Banner Day

George brought me flowers he picked at the farm. Colorful wildflowers beat fancy store-bought flowers for me every time!



We also got a new (to us) washer/dryer set!

Warriors

When I saw the Precolumbian piece "Standing Warrior with Club" at the Detroit Institute of Arts, I immediately thought of the Sontorans from Doctor Who. Do you see the resemblance, too?

Riveting

This pretty yarn, Riveting from Kollage, is made from 100% recycled blue jeans!

I ❤ Salad

Diverging Diamonds

My grandpa had a lot of rules. No water parks. No fireworks. I was also to avoid left turns if possible, opting for several right turns rather than a single left. At least for the last piece of wisdom, grandpa was right. UPS has on-board computers to minimize the left turns made by their drivers. Many of the 10 million motor accidents reported yearly on roads in the United States involve left turns.

A fascinating story I heard on NPR today said that many engineers advocate "diverging diamond" intersections to solve the left turn conundrum.



"Hate Left Turns? Take a 'Diverging' Route" on NPR