Ahh June. Beautiful weddings, flowers in every garden, late nights on the deck, star gazing, cookouts and the first swim in the pond. Not this year.

Instead there are puddles all over the yard, the grass is nearly a foot high and my husband is seriously talking about sheep as lawn mowers since he has to dodge rain to use his lawn mower.  I’ve never seen so many mushrooms growing around our yard!

At the end of May we put up the backyard screen house and the umbrella on the deck. These are two of my favorite places to be all summer long.

I sit in the screen house and indulge in a good book on tape while I knit away a few afternoon hours. I enjoy the heat and really appreciate being outside after all the indoor hours of winter. I am pretty unhappy this year. At least give me some heat so that I can loosen up the knots in my back!

For the very first time in spring we have the opportunity to knit our way into summer. It’s been cold enough to keep an afghan project in your lap, and chilly enough to warrant a sweater almost every day. There are no excuses for not prolonging the knitting season this year.

These soggy days are the perfect time to dive into the stash bins. Look for the little projects that can be done over a cloudy weekend. How about using up that odd skein to make a quick hat? Wrist warmers and even mittens will always be useful this coming winter, or even as a gift for that special person.

Take advantage of the weather to clean out the yarn bins and keep a little knitting handy to get you through to the sunny days. I sure hope they come soon!

See you in a nice clean store,

Linda