such a pleasant person. And a good reminder that there are still nice people out there.

Thanks to everyone for the wonderfully supportive comments yesterday. I really appreciate it. I will be able to walk Jazz in the mornings before work until late September, so things should go well and we shall check out the dog park as well. I think she could use some canine company now that Maxx is gone. Her whole life, she was with other dogs.

Although, I don't think she's doing too badly - yesterday I took her in the car with me for some errands and gave her a chewie while I ran into the last store - the longest stop. When I returned, she wasn't in the front seat looking for me. No, she was laying down in the back seat happily chewing. And when we got home, she picked up her chewie hopped out of the car and carried it into the house so she could finish it in her bed. She sure looked happy.

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Wow, I can't believe it's Friday already. Tomorrow I plan to get some yard work done - prune some trees, trim and mow the lawns, and get some beds ready. It's a bit early for some plants as it's still very wet and a bit cool. But I can certainly mix up the compost and soil and get things ready. Earlier this week the weatherman said it would be 21 degrees on Saturday, however, now the forecast is only showing 15 degrees for tomorrow. No worries, that's still good enough for what I'd like to do.

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I started knitting with the brown wool I bought from the fibrefest. I thought three hanks would give me a shrug, but when I went looking, either I didn't like the pattern, or it called for too much yarn. I am trying a shrug from the One Skein Wonders book and I'll let you know how it goes. It's knitted from the top down, so I may just extend it - if I interpreted the pattern correctly. I'll post a photo when I've got a little more to show you.

I can't believe I only have one project going. Usually I had three. The ongoing stole project, some socks and either a crochet or knitted item. But I still have the Angel cross-stitch which I must finish asap and I'm waiting for the next tea towel for the Craftster swap.

What are you doing this weekend?