Barely Awake

I am so sleepy.  Which is incredibly rare for me lately.  Pills on pills on pills do nothing.  I'm waiting for a Publix delivery right now, after which I am going to bed.  That may really screw up the next few days, but so be it.

Shapes

These little footies may wind up victims of Yarn Chicken, so I wanted to memorialize how cute they are right now.

The yarn is a tweed, first of all.  The heels are so fun to work, and look how clean the body sides are.  Even if I do run out of yarn, I'm likely to keep just this piece because it delights me so.

Yes, another cluster headache today.  Nothing more to say there, except that it's on the right side instead of yesterday's left.

Etymology

 It's unclear why they're called "cluster" headaches when the pain can be identified with such precision.  It's an ice pick, or a kebab skewer sunk right into your skull.  I know "cluster" actually* describes that they come one right after another, relentlessly.  

Yes, this has been my day.

*probably 

Cute All Around

Old-fashioned mail thrills me still.  A postcard, letter or card that's hand-written shows time taken and care.  Ergo, choosing postage stamps is fun for me.

These are fun, with pink highlights.  It's unlikely I'll use these, unless I get in a stamp bind.  Maybe frame them?  I'll order more to put to use.

I have several of these

that are cute as buttons.

They are glazed, so super smooth, and they are tiny.   To use as planters, I'd be able to put maybe 2 seeds in each.  They're parked on the coffee table, and I kind of play with them.  They have holes in the bottom, or I'd use them to store beads.  

No Spiders. PROMISE.

We'll start with Cute.  

I told him to smile:

 

He went full pose.

There's no reason for you to remember this, but some time ago there was a question about my big IKEA lion, Henrik.  I've decided to take him wherever I go.  I mean, look at his paws:

Plus, he looks good in the Steelers hat.

He seems displeased with either 1) wearing a hat, which covers his luxurious mane, or 2) it being a Steelers hat.  What can you do?

Yesterday was Plant Day.  Several of the plants have new shoots, new leaves*, whatever the particular species does to reproduce.  That's all wonderful, and I'm proud, but now lots of bigger pots must be purchased.  Save a parking space for me, Lowe's.

*

 

If You Don't Like Spiders, Scroll On

 Taking Tap out this morning, he noticed, and tried to play with, a spider at the door.  Very Buddhist of me, I picked it up with a baby wipe and took it outside with us.  Back inside, I Googled and found it was probably a grass spider.  Also on the picture identification chart, though, was

Come on --- how cute is that?  Even the little head tilt!  This is a jumping spider, and jumping spiders are kind of amazing.  Look them up.  They can have blue and green eyes, not just black.

They're polite.  They will wave hello.  They will raise their hand if they have a question.

They can be curious.  Or maybe a little scared.

But mainly they can jump.

Like 50 times the length of their bodies.  With what have been described as "hydraulic" legs.  Amazing.

Did You Have This?

 Was your guess of which of Miss Kim's vegetable seeds would sprout first. . .

cabbage?

If so

you win!

Look at those adorable little leaves.  There's no movement, no sign of movement in any of the other little pots.  I'm so excited about these little guys.  Nothing may ever come of them, but they are making me happy today.