Only in LA

Thursday night, I've made the 1-1/2 hour commute from downtown via Red Line to Orange Line and stopped into a Rite-Aid pharmacy near home. It isn't unusual for someone to be standing just outside the door asking exiting shoppers for spare change.

THURSDAY, however, was a little unique....

As I'm exiting the store, a well-kept thirty-something year-old man asks, "Excuse me Ma'am, would you like to make a donation to get my film to Sundance?"

that's right....

...hmmmm Excuse me, Sir, would you like to make a donation to support my purchase of a yarn shop??" ...only I didn't say it out loud.

Aunt Melissa's Kitchen is Open Today

All right, who is Aunt Melissa and what's her kitchen have to do with anything?

Aunt Melissa loves to cook, knit and explore LA on MTA. She's married to a computer/amateur astronomer/weather nerd (yep, that's nerd to the 3rd) who loves her cooking and knows how to load a mean dishwasher. (Those engineer types, I tell ya!) If you cook at all, and especially if your kitchen, like mine, is a disaster area when you're done (see below, ahem, I am NOT referring to the hideous wallpaper...and leave the harmless bunny out of this, he's only hiding pot scrubbers)

...you appreciate the value of such a blessing. Nevermind that Uncle Steve (see nerd to the 3rd) loads said dishwasher because he believes me incompetent. I accept the blessing as the true Godsend it is. Motivation aside, THANKS, Honey!





10 inches above disaster area is the view from Aunt Melissa's Kitchen:





Menu today: Yummy Egg/Sausage surprise, Pumpkin Muffins, New Mexico Pinon Coffee and OJ.



Aren't Saturdays the best?!? Next up: knitting, sewing and definitely a workout (you saw the sausage and eggs we consumed, right?)

BTW, a special good luck and best wishes to my knitting buddy, making her way north today. I'll miss our lunchtime
"Knit and B _ _ _ _ " sessions SO much!!


Happy Saturday Everyone! Project Photos to arrive soon.




>>Update 3:40 PM: Uncle Steve says I misunderstood. He doesn't think I'm incompetent, he's just very talented in the area of loading tons of dishes into a small space without chipping the china. It's something they test for in the military, no less! Well, they don't exactly CALL it that, and of course, since I'm not the technical one around here, I've already forgotten what it IS called, but the upside is, he's great with puzzles, too. Me? My talents must lie elsewhere. Who knew a simple blog could clear up a marital misunderstanding of 6 yrs?!? THEN, Uncle Steve showed me how to resize photos to fit within the web browser in enlarged view. Ladies, if you're looking for husbands out there, I highly recommend the Nerd to the 3rd variety! !<<