The socks are finished! I picked up bah'ar, which had a couple errors in the pattern. The first wasn't that big a deal, the WS rows had the charts worked in the wrong order, but anyone who was used to knitting with charts could catch that. However, there was an error in both the written and charted part of the third chart, though I think I fixed it, and you can see my corrected version in my project notes. The marine layer scarf came out of hibernation for me to work on since then, also. I finished absolutely nothing for MadMay.



Alexander has been working on making me a swift for some time. This weekend, he and Rich put their heads together to finish it for me. They made the pegs adjustable, in the hopes it would work with mini skeins to jumbo skeins. That is my first wound cake of yarn done with my new swift.

I finished The Trial of Job and it was well worth it. It is a quick read, and full of much to enlighten and provoke contemplation. I try not to get too political here, but part of the writing on Job's so-called comforters articulated a big part of why I could not and cannot support a particular candidate in our presidential election:

The difference between the two cases is not a matter of wisdom, therefore, anymore than it is a matter of justice. The difference between Job and his friends is that Job is suffering, while they are "at ease" (verse 5). They have been using this advantage solely to pass judgement on a suffering human being, who differs from them only by the fact that he is suffering. This is a great moral offense.

There were a couple books I tried to start after finishing this one, but nothing that really stuck this week.



Also posting to Keep Calm and Craft On, and The Philosopher's Wife.


We're still busy with guests and end of year activities, so menu planning is a challenge. However, here is a rough outline of what we might eat this week.

We have two major feasts this week, though we had to miss the Corpus Christi procession after church. Our house guests had health issues that would have kept them from walking, and we didn't want to leave them. Since this family was a priest's family, he graciously celebrated the Eucharist at our home, which we were so grateful to share in with them. Today is the feast of the Visitation, so we're still celebrating as a family.

• Sunday - Feast of Corpus Christi
  Breakfast: Scrambled Eggs with Cheese and Scallions, Bacon, Toast, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Grilled Burgers, Pickles, Chips, Salad, Ice Cream and Watermelon Sorbet
• Monday
  Breakfast: Fried Eggs, Homefries, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Grilled Surf and Turf with Steak, Scallops and Shrimp, Rice, Green Beans, Fruit
• Tuesday - Feast of the Visitation
  Breakfast: Oatmeal with Brown Sugar and Craisins, Bananas, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Garlic Shrimp, Fried Rice, Marinated Cucumbers and Shallots
• Wednesday
  Breakfast: Bagels, Cream Cheese, Smoked Salmon, Banana Nut Bread, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Egg Salad Sandwiches, Coleslaw, Pickles
• Thursday
  Breakfast: Harvest Pancakes, Fried Eggs, Fruit, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Loaded Steak Nachos, Strawberry Shortcake
• Friday
  Breakfast: Slow Cooker Rice Pudding with Coconut and Craisins, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Hummus Wraps with Vegetables and Olives, Canned Grape Leaves, Fruit
• Saturday
  Breakfast: Caramel Apple French Toast Strata, Fried Beef Sausage, Milk and Coffee
  Dinner: Dinner Out

What is on your menu this week? If you want a recipe, ask and I will provide it as soon as I can. If there are any starred recipes, I will follow up separately with a weekly recipe round up.

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