Riot and Frolic

It's a little humid today and therefore, I …

A) can't concentrate

B) can't move.  

Earlier today, when the dew point was below 75%, my bestie and I went for coffee over the ye olde High Bridge (you know, that bridge that connects the downtown St. Paul area from the bluffs and is quite picturesque from all angles) to the new Amore Coffee.  We chatted and drank coffee and then hit a next-door vintage shop, Simply Vintage.  

A) Love the new Amore location.  It has awesome orange pressed-tin ceilings, beautiful natural light streaming in from the many windows, spacious and plentiful seating, delicious drinks and treats, and a nice staff.  

B) Simply Vintage was a fun little store with some nifty salt-and-pepper shaker sets, pretty tablecloths and napkins, and fun old doodads (what else do you call an 80-year-old Viewmaster with matching slides?).  The people working there gave us chocolate, so, obviously, they were good people.  

We happened to walk in while this song was playing.  This is funny now for a couple reasons.

A) We knew this song- which why would any 30-year-old know?- because it's a Quickstep (very nice demo of Quickstep is linked here) and we are ballroom nerds.

B) I named this post knowing there was some pop culture reference to "lazy, hazy days of summer."  I Googled that phrase and came up with this song.  When I played it, I laughed at the serendipity.  

Maybe it's the heat, but it seemed like a strange coincidence.

After teaching a couple of my neatest students, I headed to B&N for some air-conditioned magazine browsing.  To my joy and surprise, I found a solitary copy of Mollie Makes, this bomb-diggity, drool-inducing crafty mag that comes to me from the UK.  I hugged it to my chest and speed-walked to the counter to pay for it with the soggy $20 that I had stored in my bra.  

Just the covers are enough for me, but they even give you a GIFT!  Attached to the cover is a sweet little envelope with the makings for a pretty felt flower!

GAH!  

I'm also loving this magazine because I …

A) read the whole thing with a British accent

B) think they prefer crocheting over knitting.

So, Auntie Dee, I hope you don't think I'm in the hospital preparing baby #3 since I posted so late.  I'll try to post earlier tomorrow!