Muddling

Don't you just love the word?

Last night Pat O. of the infamous
Porch Ladies writing group did
a timed-writing on muddling
Mojetoes ( have spelled it six
ways without finding a recipe or
the correct spelling).

Anyway.
I'm muddling today.
Can't seem to center.

A young lady is painting
the outside of the house.

Two air conditioner installers
are working in the garage.

Jim is off to Home Depot
to buy yet again another gallon
of paint.

I'm waiting for the Time Warner
expert to come and tell me
why I fail to get internet service
every day between noon and six o'clock.

But on the plus side
of being slightly fey this a.m.
I'm taking time out to
browse my new knitting booklet.

_Iowa Crew/Cruise Socks_
produced by "Cottage Creations."
"(It) is a small, personal, mail-order company
dedicated to the hand-knitter
who takes great pride in her knitting."

Carol Anderson has produced the
quintessential pattern booklet for
socks.

Patterns for every size
from child's small to men's large
are interspersed with
historical facts about Iowa
and Carol's fond memories
of 40's and 50's facts.

Delightful!

She hones back to the days
of argyle socks and big bands.

She names her socks for songs:
"Pretty Baby" (Roy Orbison)
"Paper Doll" (Mills Brothers)
"Unforgettable" (Nat KIng Cole)

Song titles sure do ignite the memories.
So many choices... let's see:

"Loving You" (Elvis)
"Pretend" (Nat King Cole)
"I'll Be Seeing You"

On and on the list goes.
I'll have to knit a passel
of socks to use
all those titles.

Well, I guess I'll muddle along.
Dig out some old records,
hum a few bars, cast on a few stitches
see where it all goes.