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I have work to do for a couple of freelance thingys, but my brain is all mooshy and so I shall not tonight. I wouldn't get anything of note done anyway, and I hate rewriting stuff I've already done.
I returned home from a trip to Cali this morning. I again neglected to mention it here beforehand. My bad. I spent most of it doing nothing, though, which was exactly what I needed. The highlights of my trip were as follows:
1) Going to Art Fibers, a yarn shop like none I had ever seen (www.artfibers.com). All their yarn is custom made for them. I got little "yarntastings," which are small samples, of a number of different yarns as I could by no means buy all I wanted then. I did purchase one ball of yarn and a pattern for a lacy, light-but-warm scarf/shawl/wrap thingy. I also purchased a pattern for a really nifty shrug and a tube scarf, and a small ball of really fabulous yarn.
http://www.artfibers.com/yarnproduct.php?pd=6134&fb=3&np=4&cs=2
Tsuki -- 40% silk, 60% superkid mohair
http://www.artfibers.com/yarnproduct.php?pd=6126&fb=3&np=4&cs=0
Haiku -- 100% silk
http://www.artfibers.com/yarnproduct.php?pd=6168&fb=3&np=4&cs=0
Fleur -- 95% silk, 5% nylon
http://www.artfibers.com/yarnproduct.php?pd=6024&fb=3&np=4&cs=1
And finally, Kyoto -- 69% silk, 25% superkid mohair, 6% extrafine wool
Please note that Kyoto really isn't shown to best advantage in that link. It's absolutely gorgeous. Also purchased but which I was unable to find a picture of is a yarn called Sanskrit. It's made from recycled scrap sari silk fibers, all 100% hand spun. OMG. Sigh.
2) Taking Brannon out to dinner with my friends. How much fun was that? Lots!
3) Seeing a 6th-grade production of Much Ado About Nothing. Very cute. The only downside is that it was in Modesto on the hottest day yet of the year, and that I'd developed a screaming headache by the end of the day. Bah.
Still and all, it was a wonderful trip. I look forward to going back again.
I returned home from a trip to Cali this morning. I again neglected to mention it here beforehand. My bad. I spent most of it doing nothing, though, which was exactly what I needed. The highlights of my trip were as follows:
1) Going to Art Fibers, a yarn shop like none I had ever seen (www.artfibers.com). All their yarn is custom made for them. I got little "yarntastings," which are small samples, of a number of different yarns as I could by no means buy all I wanted then. I did purchase one ball of yarn and a pattern for a lacy, light-but-warm scarf/shawl/wrap thingy. I also purchased a pattern for a really nifty shrug and a tube scarf, and a small ball of really fabulous yarn.
http://www.artfibers.com/yarnproduct.php?pd=6134&fb=3&np=4&cs=2
Tsuki -- 40% silk, 60% superkid mohair
http://www.artfibers.com/yarnproduct.php?pd=6126&fb=3&np=4&cs=0
Haiku -- 100% silk
http://www.artfibers.com/yarnproduct.php?pd=6168&fb=3&np=4&cs=0
Fleur -- 95% silk, 5% nylon
http://www.artfibers.com/yarnproduct.php?pd=6024&fb=3&np=4&cs=1
And finally, Kyoto -- 69% silk, 25% superkid mohair, 6% extrafine wool
Please note that Kyoto really isn't shown to best advantage in that link. It's absolutely gorgeous. Also purchased but which I was unable to find a picture of is a yarn called Sanskrit. It's made from recycled scrap sari silk fibers, all 100% hand spun. OMG. Sigh.
2) Taking Brannon out to dinner with my friends. How much fun was that? Lots!
3) Seeing a 6th-grade production of Much Ado About Nothing. Very cute. The only downside is that it was in Modesto on the hottest day yet of the year, and that I'd developed a screaming headache by the end of the day. Bah.
Still and all, it was a wonderful trip. I look forward to going back again.
