Oddments

I really missed my cat while I was away. Yes, I had my family's three cats to enjoy and brave little Claudia, but I missed my own crazy kitty.

I know it's a really silly little thing, but I LOVE this new color of nail polish that I brought back with me. And yes,I have a dirty missionary foot!

Last week for handwork we dyed some yarn with Kool-aid; in case you're wondering, 2 packets will do a pretty good job on 100g of fiber, but I think that 3 would be better for pink.

A new garden was put in just over the ditch that divides my yard from the soccer field, and because things are bone dry around here it needs to be watered every other day at least. I came home last night to find this:

I ended up with three buckets of water to use in my own garden and without a lake on my porch. Waste not, want not!