One of the highlights of a business trip to Fredericksburg, TX was a trip to the local yarn store with three willing fellow employees who are also fiberists. I had not been to Fredericksburg in a while except for a quick lunch with a group passing through. It was nice to spend a bit more time there this time even though the bulk of my time was spent in meetings.
Stonehill Spinning is nice little shop - I love the architecture, but that was always one of my favorite things about the town. They have a nice variety of yarns without too much novelty yarn. There's a rug hooking room in the back. The prices were reasonable. I was able to buy two skeins of sock yarn I have not purchased before. We all got something.
I had a free afternoon one day to drive around and photograph all the houses I have lived in in Fredericksburg, except for the trailer, the entire trailer park is gone now. That shouldn't be a big surprise, the town has changed tremendously since I lived there in the early 80's. But the business's all still close up early at night which is hard on folks that like to stay up late and party in the pool. Who knew that biologists and fisheries management folks could be so rowdy?
This summer has been a little harsh. Some of the things I've had to deal with have been a serious drought, husband's kidney stone surgery, plumbing challenges, too many commitments. This weekend rain is expected, Tom is feeling better, I fixed the big plumbing problem and some of my obligations have been lessened - so I am looking forward to the beginning of the new school year - even though I am the new PTA fundraising chair - and I am even going to brave the Tax Free Weekend to get Abby some new school clothes. Things are starting to look better from here. Tom is still looking for a teaching position, but he'll find one.
I'll close with my most recent FO's, and there is, as usual, more on the needles. I have missed the blogging, but life or something just kept getting in the way. I finished the Neckdown Summer Cardigan from Pure & Simple and a pair of socks in Regia Bamboo - my first bamboo project.
If by some chance you plan on attending SXSWi 2009, the panel picker is up and Stephen submitted a panel that will likely be of interest to crafters - and marketers - please vote for it and show them that crafters are a force to be reckoned with.
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