I had a very nice weekend with my parents in Ann Arbor. There's something wonderful about going there, with nothing planned, doing very little besides knitting, spinning and visiting some local nurserys to take a look at perennials for my mother's garden. We told my dad, when we got there, that in honor of Father's Day, we had brought no "dress up" clothes with us and weren't going to plan any major outings. This was, apparently, just the kind of weekend Dad was hoping to have.
I did get one small project finished, along with a little spinning, but that will have to wait until the light is better.
In the meantime, I've also been quite negligent about acknowledging all the very nice people who have stopped by to tell me where they are from. So I think now is a very good time to re-habilitate my...
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With a trip to visit Dani at Knit, Stitch, Click. Dani is a Canadian scientist with a very lovely rendition of Frieda from one of the recent Debbie Bliss books. Very happy big cables with a gorgeous sleeve detail -- and some pointers about how to deal with the finishing work.
A quiet Father's Day (with golf) was just what my dad wanted, too. It was just the three of us, though--my sister's on her way to visit her in-laws in Delaware--but it was a nice day.
I thought I felt a disturbance in the force....you WERE in Michigan....and didn't stop by!
ARGH!
Wow, thanks Theresa! I wondered where all the new commenters were coming from! :)