Makes me sigh.

I am in the home stretch of one incredible journey. There was family, planes, ships, buses,rental cars (my current car is a PT Cruiser convertible), knitters, and YARN!

Some amazingly cool people came to sail the high seas and get their knit on (SHOP on!)

I am exhausted. I am in a beautiful hotel in Seattle… and I am happy. I wish I could formulate thoughts… but, alas, I am done with thinking for the moment.

I bought some incredible yarn! Handmaiden cashmere, silk, socks, seawool… I am stocked. I walked far and wide to find BOTH yarn shops in Victoria (BEE HIVE… my love for you will never die!) Beehive is enough to make a woman up and move to BC.

Back to Baltimore tomorrow. Sleep in a luxurious hotel is just what the doctor ordered.

Pictures when I return!

We left the Phoenix-metro area to ride our way to LA. The desert is a very lonely and beautiful ride. Nothing for miles and miles (except the vermin and critters and reptiles I tried very hard to avoid).

We stopped here for gas (4.19/gallon!) I could not decide if it was more like Radiator Springs or Deliverance (the desert version).

Here are some sights from the road:

Lolly: this is where your electricity comes from! I totally thought of you!

Remember the PEE WEE Herman movie… yup. These are Pee Wee’s dinosaurs!

On the boat today… I will probably post again in Seattle!Ciao friends!

Wear a SUNS shirt and a DBacks hat!

The game was great. We saw this guy:

Get boo-ed EVERY time he got to the plate. Intentionally walked a bunch of times and hit a single once. The DBACKS won… all were happy.

It was so nice to spend some time with my big bro- G Tiddy. The cowboy loves him so much and I think there is a lot of mutual mischief affection between the boys.

Now… really off to LA tomorrow (By way if the big dinosaur rest stop and the Joshua tree forest).

YUM! That is me in the mirrored window! I bought yarn, I talked yarn, I talked Seasocks…and went home.

Off to the DBacks game!

Spinning webs and lifeguarding! Off to LA Tomorrow!

And now we are based in Tempe, AZ.

The home of ASU… right at the base of South Mountain. The weather is deliciously hot and dry. It guess we are at 90 degrees and sun, sun, SUN!

The cowboy swam today. There is a small whirlpool outside that has my name on it. I have internet. I saw my brother. I am fine, fine, fine!

We are having some nice family time, despite the fact the three of us have a shitty cold. I am hoping to bake the cold right out of me.

And the “BACATION” report is … it took the cowboy 1.5 seconds from the time he saw a “claw game” at the resturant we ate breakfast to say that he was eligable to play. He screamed “I AM ON BACATION!!! I CAN PLAY THE GAME!!! MOMMYI NEED MONEY”.

We played with no reward. But, he was psyched to play.

Tomorrow we will be off to the “Rawhide” Western Town for some cheesy cowboy sightings and stagecoach rolling and a DBacks game with uncle G-Tiddy at night.

I am loving this bacation! 

It is about 75 degrees at 8:30 am in beautiful Scottsdale Arizona!

The flight was long, but bearable. The cowboy was TERRIFIC! Even his seatmate, Ms. Cheryl-the -nice-lady-that-put-up-with-the-constant-questions-and-touching-, said so.

Off to do something in the desert today. The boy wants to swim… and swim we shall.

More later!

I packed it in about 10 pm last night. Crawled into bed with my red stained arms (they are quite impressive) and fell fast asleep. The asleep that says I am slowing down and getting ready for vacation.

That is one of the most blessed words in the English vocabulary. Vacation.

We are using it a lot around here. And, as smart as my boy is, he has picked up that we are going on the all and ever present state of VACATION. Vacation = nirvana for small boys.
I have been telling him since birth that everything I do not want to a)cave in and buy, b)waste my money on (25 cent rides at the grocery store, balloons at the mall, etc) are for kids on vacation.

Well… I am praying that he does not think the airport is the gateway to balioon and ride heaven. Yesterday he told me that we were going on “Bacation” and he wanted a “ba-woon”. Oh boy. I sure am glad it is a BIG ship.

I am excited to see my brother. It is always nice to visit him in the desert. I have been to Arizona 2 times and like it more each time. dry desert air will be a nice contrast to the chill in the air here. The drive to LA should be fun. I hear that there are big dinosaurs to see, the Joshua Tree national forest, and windmills in the desert. Good for the boy to check out other geography.
Today, I wear my Flair and some long sleeves under for warmth and coverage. Pictures soon, I promise. I bought a new camera and have not had time to fool with it. My red arms would look oh-so-loverly under the pink flair!

great day friends!!

I have had so much going on that I feel that I am spinning. (Wish I was spinning yarn)

So boys and girls… sit back. Get comfortable. Here is my weekend in pictures.

I went to see RENT in NYC. I took the train from NJ to Penn Station.

That is my one and only piece of Christmas knitting…. it does not look good!

The mitts are FETCHING. (ha ha). I made them from my handspun in the FLORA colorway. I love them.

This is my favorite thing about the NYC subway.

Grand Central Terminal is my favorite building in NYC. I should have taken interior pics.

Bird and I did some shopping at the outdoor market in Bryant Park. We got some sweet jewelry that matched!

Back in NJ…. the next day….

There is the cowboy and his (hottie!) Uncle at the bowling alley. My little bro is so handsome.

Sorry girls! He is taken. This is his girlfriend G and the cowboy. The cowboy has a HUGE crush on her!

Back in Baltimore…. Tuesday 12/12/06

Remember the ceiling in my studio? That crappy plastic?

I did something about that!

Look at that! I sealed them with some acrylic polyurethane. Seal the dust… I love them.

Walls next!

To Rhinebeck I will go! To Rhinebeck I will go! Hi-ho the yarn-e-o to Rhinebeck I will go!
What a nice treat after being elbows deep in acid dye! I am so excited. I will only be there on Saturday until about 3pm. I will be at the blogger meet-up (thanks Cara!)

Email me if you want to hook up! I am so exited to see you , and you, and you,and you!

I am also so excited that the cowboy will be with grandma for the day in Connecticut! I love my boy…. but he does not like yarn as of late. *GASP* I think he sometimes feels that my knitting/spinning/dyeing/blogging competes with his time. Oh well… he will get doted on by his aunt, uncle and Neenie.

My sister,Bird, is celebrating her 16th birthday on Sat! I see another 10 things post coming…..

See you in New York!