Argo Gloriana Caddy

A great way to start out:  I found this little piggy video that makes my heart go pitter-pat. Watch how hard the little thing works at keeping up with his family!


A friend sent me this this morning- it had been read to her in a yoga class and it's so appropriate for us makers.

Life is the one gift we’re all given. 
It should be unwrapped carefully and handled with love. 
But we’re too young at the beginning and inevitably we mess it up. 
Still, with time, we can patch and repatch it
until we end up with a quilt of our lives that is uniquely our own.  
And as with all quilts
it may be passed on to those who are interested enough to ponder over the pieces
or it may fade into oblivion. 
It doesn’t matter. 
It’s the challenge of creating it that makes it worth the effort.
 
by Suzanne Seller, Rockport

And today's Horror:

You may receive a "Get Out of Jail Free" card from the universe, however, you must use it right away. Although you haven't solved any long-term issues, you can sidestep the problems for a while as you relax by taking a scenic ride today. Imagine yourself moving through the day as if it is a dream while always keeping one foot on the ground, so you won't forget what's real. Remain open to pleasurable experiences now without stressing about how you will integrate them into your life.

May all of us find out little piggy today.  I won $200 at a trivia game last night (YAHOOO!) but feel guilty because all the questions were right up my alley-  art and food predominating.  Granted I was hideous on sports and music but this game was stacked in my favor.  I am sitting here waiting for the invites to join other teams for the next one!  It was really fun to sleep that victory sleep last night.  And today I hope that winning-fel stays with me because I have a whole lotta sewing old yellow stuff to more old yellow stuff-  am anxious to get this puppy off the table and under the machine for some satin stitching'.  I could probably make some good headway today if I get at it and stop this foolishness looking at piggies that break my heart with cuteness.

Just found the answer to going out to dinner with friends and having them all on their phones:  The Phone Stack:

THE PHONE STACK

We usually take a pretty hard line against phones at dinner, but a new trick just popped up that gives us hope for the future.

It’s called a phone stack, and it’s a buzzing, flashing reminder of every phone-etiquette rule the world seems to have forgotten.

It works like this: as you arrive, each person places their phone facedown in the center of the table. (If you’re feeling theatrical, you can go for a stack like this one, but it’s not required.) As the meal goes on, you’ll hear various texts and emails arriving… and you’ll do absolutely nothing. You’ll face temptation—maybe even a few involuntary reaches toward the middle of the table—but you’ll be bound by the single, all-important rule of the phone stack.

Whoever picks up their phone is footing the bill.

It’s a brilliant piece of social engineering, masquerading as a bar game. It takes the phone out of the pocket—where you can sneak a glance and hope nobody notices—and places it in the center of attention at all times. Suddenly, picking up your phone is the big deal you always secretly knew it was. And more importantly, it comes with consequences.

But if, after the third ring, you decide your call is more important than your lunch tab, we’re sure your friends won’t object.

I'm SO on this!