Our trip to Beaverton was exciting, due to a car stopping in the middle of our lane in a two-lane Highway to make a U-turn and then was waiting for oncoming traffic. He was hard to see because he was in the shade, and it was bright where we were, with the light in our eyes. We could have rear-ended him. The sudden stop disconcerted the pups, but we avoided an accident.
We started the Yarn Crawl on Thursday, visiting eight shops before quitting for the day. We both spent a lot of money! We visited the last two on Friday, finishing at The Knotty Lamb, which is where we stopped two years ago. (Last year was virtual.
Mandy went along to shop for herself. She isn’t used to walking fast enough to keep up with human people, so she had to take a break during the long first day.
Not having enough projects still in the works, I bought some yarn for a sweater. The navy is the main color, and the lighter blue and white are the contrast colors. The pattern is Hinterland by Jennifer Steingass.
I’m at the back of the neck now, doing the short rows.
DDIL finished her Gresham Wrap while we were there. It was a kit that was a Christmas present from us. (Still needs blocking.)
The dogs are enjoying their visit with Louis. Dusty and Louis have played a lot, and Rocky has been learning his way around the house, a challenge, since we haven’t been here for two years, and he can’t see.
Charlie has been enjoying time with the boys. Here, he’s playing Battleship with Johan.
The boys wanted me to read the two latest stories to them. They’re so nice to humor their old grandmother.
Johan was in a chess tournament on Saturday. Here, he’s practicing, playing with Grandpa.
The tournament went well. Johan provided his team with 1 1/2 points, which was enough to move them from fourth place to third. It was a great first tournament!
On Sunday, we braved the light rain to walk to the park. Rocky rode in the stroller until we got there. Then he wanted to get out and walk at his own pace.
It was a great visit, and we left to go home after this was posted, so if you're reading this early on Monday, maybe we're on the road now.
If you have a few minutes and are willing, please go to Amazon and B&N and search for "Emil: Stories from The Doll's Storybook by Peggy Stuart" in Children's. Every click on the page for the book makes it more likely they will keep a good supply in their warehouse and stores. If you are outside the US, you may have a separate website for these retailers. If you have a copy of our first book, Mariah: Stories from The Doll's Storybook, it would help if you left an honest review on the websites, especially if you bought from them.
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What's on my needles: The Hinterland sweater.
What's on my loom: No change.
What's on my sewing machine: No change.
What's in my hoop: No change.
What's in The Doll's Storybook: This week's story in "The Doll's Storybook" is Winter Games.
What's in The Doll's Storybook: This week's story in "The Doll's Storybook" is Winter Games.
What's on my iPad/iPhone: Listening to The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin in the car and still Unthinkable by Jamie Raskin at home, both on the Audible app.
What's in my wine glass: Sheep Thrills Red Blend 2019 by Terre Siciliane IGT.
What's my tip of the week: If you have a long-tail cast on and don't want to run out of yarn before you finish casting on all the stitches you need, try taking the two ends of the yarn (one from the inside of the ball and one from the outside) and tying them together, then start the cast on from there. After I'm sure I have the right number of stitches, I cut the one from the outside of the ball.
Where are my books: The stories in each book first appeared in the blog and they are reproduced with few changes. Emil: Stories from The Doll's Storybook is now available for preorder from booksellers world wide. The link for Book Baby is here. The three stories are Best Buds, Getting What You Want, and The Boys Cook Dinner.
Mariah: Stories from The Doll's Storybook is also available. The three stories in the first book are Being Little, Besties, and Distraction.
If you don't get free shipping from Amazon or B&N, buy from the BookBabyBookshop, because 50% of the price goes to St. Jude. Other booksellers pay much less.
Note: This blog post was produced on the iPad and the MacBook, using the iPhone for some photos and some photo processing. No other computer was used in any stage of composition or posting, and no Windows were opened, waited for, cleaned or broken. No animals or dolls were harmed during the production of this blog post.
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