Don't Drink the Water

Several of my actor friends are currently in a show over at the Wade James Theater in Edmonds. I haven't seen it yet, that happens this coming Saturday, but these folks are amazing. Jay Irwin, Ian Gerrard and Keith Remon can individually make a show - I expect fantastic things from them as a group. The show itself is a classic Woody Allen - full of witty dialog and physical comedy. I can't wait.

Another wet June day....and boredom sets in. I've got stuff to do, but am lacking the necessary oomph to drive me to action. There is calculus to review over the summer, furniture to arrange, a shelf to hang, dishes to wash (laundry too), vacuuming and tidying to be done - but all I really want to do is curl up with a good science fiction novel and snooze. Coffee....I need coffee.....preferably in a pure form.

Bit by bit, I've been redoing my bathroom - it's a small space that was filled with clunky retro-70's oak. Since it was from the 70's most of the finishes were pretty well shot. It was dark and impossible to clean (bathrooms are one room that must be scrubbable) . The first thing to go was the oak toilet seat, then the oak towel bars that were not only screwed to the wall, but glued as well (what a pain). A medicine chest that was too big for the space was replaced with an oval mirror. I filled the holes from the old fixtures and painted everything white, including the old vanity. I also replaced the mis-matched knobs with brushed chrome and put up a hook for a robe and a single towel ring. Everything matches. Then, last week, someone at work was selling the shelf I'd been looking at buying, instead of over $100.00, I picked it up for $15.

Well - off to work.

OK so it's been a while....the old work thing has been taking too much of my time and creativity. And when not working I've been trying to get the yard beaten into shape - so far the blackberries are ahead, but I have a radical comeback strategy, involving pruning shears, a weed eater and shovel. And sweat....lots and lots of sweat.

Here's a snap of the front yard - it's hard to tell the scale, but the rhodies are well over 10 feet tall.

In other happenings, Annika, (my fabulous roommate) and I spent last weekend sewing - actually she does the sewing and I do the cutting and pressing. We put together the most beautiful shirt - a sort of medieval print, wrap t-shirt. Also completed were a skirt and trousers.