Point Form: From Shorts to Afghans

•  I came across a new term from Jenn at Crumbly Acres:  Shoulder Season. I'd never heard that term, but it speaks to the reality that although the days warm up nicely, the nights also cool down. There's more to it, below.

It's called shoulder season because spring and fall act as the "shoulders" on either side of the "head" or peak season (summer or winter), referring to a period of lower travel demand situated between high and low demand periods. The term also suggests the milder weather in these transitional months, when one might wear just a light jacket over their shoulders. 

• As soon as I got into the car to head to the store, my sunglasses fell apart. I headed off regardless, but immediately and forthwith, the rearview camera monitor fell off the dashboard. It's not as traumatic as it seems because it is a freestanding add-on to our old Honda and not set in the dashboard. I was able to secure it back in place once I arrived at the grocery store. However, one has to wonder if this falling apartedness is somehow a a portent.
  

• In the grocery store, I purchased cat food, which is not unusual. What was unusual was the purchase of dry cat food from there. For more than 6 years, I have been purchasing a certain dry food from a certain pet store. But Lacey recently stopped eating that not-inexpensive item. Go figure. 

• In the grocery store, I became a typically miffed old codger because they had changed the order of things. They do it just to torment us, you know. Not only that, but they have stopped stocking the specific mouthwash that we use. Life is hard. Thoughts and prayers please.

• Some of you wish to see inside the Wool Growers Coop, and in the fulness of time ye shall. But you may be disappointed. Primarily, what you will see will be hundreds of bales of wool all wrapped and packaged for shipping. Still, it is interesting enough in there, and I shall comply with your wishes . . . when the spirit moves.

• Speaking of wool, I've been asked if the recent picture of Sue crocheting was current or from last year. Indeed, it is current. And since you have expressed curiosity about this new project, I shall show you what I can at some point, maybe even tomorrow.

• What else? Oh yes, a dear reader has mentioned that she can knit but not crochet. With Sue it is more or less opposite. It is also true, that to a large degree she has taught herself how to crochet by following step-by-step, video tutorials for making her last half dozen or so afghans. This particular kit, she ordered from Mary Maxim, and she has become adept enough to follow the pattern sans tutorial. She's clever that way. I know that you all wonder what a clever woman is doing with the likes of AC. It's a mystery, I tells ya.