Home Again

Even though I didn't sleep particularly well, it was good to wake up in my own bed this morning. We got in last night a little after 9. Our flight was a little delayed, but I guess we made up some time in the air because we landed only about 20 minutes late. Mo and I managed to get seats in the fourth row of the plane, so we got off quickly and were at baggage claim before our bags. My mother had very nicely arranged a car service for us to take us home, and a nice benefit of arriving in the evening is that there was little traffic on the way home. If it were not a very busy time at work, I would have planned to take today off, but I've got a bunch of stuff to do today. At least I can do it from the comfort of home!

Yesterday was a busy day (I worked in the morning, then had to do a last load of laundry and back), but I did fit in some knitting. I'm all ready for theater knitting tomorrow, with one sock done and one through the gusset decreases:

I have a fair amount of foot to knit during the show, provided I'm not up and dancing for too much of it. Getting the whole sock done by tomorrow night plus blocked and dry to give to my sister-in-law by Sunday might be a bit of a stretch, but I'll try my best!

Today is just a normal day, though this evening we're going to Friday night services at our synagogue for the formal installation of our congregation's first-ever cantor. A pretty big crowd is expected, so it should be a nice event. And other than the show tomorrow, we have plans to have brunch with some friends and our siblings (and their kids) on Sunday. If you're celebrating Easter this weekend, I hope it's a lovely day! 

I'll leave you with a little bit of eye candy, something you will likely only see in the southeast, where there's frequently humid weather. I don't know if this is a thing elsewhere, but in the development where my parents have their house, where many people are only in residence part of the year, people don't throw out orchids when they leave town but instead tie them to trees in their yards. There's enough moisture in the air to keep the plants alive, and over time they get attached to the trees. My parents tried this for the first time last year, and though their tying left a lot to be desired (because the orchid fell down almost to the ground), it seems to have worked, and when I came back from a very hot and humid run on Wednesday, I discovered it was blooming: