It's the first day of July, and it's only 83!

Seriously, those of you who live in cooler climates have no idea how wonderful it is, here on the first day of July, to have outside temperatures of only 83 degrees Fahrenheit! It is 3:15 pm, almost the hottest part of the day, and it is only 83 - almost inconceivable in Georgia in summer.

When Aidan and I were outside just after lunch, I was sitting in the shade not in some futile attempt to escape drowning in my own sweat but simply my usual "Sun rays - bad!" method of protection. It was really quite pleasant outside. Well, except for the ferocious people eating mosquitoes - some things are inevitable.

And get this: I spelled "Fahrenheit" correctly the first time! Hoody-hoo!

The scarf exchange circle is complete

It was only last week that I sent off the scarf I knit and the goodies to my downstream scarf exchange pal, Sue. Today I received the scarf from my upstream scarf exchange pal, Christie! She did a great job. She knit me a great scarf out of some very cool yarn that has all of my favorite colors:

And the yarn has just a bit of glitz and bling in it, which is, well, so me. :)

Christie also included some great goodies: some bamboo circular knitting needles in a size I don't have (how did she know?), some darning needles in a case, two skeins of some heavenly Debbie Bliss yarn, and a cute flip flop keychain that Aidan has already claimed as his own.

How fabulous! The scarf exchange has been a wonderful experience. What a pleasure (and a bit nerve wracking) to knit for someone I have never met and how splendid to receive a knitted gift. I had no idea knitting would be so much fun!