So, hubby comes home in 4 days. I have a list of things to do a mile long to prepare for his return. The last 4 weeks I have have avoided doing a lot of things that I wanted to have done by now. Just have to be sure to hide anything that may not need to be seen when he gets here! (Just kidding sweetie!)
What have I been doing with all my free time you might ask. Class knitting and teaching has taken up some of my time and also a secret project that I have been working on for some time. But all the class knitting is done and the secret knitting is almost done so in the next week I should be doing something that I have wanted to do for a while.
First up, I am going to cast on for some super cute little bathroom curtains. My bathroom has undergone a little color redo. It was looking really institutional with its belgian waffle color walls and all the white towels and clear shower curtain.Now I have beautiful green towels and a great new shower curtain and I will be adding some little linen knitted curtains with a cafe rod. I will be sure to let you see them!
I am sitting in Barnes and Noble (one of my favorite hang outs) having a decaf coffee. Some people might say, "decaf, what's the point!" but I am really caffeine sensitive and stay away from it after 5 pm. But I still love that delicious coffee flavor! The smell of coffee and books is almost the most sensual experience in the world! Almost.
Yesterday my friend, Roseanna, and I took a trip to Hillsborough, NC. We of course visited the Yarnshop, but we also found a really cute bookshop in the little town that has a big section on Hillsborough authors and apparently they are very prolific in that area. Roseanna and I both picked up books by Michael Malone. She got this one, and I picked up these two. I can't wait to dig in!
I know! You want to know what I got at the Hillsborough Yarnshop. Well I had a $20 card, so I picked up a beautiful skein of Pagewood Farms Alyeska in the Harvest colorway.
It was Hotttt in the Piedmont Triad region! Nevertheless, a great day!
Stay cool and take care "til the next time we meet!
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Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Monday, July 12, 2010
Hot D@#n Summer in Virginia!
I get to stay in the states for the Summer and I'm glad but miss Hubby.
While I am here I will be teaching at Yarn Explosion and hanging out at my other favorite places, Barnes and Noble, The Crooked Stitch, and Mosaic.
I was fortunate to be able to attend the Columbus TNNA (The National Needlework Association) show with the super nice ladies at Yarn Explosion and we had such a good time!! I met a cabbie whose name is Tom and was from Kentucky that called me Hillbilly, imagine that! I was able to sneak out on Sunday morning and go to a bookstore in the German Village in Columbus. It is called The Book Loft and contains 32 rooms of books. I am thinking about having my afterlife there! There were 4 rooms of bargain books and I managed to pick up a couple of lovelies. I got Le Morte d'Arthur complete edition for a mere $4.99, Out of Africa, Some Terry Pratchett, and Kurt Vonnegut all at steals! Long sigh-----I love books.
Also while I was there I picked up Shutter Island which was just a fabulous book. I read it on the way home from Columbus and finished it the next day still weary from jet lag and the weekend excitement. It was a wonderful book.
Hubby got me a Nook for Valentines Day this year and it went with me to China! I am enjoying it so much. I still shop around for the best prices as some of the books on the Nook use the trade paperback size for pricing and the mass market paperbacks are still cheaper. So I always compare prices first and, anyway, when I am in the states I still love that new book smell and feeling a nice tight spine. Wait a minute, I know hubby has been gone for a while, but this is a little ridiculous! (Fanning myself briskly!) Anyway, I have the 3G and Wireless model and I really do love it. Its MP3 feature is another of my favorite things about it and I have downloaded audiobooks on it to listen as I knit. I can plug it into the stereo speakers for the computer also and have real surround sound!
Before sweetie left we were able to take a long weekend to Chincoteague on the Eastern Shore and took the bikes and had homemade ice cream and fresh seafood. I just love it there. Not to mention the sea air is great for my sinuses. Click on any photo to embiggen. If you look carefully you can see the Assateague Lighthouse in the background of the center photo.
Talk soon!! All about knitting next time. Hope you are all enjoying your Summer!
While I am here I will be teaching at Yarn Explosion and hanging out at my other favorite places, Barnes and Noble, The Crooked Stitch, and Mosaic.
I was fortunate to be able to attend the Columbus TNNA (The National Needlework Association) show with the super nice ladies at Yarn Explosion and we had such a good time!! I met a cabbie whose name is Tom and was from Kentucky that called me Hillbilly, imagine that! I was able to sneak out on Sunday morning and go to a bookstore in the German Village in Columbus. It is called The Book Loft and contains 32 rooms of books. I am thinking about having my afterlife there! There were 4 rooms of bargain books and I managed to pick up a couple of lovelies. I got Le Morte d'Arthur complete edition for a mere $4.99, Out of Africa, Some Terry Pratchett, and Kurt Vonnegut all at steals! Long sigh-----I love books.
Also while I was there I picked up Shutter Island which was just a fabulous book. I read it on the way home from Columbus and finished it the next day still weary from jet lag and the weekend excitement. It was a wonderful book.
Hubby got me a Nook for Valentines Day this year and it went with me to China! I am enjoying it so much. I still shop around for the best prices as some of the books on the Nook use the trade paperback size for pricing and the mass market paperbacks are still cheaper. So I always compare prices first and, anyway, when I am in the states I still love that new book smell and feeling a nice tight spine. Wait a minute, I know hubby has been gone for a while, but this is a little ridiculous! (Fanning myself briskly!) Anyway, I have the 3G and Wireless model and I really do love it. Its MP3 feature is another of my favorite things about it and I have downloaded audiobooks on it to listen as I knit. I can plug it into the stereo speakers for the computer also and have real surround sound!
Before sweetie left we were able to take a long weekend to Chincoteague on the Eastern Shore and took the bikes and had homemade ice cream and fresh seafood. I just love it there. Not to mention the sea air is great for my sinuses. Click on any photo to embiggen. If you look carefully you can see the Assateague Lighthouse in the background of the center photo.
Talk soon!! All about knitting next time. Hope you are all enjoying your Summer!
Monday, November 17, 2008
Still Live and Kicking
I haven't forgotten you I promise. I've been very busy getting accustomed to everything and meeting people that can help me become more comfortable with day to day life here.
It is much different here than in Virginia where I could jump in the car and go anywhere I wanted whenever I wanted. Here everything must be planned ahead and you get all you need or want while you are out. No taxi driver speaks English and so that is out of the question unless you really don't mind where you end up. I'm planning a trip into Hong Kong in the next couple weeks and have to wait for Elaine, my friend and Victorias mother, to get her Visa to go for the day. It will take about a week for her to get it. I have several addresses of yarn shops in Hong Kong that she will help me to find. Also, buttons are only 10 minutes away from me and we are planning a trip to Shenzhen in the next few days to see them. Elaine assures me that it is button city! How exciting!!
I found Chinese knitting magazines in Walmart of all places and will get some just for the novelty. I really enjoy the pictures!
But so far I am really enjoying being here!
I have started exercising everyday because the gym here at the hotel is just awesome. The food is very healthy and it is much easier to pick and choose now than it used to be. This past weekend we walked about 4 blocks and had lunch at The Bluebird Diner. I had pork chop and the best onion soup I have ever put into my mouth! Of course you still can't drink the water and ice is out of the question, so diet cola is very unpleasant warm and I carry bottled water with me everywhere. Someone put it to me the best way the other day. You come here and you have money to spend and you would love to have a slice of apple pie, but no matter how much money you have there is no apple pie to be had. Sodas taste absolutely nothing like they taste in the states even though they are Coke or Pepsi products. Commonplace foods that we eat everyday at home are completely different tasting here, and no amount of money can buy you what you are accustomed to.
My little girl Victoria got to come and visit with me for a couple of hours yesterday and it was so good to just get to squeeze on her for a little while. She has grown so much and is now 22 months old. She is quite a tall little girl and talks up a storm! Mostly in Chinese but she has some English vocabulary as well and is learning.
My knitting is progressing as well. I had a very big list of things to finish for Christmas gifts and it is getting smaller and I feel that it will be done before I come home.
A while back I asked you to guess who my favorite Beatle was and today while surfing I found this that should answer the question.
My Beatle devotion was always with George!
He was "not long for this world" but boy didn't he help to make it a little nicer?
I promised pictures and I am busily taking them and will have a very heavy picture post by the end of the week. Tune in on your Sunday for a visual treat from me to you!
It is much different here than in Virginia where I could jump in the car and go anywhere I wanted whenever I wanted. Here everything must be planned ahead and you get all you need or want while you are out. No taxi driver speaks English and so that is out of the question unless you really don't mind where you end up. I'm planning a trip into Hong Kong in the next couple weeks and have to wait for Elaine, my friend and Victorias mother, to get her Visa to go for the day. It will take about a week for her to get it. I have several addresses of yarn shops in Hong Kong that she will help me to find. Also, buttons are only 10 minutes away from me and we are planning a trip to Shenzhen in the next few days to see them. Elaine assures me that it is button city! How exciting!!
I found Chinese knitting magazines in Walmart of all places and will get some just for the novelty. I really enjoy the pictures!
But so far I am really enjoying being here!
I have started exercising everyday because the gym here at the hotel is just awesome. The food is very healthy and it is much easier to pick and choose now than it used to be. This past weekend we walked about 4 blocks and had lunch at The Bluebird Diner. I had pork chop and the best onion soup I have ever put into my mouth! Of course you still can't drink the water and ice is out of the question, so diet cola is very unpleasant warm and I carry bottled water with me everywhere. Someone put it to me the best way the other day. You come here and you have money to spend and you would love to have a slice of apple pie, but no matter how much money you have there is no apple pie to be had. Sodas taste absolutely nothing like they taste in the states even though they are Coke or Pepsi products. Commonplace foods that we eat everyday at home are completely different tasting here, and no amount of money can buy you what you are accustomed to.
My little girl Victoria got to come and visit with me for a couple of hours yesterday and it was so good to just get to squeeze on her for a little while. She has grown so much and is now 22 months old. She is quite a tall little girl and talks up a storm! Mostly in Chinese but she has some English vocabulary as well and is learning.
My knitting is progressing as well. I had a very big list of things to finish for Christmas gifts and it is getting smaller and I feel that it will be done before I come home.
A while back I asked you to guess who my favorite Beatle was and today while surfing I found this that should answer the question.
My Beatle devotion was always with George!
He was "not long for this world" but boy didn't he help to make it a little nicer?
I promised pictures and I am busily taking them and will have a very heavy picture post by the end of the week. Tune in on your Sunday for a visual treat from me to you!
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