So my parents and I had expected to be in Virginia by now with the cabin that they are building finished, but not yet. Contractors are notorious for delays, and ours is no different. So we're still in Tampa, three weeks after we had planned to be on vacation already. And we'll be here until at least July 14th.

To keep busy, I've been making things for the cabin. Knitting washcloths and dishcloths, sewing napkins and placemats. I want to make rugs, but they take so long and can be kind of boring and repetitive to knit. So I'm thinking I'll make a painted canvas floorcloth for the dining room, and at least another one for my bedroom as well.

Like this sort of thing:


So it's kind of like the wooden signs I was making last year, but on canvas and bigger...

I'm going to stencil some Latin on mine, and I've been going through lists of Latin mottos and phrases for ideas. While going through lists online, I found this:

Abutebaris modo subjunctivo denuo.
You've been misusing the subjunctive again.

My goodness, how just a reminder of the subjunctive and how difficult it is takes me right back to class!

I hope y'all are doing well! We should think about trying to organize a lunch get-together or something in the next week or so, I think...


~Rachael

SALVETE

Greetings from Gainesville! It is officially the middle of the semester. Scary. I have come to the conclusion that I do not like Ancient Greek. Latin is SO much better! It's not that I hate the language, it's just that it is too much, too fast. This class is Anc Greek 1&2 in 6 weeks, but it is disguised as Anc Greek 1. That is just not right. In summer B we finish the last two chapters of the Hansen and Quinn book and translate Medea! WOW. But (and this is true about many things in life) we feel like what we are doing is impossible and too hard for us, then we push through it and do our best, and in retrospect it doesn't seem so bad. Which proves that when we push ourselves, we exceed our own expectations. Hopefully this is like that. GO LATIN!

-Anne