the discovery

It rained all night.  Two "hurricanes" are closing in.  Well, tropical storms.  Same difference.  Just slower.  So I ran to the store.  Got the essentials.  Chicken feed, toys for the puppies, and for me?  Art supplies and a pizza.  I decided to purchase some heavy duty beading thread.  I've been using thread from my great grandmother.  Now that's vintage!  So I went to a rather well known art supply store.  Picked up some more  beads (yes I needed them), new needles (I broke one yesterday) and my thread.  Get to the register.  Hear the price gasp.
Why so high?
I estimated the price in my head.
That's really high.
I stood, credit card in hand.  How bad do I want this stuff?
Bad!
The clerk looked at the price.
"Well, your thread is $9."
NINE DOLLARS?
Yup.
That's $18 for 2.  (I'm good at math)
I put one back.
But I must have looked panicked.  My typical trademark.  So she gave me a 40% off coupon.
PHEW!
That's why I got the pizza.  COMFORT.
So what to do today?  Gardening is what I wanted to do.  Add to the compost pile.  Clean the chicken coop out.  Oh Chicken laid an egg yesterday.  I think we are up to 2 this week.  Sad.

So I will continue with beading and I'm thinking the herringbone stitch.  I had so much fun making my ring yesterday, that last night I made another.  I just love the feel of the cool smooth beads between my fingers.  Knowing that I'm making something I might be able to use helped the panic to dissipate and the desire increase.  Today I'm going to try flat herringbone.  And I think it will take more than just a day but we will see.  Just when I learned that there are different beading stitches, now I hear there are variations on each stitch.  The more I learn, the more I discover I KNOW NOTHING.  But that's what this is about.  I'm going to learn.  And now I have the right thread.  A new online video and a new hope.