There’s nothing like an impending houseguest to force you to get your shit together.  My brother-in-law was arriving for a visit last Sunday so I finally got off my butt and got the house picked up and cleaned.  Bill helped of course, but I had made headway before he got home.  The finishing touch was flowers from the farmers market.  I love fresh flowers in the house.

We had a nice visit with Steve.  It was a short trip, but nice to catch up.  We chatted and ate and watched a movie.  Steve slept. I think he got some good rest while he was here.  He brought his iPad with so I got to play.  It’s beautiful and shiny and fun, and I want one, but I’m not sure how I would use it.  I keep telling Bill that if we had one, I would figure out uses for it, but he’s not really going for it.  It’s on the heavier side so I can’t see holding it for long periods for reading or game playing.  A stand is a must.

Unfortunately for Steve, we had a heat wave.  95 plus degrees for three days.  It really zaps your energy.  That might account for all the sleeping Steve did.  The house stayed relatively cool except for one day.  I turned the air on, but it was too hot for it to really make a difference.  Bad hostess.  Steve was a good sport though and didn’t complain.

Now things are relatively back to normal at Casa Napier.  The housekeeper has been found, the laundress is laundering.  The grocery shopper needs to shop, but I’m making the grocery list.

In the midst of all of this, I started a new project with some fabulous yarn!  It was shipped from A Good Yarn in Sarasota, FL.  It’s a colorway unique to the store.  You can read about it here.  Anyway, I am knitting it up into a Whippoorwill shawl (rav link) and I think it’s lovely.