Pink Saturday and Other Things

This is a picture of pink things for Pink Saturday. Here is the link to the blog where I found out about Pink Saturday and she has the link to person who came up with the idea with lots more Pink Saturday posts.

I feel like my Pink Saturday is not up to snuff as some I have seen posted, but it is a start. This my collection of Linnéa flower items. I wrote about the Linnéa flower in an earlier post. I may play around with this theme more and see if I can get the bowl to show up better. There are Linnéa flowers painted around the bowl. It was made in Sweden. The napkin I found in a local Scandanavian shop. I bought them for my daughter and granddaughter who have the name Linnéa for a middle name. The folder at the bottom has stationery in it. It started with 10 sheets and envelopes and now there ae 7. I may never use the rest of it. I want to hang on to it. It was given to me a long time ago, before I was married, I think. . . Now I can't remember for sure. I also have paper napkins still in their original wrap but did not include those because of the light bouncing off the shiny wrap.

I really did not imagine that earthquake yesterday. Besides it actually being on the earthquake website it was also on the news last night. And I read this morning on the Internet news about how it was felt at the Giants game in San Francisco. We have an Efla shelving system for the computer desk that we bought at the Container Store. So it is actually hanging from the wall. That means it does not take much to jiggle it. It could have been my movements jiggling the thing. Except that I did also feel it through the floor and as I mentioned before I was sitting still with chin in my hand. So I was pretty sure that was an earthquake. It was nice to confirm that it was and not me going crazy or insane.

I am proud of my kids. On my daughter-in-love's blog there is a blurb about them being on the news because they were donating blood in readiness for Hurricane Ike. You can see them both sitting across the aisle from each other. My daughter-in-love actually gets to say something! And yes, I prefer to say daughter-in-love instead of daughter-in-law.

Well, I need to see if I can get something accomplished today before it gets too hot. It is supposed to be a hot one. Happy Saturday! And yes Shawna, we will be praying for your safety during Ike.

Was that an Earthquake?

As I was sitting here reading other people's blogs I thought I felt an earthquake. I was sitting very still with my left elbow on the desk with my chin in my hand and my right hand on the mouse. All of a sudden the desk, moniter and desk lamp started to sway a little. Plus I could feel the floor jiggle through my chair. I got up and asked my husband did you feel that? He said he thought he felt something, but wasn't sure since the hanging fruit basket was not swinging. He said to wait a few minutes before checking the earthquake website. If there was an earthquake it will be posted on there. I am going to check now and then come back.

Ok, I am back. I checked the earthquake site and I was not imagining things. We really did feel the earthquake. It was a 4.0 centered in the East Bay of the San Fransico Bay area. About an hour drive or so from where we are. There was a place to report in if you felt the quake and how strong and your reaction and so on on the quake. It was cool to do that. A little unexpected excitement in my otherwise quiet evening. Crazy. But that is earthquakes for you. Never know when the are going to hit. In my life time I can only remember a couple handfuls of earthquakes, in other words less than 10.

Tomorrow I may do a Pink Saturday thing. I did not sign up on time to participate in the Pink Saturday post on a craft blog. Maybe next week. But I did take a picture of pink things that I will put up tomorrow. Maybe. I have to decide which picture I like best. I rearranged my items a few times for the pictures trying to get the best effect of the pink. Happy Friday even though it is close to being over.