Oh, thank goodness for Seattle in the summer! It hardly ever gets too hot. Of course, it's only June, and I may be eating my words by August, but in general, Seattle weather is pretty pleasant. I do have a vacation to a hotter clime coming up, so I decided to deal with the temperature change by CRAFTING! How else, really? You've probably seen those polymer-filled water cooled neckbands for sale at REI, but did you know that you can buy the polymer in bulk? The kind folks at Watersorb are a non-profit agency selling all sorts of water-absorbing pellets for Cool Ties and gardening. They even have instructions on sewing up Cool Ties to send to the troops in the Middle East. Each Tie takes about a tablespoon of polymer, and the minimum order was 2 pounds. Which I think is enough to make about a gajillion Ties. So I'll sew myself up some Cool Ties for vacation, and then perhaps I'll make a few to send overseas. I'm not a great seamstress, so my Cool Ties might actually decrease morale. It could happen. And if you're wondering where all my pictures are, there's something a little phoofie with my file transfer thingamajig but I'll get it straightened out ASAP and share all the pics I've been saving up straightaway.