It's Monday, It's Muggy and It's Hot - What Else is New? LJ Idol?

Happy Monday. It's the start of a new week of trials and tribulations. Guaranteed. I need to get going on getting items matted and shrink wrapped, but the time available for this is minimal, at best. I may have to start going in for several hours on Sunday mornings just to get everything moving. That won't make me super happy, but it might be exactly what it needs to be. 

I'm feeling crunched for time and time is most 
definitely NOT on my side. There's too much to 
do and too little time in which to do it. 

Chickie brought me a Denver Broncos horsehair woven keychain. It's fabulous. I've never seen one like it and it took some serious skills to get the emblem onto it. I'm seriously impressed. I'll try and take a photo of it to share with all of you. It was crafted by Don Town at the Montana State Prison. Many of the Native Americans in that region of the country work in horsehair, But this took some serious skill. 

The Denver Broncos logo is tricky, and the fact that this 
horsehair artist was able to put it onto the keychain 
twice is exceptional. I'm totally in love with this gift 
that Chickie found for me. Truly excellent! 

The weekend was hot and muggy and horrid. I don't like it when we have humidity that's as high as yesterday was. It's a never ending sweat fest when the temps are high and the humidity is high. It's what I don't like about Florida, Georgia and the other Southern states. It's not fun putting on clothes after your morning shower and feeling like you should be right back into the shower in an hour. 

I'm not really much of a fan of hot and muggy 
weather. My plants, I suspect, were quite pleased, 
however. My tomatoes are growing like weeds. 
My peppers are a bit slower. 

My LJ Idol story is up and I'd appreciate a read and a vote if you're so inclined. It's a crowded field right now - a lot of extremely talented people. I read through everyone's entry and cast my votes over the weekend, but I was sparing with those votes. I graded each piece as I read it, and only voted for those which received my highest grade. It will be quite a culling, we have a LOT of writers (there are 37 of us this time around) who ended up joining us for this go-round - some of whom I've competed with in the past. There are some super talented writers in the group. I've got to bring my "A" game for each challenge. (The story is here - https://erulissedances.dreamwidth.org/1118554.html and the voting is here https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1185269.html. I hope I merit your vote if you enjoyed my story, and there are some other magnificent entries as well, if you're down for reading through the list of competitors. 

So, I'm out of here. Breakfast, work, home, dinner, sleep and tomorrow ... the pool! Much cooler than the treadmill was this morning - LOL. Enjoy your day! Slava Ukraini.