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<\/a>Instead of going to Maryland Sheep and Wool (too expensive, lack of energy) I’m thinking I might go to The Handmade Market<\/a> event in Raleigh on Saturday. Looks like fun, and there are some yarn shops between here and there I’ve been wanting to hit. Plus we saved $350 by not having our lawnmower stolen, I gotta spend that somehow.<\/p>\nWhaddya mean it doesn’t work that way? Wet blanket!<\/p>\n
My friend Laura’s in Raleigh this weekend, although she’s visiting family so I doubt I’ll get to see her. It’d still be nice to swing through Chapel Hill on the way home and walk around campus a little. Good times, good times.<\/p>\n
I’d like to make a thank-you gift for our neighbor for stopping that ne’er-do-well from taking our mower, but I’m unsure what to make. I’ve never seen him wear any sort of knitted thing, so that probably leaves baked goods. The thing is, the man is in fantastic shape. I mean, seriously. He does his yardwork shirtless. Lemme tell you, you could cut diamonds on this guy’s abs. I’m not sure he’d enjoy brownies or muffins or whatever from the doughy lady next door. I could do a nice rosemary\/olive oil bread braid but I don’t know if he eats carbs.<\/p>\n
He’s probably a little over 40, recently married with a stepdaughter. He goes out on the weekends uptown for local entertainment. His musical tastes are eclectic, but we generally hear Journey or some other adult contemporary\/rock\/country genre coming from his radio when he’s out washing his car. Works as a network manager (or some other managerial computer-related position), but computers are just a job, not a way of life. He wears nice clothes to work, drinks wine and smokes good cigars, and his house and yard look immaculate. Yet he’s thoughtful and doesn’t give us a hard time (except occasional ribbing) about the general state of disrepair our home and lawn are in. I’m at a loss as to what to do for him. Completely stumped. Any ideas?<\/p>\n
Wow, I really type more when I’m hopped up on coffee. Okay, enough blogging! I have to go fly like a hummingbird to the grocery store before my caffeine buzz wears off.
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