Monday, Monday

Still no Socks That Rock. No jury duty today, either. Yay! I finished the gradeschool newsletter while the kids were at school today—they were both healthy enough to go, thankfully. In addition to the usual mom tasks, too boring to go into, I cast on for a quick scarf in the design of the Morehouse merino "Bilbao" scarf. I'm using Madil Eden Print, which is 100% bamboo and super soft and yummy. The scarf is for the annual fundraiser at my kid's old preschool. Of course, enough extra of the yarn attached itself to me on the way out of the lys to make a sleeveless shell for myself. As a midwesterner, it has taken me a while to come around to the whole "layering" method of dress that is the most useful here in Southern California. The temperature, which is reliably steady on a given day back in Illinois, can vary by 20 degrees from when you leave for work and when you have lunch here. It's crazy, I had no idea humidity was such a great insulator for the planet. But that means light shells, under various sweater-type options and possibly a scarf to block out early morning drafts. Its not like I have to make space for a parka in my life, but it takes some getting used to. Now I know why the whole knitting scarves thing caught on here. Also, the super thin t-shirts in many layers fad. What the hell? People must like to get dressed. Over and over again, until their clothes are actually opaque. Now I know, its the weather here, and lots of folks are too damn thin to maintain their own body temperature. But that's another post.