junk drawer saturday
seems the week flew by...suppose that's good.
went out with co-workers after school yesterday. hadn't done that in ages. fun to connect, yak it all out, and bitch and complain a bit over a drink.
treated myself to a bit of yarn store shopping this morning. i headed out, three pattern books in hand and ideas in mind. i'm doing a bit of planning for Christmas gift-giving ideas. the shop is about 25 minutes away so i thought it was a perfect time to catch up on my podcasts. so with nano and "pods" in ears, some ideas in mind, i set off. listening to The Creative Mom this morning it seems that everyone has gift planning and ideas on their mind. it was inspiring as usual.
is it still or really illegal to drive with headphones? remember in highschool driver's ed they told you it was illegal to drive without shoes! or was that my mom, who was just trying to get me to wear shoes. i used to walk all the way home from H.S. without my shoes on. couldn't stand shoes. first of all, how gross is that and 2nd, why would i want to carry them along with my books instead of just wearing them on my feet? but i know i did it. i can clearly remember it, and i had a pretty long walk. who knows why...those were also the days that we did weird things like "froze for fashion" and never thought twice about it.
anyways....the trip to the yarn shop was a success. got yarn for two gifts, found some of that Trekking #126 sock yarn that was all the rage on the blogs the beginning of the summer. you know the one. i tried to find this yarn on line everywhere right after the big craze. this yarn shop had only one skein, which will make a pair. seriously, if they would have had more i would have bought it all. i know i could sell it on Ebay for twice the $. this is the self-striping yarn that knits up these cute socks that remind you of the colors of those old fashion Brach's Neoplitan Candy (brown, pink and white). they will have to be knit on size #2 needles. #3 is really my personal limit but i really want a pair of these socks. and...i went to the shop with a FILLED punch card!!! that's like $ in the bank! so put that toward some Debbie Bliss yarn for me, in black. i don't think i've ever knit in black? maybe i have?
tomorrow hubby and i are going to head to Sandwich, Ill for the GIANT antique flea market. (is that a play on words?) i've heard about it for years and it was featured in this month's Country Living Magazine. so we thought we'd have a go of it.
it's rainy and gloomy. i bought the dog a new bone at Target, should keep him busy awhile. i think i will take to the davenport and the Food Network today and knit.
have a good weekend.
