Day Two: 300 miles
New Market, VA to Kingsport, TN Day two was more traveling than the mileage reflects. We took the scenic route for a good part of the waySkyline Drive along the Appalachian Trail. Slow going30 to 40 mphbut it was absolutely …
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Day Three: 487 miles
Kingsport to Memphis, TN First off, some business from the Day Two post. Here’s the deal re: the tattoo on my leg. And yes, I slipped up a bit and posted Thumper’s real name. I was tired. Very tired. And …
Dispatches from the road: Day One, 297 miles
Well, we did it. We closed on the Brooklyn house on Thursday and on the new house in Portland on Friday. We were all set to hit the road on Saturday, but then Friday night my SIL (my brothers wife), …
A parting shot before it all unravels
The sweater, that is. The empire waist cardigan. It’s just not working. I still like my original idea. I still like the yarn. I don’t like the two of them together. The heavy collar and cuffs are great, but not …
Not on the road yet
We didn’t close yesterday, thanks to lawyers. It looks like Thursday is the day. In the meantime we’re staying with my mom, having a nice visit with her. We wanted to be on our way by now, but no worries. …
Our stuff is in a moving truck
Well…this is the last few hours in our house in Brooklyn. This evening we’ll head to my mom’s in Jersey, and it looks like we’ll be closing on Monday and then hitting the road. Please think good closing thoughts, as …
Happy birthday to me
I meant to scan in one of my old baby photos for today’s birthday post, but then I went and packed all the photos. And then I meant to have Billy take a new photo of me for today’s post …
Birthday wishes DO come true!
Thanks to the lovely and talented Julia, who shared her last Ravelry invite with me, I’m in! (And this is not the first time that Julia has been exceedingly kind to me, I might add. Wonderful, that woman.) Username: DogsStealYarn …
Drive-by linking
No time for a real post, so here are a few links to blogs you should be reading that you might not know about yet: Sutton, college friend o’mine. He and his wife just moved from Baltimore to Montana. Do …
The countdown…
How have I lived in Brooklyn all this time and not known about Liquid Love: A Sophisticated Meeting Place? Photo snapped from a moving car, hence the fabulous quality and composition. No, I didn’t go inside. I wouldn’t want to …