And then there is my addiction to magazines............................
Knitting and reading at the same time is not among my skills. Please look closely and you will notice that the item at the bottom of the pile is not a magazine. It is a book about knitting socks. If and When I finish my sweater, I will give socks a try again. I want a pair with the fancy sock yarn I see so much on knitting blogs. 
I sure hope these signs work as an incentive to work towards a lighter Bonnie for the long hot summer. 
My biggest downfall lately has been this tasty treat from Trader Joes - Dark Chocolate Covered Almonds. Dark chocolate is heart healthy and almonds are the healthiest of the nuts. I just don't think it is proper to eat the whole container full in one day!
Some friends know that I am a "wanna-be" writer and therefore have plenty of books about writing. (I write in fits and starts, but never seriously enough.)
And of course there are also reference books to help with the writing.
No pictures, but I also have collections of books by authors - Mary Roberts Rinehart, Gladys Taber, Jan Karon, Anne Lamont, Sara Lewis, and the list goes on and on. 
And these are the hardback books. 83 unread books in all. (I did not count the unread books on the shelves in my living room.)
These are the three books I am currently reading at my breakfast table.
On average, I read a book a week. If the book is a quick read, I might finish five or six books in a month. Therefore I have more than a year's worth of reading, and that doesn't count all the books I get at the library! Is this normal? How many books do you have in your home that you have not read?
With the dark green velvety leaves and the little yellow pot, this sweet plant makes me smile. I greet it like a dear friend saying "Hello pretty plant".
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When I see a package from Amazon, I see beauty......the beauty of good reading, good fiction, good writing, learning, laughing, crying, getting lost in another age or part of the world. The joy of holding a book and reading is a beautiful thing.
Beautiful things filled my day. 
In the center of the table I have put many centerpieces, but recently I placed these red pieces from a collection I inherited. Even though there is absolutely no red in the quilt, the red pieces look wonderful and blend so well with the quilt. I smile every time I walk by - because I like the colors in the quilt and the wonderful red of the dishes. .......back to my knitting............
And these beautiful flowers will be decorating the tables. They were featured at the local grocery store and I took advantage of the sale.
The theme of the program today is "Antiques Roadshow". We are doing a different twist on it, bringing some of our treasures and the stories behind them. My brother-in-law will be there as the "expert" (he has been collecting antiques since he was a child), but the focus of the program is on the stories.
Most of my treasures came from family. My mom and dad had collections of Wallace Nutting pictures and red souvenir glass. The little white pitcher is from the set of Haviland china I inherited from my mother's side of the family - an original set created for my great-grandmother's wedding present. The little pitcher hiding behind the red glass was received from my brother-in-law's mother's estate, the tiny pitcher in front was a souvenir that my dad brought back from England during WWII. Finally, the little child-reading figurine in front is a piece I picked up in a boutique shop. It probably is not old, but it spoke to me and now lives on my book shelf.
After attending an 80th birthday party for a friend, I walked across the street from the restaurant to check out a little knit shop. Before I knew it I had purchased good wool yarn, a pattern and some Addi Turbo needles. This little shop is service oriented and had me sit down at the center table and knit my gauge swatch. From that swatch they determined which part of the instructions I should follow. I went home well prepared and ready to get going. The shop is also close enough that I can run over there if I run into problems figuring out the sleeve opening or collar. The pattern gives you a choice of mock turtle, full turtle, crew, or V neck. I think I will do the mock turtle.
Last Wednesday we had a big snow storm - around 10-12 inches of snow. The big malls around here (Randhurst and Woodfield) closed, the libraries closed, and our church cancelled it's Ash Wednesday Worship Service. 
My front porch bench didn't look so welcoming covered in snow, but if you look carefully below, some critter paid a visit.
