Did y’all ever get to hear a storyteller relate a Br’er Rabbit tale? I remember a repetition of the line, “And, Br’er Rabbit, he lay low.” That meant that he was biding his time and waiting for his next mischief. I’ve been doing that for a few days.
Actually, I haven’t been “biding time” at all! I’ve been busy finishing some projects, and have had my nose to the grindstone. Poor nose.
Do you remember Share A Square? I don’t talk about it every day, but that doesn’t mean it’s not foremost in my mind. I’ve been putting the finishing touches on several afghans. We have 128 of them showing in the afghan gallery, thanks to the hard work of some marvelous volunteers. Those afghans are all packaged and stacked in my guest room waiting for delivery. That whole end of the house has sunk two inches from the weight!
It’s been almost a year since I first asked people to start sending 6 inch granny squares to put into afghans for children at Camp Sanguinity in July. The goal is 140 afghans, and I think they will all be finished in the next couple of weeks.
I’ve also been working on some bags to hold the tags. There are tags from 48 different people on each afghan. We want the kids to be able to save them (that’s 48 new friends they have). Barbara and Sherry are heading the project to put those bags together. We could use some more of them, if you have a mind to make one or two. I think it’s something the kids will treasure.
There were a couple of mundane projects to do, too. I’ve been working in my very own briar patch (blackberry vines are overtaking my yard). Those vines have cut my legs and ankles until I look like I’ve been in a swordfight with a two inch tall ninja warrior.
I had to upgrade my blogs in WordPress. I get palpitations just thinking about it. Ordinarily, I’d have Leanne do it for me (because that’s not hair on my legs, it’s feathers! I’m chicken!). But, I’m trying to hold on to a little money right now, and she had excellent instructions on her blog for doing a WordPress upgrade.
I screwed my courage to the sticking place and gave it a try. It almost went without a hitch. I discovered that in WordPress 2.5.1 there seemed to be a problem in uploading pictures. Thankfully, Leanne was able to walk me through that one, too.
It wasn’t all work and no play, though. We took time to go see the new Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie. Have y’all seen it? It’s a little short on plot and story line, but there is lots of action. And, hey, you can sit for a couple of hours in someone else’s air conditioning and be subjected to Harrison Ford’s killer grin.
Oh, PLEASE don’t throw me in that briar patch!
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Hmm, you don’t want to go in the briar patch, which means you do want to go in the briar patch which means you don’t want to go in the briar patch.
Wait. I’m confused here…
I need to see indiana Jones! It should be fun.
we ALMOST went to see the new movie – only it was sold out! We are in small town Alaska and it is only showing in ONE theatre and we are going to have to wait our turn, I guess.
mmmmmmmmmmm blackberries! yummo
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I posted about the bags today, maybe if we flood post about it we’ll get some response!! I am in need of bags! I’m working on bags, but not near my goal!
If I have to, I’ll make the remainder up…but I’m hoping some will respond! 
YellowRoses last blog post..I Need Bags People!
you have been busy! I’ve been meaning to go get an Indy fix myself. Nothing wrong with a little eye candy…
I really want to see that Indiana Jones movie! The other ones were some of my favorite movies of all time! I’m glad you enjoyed it and got a little break from reality for a while. You’ve had so much going on lately, you so deserve the relaxation time!
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