Beth, facebook (for real this time!), and firestar

Beth came to San Antonio today!!! Our daughter lives in Maryland with her husband and their daughter, and we don't really see them very often (Skype every other day, but that isn't as good as a hug!) She is doing a trauma training at an Army base nearby...in the rain...for a week...she seemed really excited - not!!! But she will be coming to stay overnight next week before she goes home. Mexican food, here we come!!! She wanted to go to Jason's Deli for lunch and Half-Price bookstore on the way to the army base - just make me go to a bookstore! She got a couple of books, but I walked out with eight! In my defense, they were all books that have gone missing from my bookcase, so they were really just replacement books, not new books...yeah, that's my story!

OK, facebook...in my title yesterday, but I didn't say anything about it. What a weird and wonderful virtual community. And a way to get sucked into spending waaaay too much time on the computer! Games, conversation, keeping up with family and friends who are so far away or so busy you don't have time to talk face to face. Science fiction stories of 30 years ago predicted this, but were never completely accurate in describing how natural and easy keeping in touch could be in a virtual community. And I thought e-mail was a great invention! It fascinates me how open and comfortable people are about sharing details of their lives, their hopes and expectations and their family pictures online. On Ravelry (online knitting community) there is much the same feeling, and I like being able to interact on my terms - turn off the computer and walk away, or communicate when I have a question or a comment. It is a no-stress way to be part of a larger group - on my terms. Being basically antisocial - big parties are absolute nightmares for me! - online communities make me feel comfortable. hmmmm...weird.

Finished the GalesArt merino (really soft wool fiber for spinning)last night.
I had gotten some of her dyed firestar (sparkly fiber, also for spinning) in a package last fall, so I added it in as I was spinning and I think it turned out really well. Yarn picture later after it dries.

It is still raining, so soup for supper - time to go make minestrone.