I think I have Borrowers

Recently, small things have gone missing from my house. A chapstick, some pens, things like that. The only explanation I can think of is Borrowers. I think, for the most part, I'd be a pretty good home for them--all sorts of bits and bobs, and mostly I wouldn't notice if one pin or something goes missing.

I suppose, however, that there could be an alternate explanation:

Although that would necessitate them getting up...

The overall state of my house is trending towards slightly cleaner. This is a good trend, and I'm hoping to keep it going. That way, someday the house might actually be tidy most of the time!

I've also mowed the lawn several times. The first time took about two hours. The second and third about one and three quarters. Yesterday only an hour and a half--I also like this trend!! I'm hoping to get it down to just over an hour, but I think 1.5 might be as short of a time as I can manage. Mowing is the only form of exercise I don't hate--not that I'm anxious to go out and find other lawns to mow, but it is at least productive, and gives me a feeling of accomplishment. So that's good, I guess. 

And Yarn! Mustn't forget yarn. I'm almost finished with Annie's 2013 Christmas sweater--I just have to sew the second sleeve to the body, and then knit the bands and block it. That will certainly be ready for next weekend. I'm about 1/3 of the way through the second front of Grandy's cardigan, and so that will almost certainly be finished by the weekend as well. Mommy's sweater lacks both sleeves (well, I started the first one yesterday, but I'm only about three inches in, so it doesn't count.) That will be a bit of a push to finish. And the socks for Father's Day will be a push as well, since I'm only about 3/4 done the first one. Those'll be good plane knitting, though... so it is still fairly possible I'll finish everything I was hoping to before the Cosgrove Beach Weekend! (No photos of these, though, because I've been focusing more on knitting than documenting recently...)