There goes another knitting friend leaving Wichita. What is it about this town being just a pit stop for so many wonderful people?? We're sad to see her leave but know she will enjoy the adventure of New Mexico. 
The Twist sock of the month club for June features Glowing Toes -- a fun and practical pedicure sock -- made out of Collinette Credenza. I held off on my much needed pedicure until I got my socks completed so I'd stay motivated to get them done. They'll be so handy to wear during those cold winter months.
Mom and I had another successful trip to the Colliseum flea market. It's a good thing, because there won't be another one until Fall.
Our Friday night date included riding our bikes over to the shooting range followed by delicious ribeye steak dinners at Julius' RibCage. (Once again, date night took us to the south side of town and I joked we are like birds migrating to our homeland). Every so often we stop in to check our shooting skills. This was my target just over 5 yards away. I don't have a tight pattern but you can see I'm still a pretty good shot and am completely comfortable with my smaller .22 caliber handgun.
Since my new bike has floorboards instead of pegs, I've been thinking about getting some fancy new riding boots but it's only been a thought I've said to myself. So, I went into Mid-America Powersports for the purpose of getting a new helmet and I literally stumbled over the only boot box in the place which happened to be a women's size 8 -- just my size. I snatched these babies up and took them to the counter and asked the price. The guy told me and I said "Damn!". At that he knocked $30 bucks off and I walked out with a kick-ass ('scuse the language but there's no other word for them!) pair of boots and a new flat black helmet. Karma works in mysterious ways...
We get the tractor out a couple times a year to mow the acreage where my father-in-law keeps our horse, Duke. It's been such a wet year and the place was a wreck. I enjoy putting on a pair of work gloves and boots and getting after a sweaty day of hard labor trimming trees and riding the tractor. Plus, tractors are cool with all the attachments that mow, plow and scoop.
This is going to give me away as growing up on the South side but here goes. I love going to the drive-in - always have - always will. Best thing to do is load up in the back of a pick-up with lounge chairs, blankets, pillows, snacks and a cooler on a cool summer evening to stay up into the wee early morning watching 2-3 movies. Without sounding too redneck - bing bag chairs work good, too! We've tried the air mattress in the back but that's too comfortable and you end up just sleeping through 2-3 movies so the secret is to stay somewhat upright.
A long black limo brought Maggie Sefton to town today and sat outside Watermark Books while she spoke about her journey into writing, entering the rabbit hole of knitting, and signed copies of her latest knitting murder mystery, Dyer Consequences. Her other knitting mysteries in my collection includes, A Deadly Yarn, A Killer Stitch and Needled to Death. Connie (pictured with the limo) and I enjoyed a bowl of soup and then listened intently while knitting on our sock projects. The time passed by too quickly and Maggie was whisked off to Tulsa for her next gig.
This morning I stopped into Barnes & Noble for a book or magazine fix and found a new knitting mag from Europe called Verena. It's about time we get a little more variety! This premier issue is packed with sophisticated styles in the yarns we love so check it out. Then I got to the counter and right in front of me was "How to Knit a Wild Bikini." It's sure to be a good summer romance read.
Finished the other Fruit Loop sock for the one I made on my trip. Jackie was right - this cable-like ribbing is form fitting and feels great. In fact, I could probably say this rates high on my most favorite sock patterns. Not too fussy with an easy to remember four row repeat. Ironically, I had a skein of Opal in my stash with every color in the cereal box!
Spent one whole day leisurely knitting on the rocks by Oak Creek and finished one Fruit Loop sock.
