Thursday again???

Wow - a week gone by and I don't know where it went. Sorry but Sean and I never did make it to the yarn store outside of Cooperstown. I forgot to write down the address before we left and the friend with whom we were staying doesn't have a computer and the store wasn't listed in the phonebook. My cheap a$$ didn't want to pay the $2 it would cost to call information on my cell phone so alas and alack, no LYS review.

Cooperstown was too crowded during the Baseball Hall of Fame induction weekend to really enjoy anything in town. But we did have an excellent time during our with a close family friend. Photos, you ask? Well - they're still on my computer with the hundred or so from Santa Fe. By the time I get them uploaded to share with friends, there will be no point posting them here. Besides, y'all got to see the yarn related ones already.

As for crocheting, I haven't touched a project in over a week. Ye olde Harry Potter has taken up all my commuting and evening time. What a fantastic series! Sure, millions and millions of people already knew this. It just took me a while to get on the bus. I'm glad I've started reading it now that the entire series has been written. I would have been so frustrated to have to wait a year between books to continue the story. That's what is happening with another series I'm reading, The Saxon Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell.

In life news, I've got a job offer - a good one, too, but there is another one I'm waiting for. Sure, the old adage is "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" but I've got a gut feeling about the second one. They are going through the HR stuff and it hasn't been officially offered yet, though I'm feeling it will be soon. I would like to turn down the first job and wait for the second, but as I am a Taurus who really likes her stability, this is stressing me out. I am not one for risks especially when they involve my wallet. We should be closing on the condo next month, so the sooner I get a better paying job, the better.

So - boring post, I know. I'm going to try and get myself back on the hook this weekend. BTW - does anyone have any good Harry Potter crochet patterns?

VACATION!!

Tomorrow at the a$$ crack of dawn we depart for vacation!!! Yay!! In addition to the spa appointment we have booked and the sightseeing around Santa Fe we will do, I'm also looking forward to checking out the local yarn stores (Needle's Eye, Oodles Yarn and Bead Gallery and the Santa Fe School of Weaving). Not sure that I'll make it to the yarn store near Cooperstown (Sybil's Yarn Shop) as I expect traffic will be a nightmare. Of the stores I do get to visit, I'll post reviews when I return.

My project of choice for this trip is the Ohio Star Variant Quilt which has been neglected since I started it in May. Happy to report I weaved in the ends of 25 squares today on my commute (see the side bar for an update). I'm looking forward to seeing how many squares I get accomplished - any guesses?

Peace out!

T-minus 9 Days Until Vacation

Thanks to our wedding reception at a Marriott and the number of flights we took on Southwest, Sean and I are starting our free vacation to Santa Fe, New Mexico next weekend. We've got 4 free nights in Santa Fe and free round trip airfare to Albuquerque. All we'll pay for is food, the rental car, and any activities we do or souvenirs we buy. A trip to the spa is planned - oh, how I need a massage! And of course I will be checking out the local yarn shops. Here is the list of places I hope to visit:

Needle's Eye
839 Paseo de Peralta, Suite O

Oodles Yarn and Bead Gallery
411 W. Water Street

Santa Fe School of Weaving
614 Paseo de Peralta (just north of Marcy St.)

After we return from Santa Fe, we've got a day to recuperate (in other words, do laundry) before we pack up for a road trip to Cooperstown for the Baseball Hall of Fame induction weekend. Cal Ripken Jr. of Orioles fame is being inducted this year so there's sure to be plenty of Marylanders making the trek with us. Not sure if we'll be able to stop by or not, but there is a yarn store in Cooperstown that I may visit.

Sybil's Yarn Shop
1037 State Hwy. 166

So my question to any readers out there - do you know these shops? Have you visited them? Any info or tips you want to pass along? I'll post a review of the ones I visit when I get home but I'd love any info about them before I get there.

"Let's open up a yarn shop down in Santa Fe...Sunny Santa Fe would be nice!"

Alright - name that tune!