+ Seen a dear out-of-state friend whom I hadn't seen in several years
+ Drunk three lemon drops with said friend and gotten over the resultant hangover
+ Overseen a window repair after a bird flew into and broke it (the bird flew away, and is hopefully happily living out its life)
+ Had my MIL and my grandfather go into the hospital (both are in their late 80s and in their twilight time)
+ Thought about blogging 100 times and ended up working in the garden instead, as the weather has been in the mid-70s F and gorgeous
+ Been gifted a dead mouse by Fiend, who has come back from a three-week walkabout bouncy and friendly
+ Hit the 30% off anniversary sale at Needle in a Haystack, where I only bought the Addi Turbo US 5 32" circ I need for my KP&S cardi (such restraint, eh?)
+ Gotten food poisoning at a new local restaurant (Pepe's - don't eat here)
What I haven't done is give you my down and dirty recap of Denver area LYS, which I shall do right now. Before our trip I spent some time on KnitMap, figuring out which stores I wanted to hit. I knew my time would be very limited, so my final list included only three: A Knitted Peace, Lamb Shoppe, and Showers of Flowers Yarn Shop.
First up was Showers of Flowers. From the outside the store looks like a concrete bunker, but inside it's large and inviting. Reminded me a lot of Yarn Lady, truth be told, especially since it has copious amounts of novelty yarns. C.O.P.I.O.U.S. Even Cindy, who's never knit a stitch in her life, said, "Wow, it's really frou frou in here, isn't it?" There was a great selection of basic, too - Berroco Ultra Alpaca, various Cascades, and a very nice selection of baby yarns - and if I was a local I know I'd shop there for those. As a tourist, however, I walked away empty handed.
Never saw the Lamb Shoppe (drat! muggles!), but did manage to hit A Knitted Peace. It's a smaller store, and had a nice selection of summer cotton yarns out. My purchase here was a single skein of local hand-dyed - Red Rocks Fiber Works Snowmass Sock in Grass Green - to commemorate my trip.
I only wish I'd had more time, as Marie gave me two other recommendations I would have loved to check out along with the Lamb Shoppe. Ah, well, next time!Also next time: Knitting content. Promise.
8 comments:
Such restraint indeed!
So sorry to hear about your granddad and MIL.
So, now you've realized that our LYS's in SoCal are the greatest! Wherever you go in the U.S., "there's no place like home."
Love that crazy green yarn!
Lemon drops? Hangover? Dead mouse? Ooh, you're always teasing us with the fun you have. So glad you're back! Hope the folks are doing okay.
Wowie! You do sound busy! I hope your mother-in-law and grandfather are feeling better...
Sending good thoughts for your MIL and grandfather.
Crumbs, I'm exhausted just reading about all thats been happening. Sorry to hear about your grandad and MIL, it sucks!
And food poisoning and hangover too....
Phew, off to lie down now ;)
BTW the yarn is gorgeous. Have you seen the latest STR kit colour? I thought of you but no you can't have mine as I ADORE it ;)
Lemon drops....yum. I have serious Green Yarn Envy. Hope your granddad and MIL are feeling better.
Glad to hear the Fiend has returned and that you've been having an action packed time. Hope your granddad and MIL are both better now.
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