It was fun watching the 'State Fair' celebration on tv, particularly the flyovers. We recognized several places we'd just been to a week or so ago. But did I want to be on hand for all the hoopla? NO WAY. It's been hot and muggy enough here.
Both the Brick and myself have been feeling wornout since we got home earlier last week. Maybe it was the hours and hours of driving...or the hot weather...or the 11 states (plus D.C.) and thousands of miles we did. It always takes some time to re-adapt to the altitude. (We live at roughly 8600 ft.) I probably compounded the fatigue by asking friends over to celebrate the Fourth -- but we (and they) enjoyed ourselves.
A dear friend died a few weeks ago, and we could not go to her funeral on Friday. That felt terrible. We've had several fires, not close to us, thankfully, but close enough to darken the sky and give the air an irritating effect. Some, like the Aspen Acres Fire, are only an hour or so away.
Fortunately, I have a few days beffore the next appraisal sessions. I'll take those to catch up on some writing/editing, clothes washing, etc. Maybe a nap or two, as well.
P.S. The U.S. lost to Belgium in the World Cup. Darn.
Meanwhile:
Forty thousand pounds of Frank's RedHot Sauce blankets the interstate in Ohio. Where's the mac and cheese??
A very rare printing of the Declaration of Independence...discovered in a British ship's papers!
'Lightning Kills Makeup Mogul's Yak.' Nope, I'm not making this up. Says Jeffree Star (who is a bit of an oddity himself), "He was more than just a yak."
Homemade toaster strudels. While you're at it on her site, check out the "how to stay cool without air conditioning" post. We're all going to need it this summer. (Thanks, Little House Living.)
Some fascinating ancient artifacts...including this church, with a curved 'St. Andrews Cross' effect. (This shows up as a setting in quilts, as well. Know what it's called that? Because St. Andrew was martyred on a cross shapred like this.)
Have a temper tantrum because a Denver BBQ restaurant plays the national anthem every day... and has been doing so for years. (Be sure to march out, protesting loudly -- then afterwards, admit that they have the right to do this. See what happens.)
Hey Girl posts from yours truly, collected over the years:
(I know. Pathetic.)
Gabby Barrett, the country star who says she slept in a car before American Idol changed her career.
"And it's really just like, you know, the author has not given us the script for everything," Barrett continued. "We don't have the blueprint of life right in front of us. And so we just have to trust God even in those uncomfortable circumstances… I've had uncomfortable circumstances, I'm sure, like we all have. And I've gotten past them as time moves on. And then I look back, and I actually can peel some valuable things, even though it didn't feel good at the time, I still made it through. And so, just again, trusting, having faith that God has a plan for your life that's bigger than you can see right now." -- Gabby Barrett
Have a good week.
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