Mom’s a little jealous today, though. I got an envelope from Martha’s Vineyard, and she didn’t. (And you know how she loves Martha’s Vineyard.) But, see? It’s my shareholder’s certificate from my CSA share. I said to Dad, “If she’s this jealous that I got an envelope, how is she going to feel when I get a box?”

And then, I thought this was interesting. There was an “educational” page in the newspaper this morning talking about textiles. It talked about weaving which is something that I don’t know much about, but the section on the spinning? Um….

“…Later, spinners found that if yarn was wound on a stick with a simple flywheel was added at the lower end it produced a spindle.

“A low table held a mounted wheel with a flat rim. A belt would spin the spindle, onto which the unspun yarn would be drawn.”

Clear as mud, huh? I feel SO enlightened!

Today is Dad’s birthday, and see this cute card that Mom made for him? She made it herself with some help from Susan Branch stickers. Isn’t it cute? I particularly like the drawing of my Dad on the front.

We made lasagne for supper, and followed it up with Peach Melba. Chappy, as you can see, was more than happy to clean the glass when Dad was done. My sister had come down today to take Dad and Mom out for lunch, and Mom mentioned to her that we were making peach melba for dessert, and my sister said “Oh good, because I was thinking about bringing some down for him.” “Um,” said my Mom, “How were you going to keep the ice cream from melting?” “Peach Melba has ice cream?” Really, all in all, it’s just as well that Mom and I made the Peach Melba.

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