Day 1 of string juries are over. One more to go. I'm bummed at myself for forgetting Cameo's recital yesterday. Sorry, Cameo! The gutters need to be cleaned. I'm almost finished with the first sleeve on my sweater. And I've run out of yarn and had to order a new skein. Good excuse to take a break from this project for a while. I get pretty obsessive with my projects. The beginning of the summer break is within sight and I'm happy about it. I can't wait to get back to northern Michigan and enjoy the sunsets and beachwalking again. Beachwalking is such a wonderful way to destress and focus. Very meditative. I have some good ideas of the types of rocks I will collect this summer. My first stop will be my secret beach for collecting Leland Blue; if you go at the beginning of the summer you can find all of the rocks that have washed up over the winter. And of course Petoskey stones. I have a batch tumbling that just went to the fine grit stage. A batch of Leland Blue is about half-way done with the fine grit stage, then the polish. I'm anxious to see how those turn out. And I'm starting to see the South Africa trip looming in the not-so-far distance. Only 2 months!