Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Catching some rays and stitches in Florida

Hi there! Having a great time in not-as-warm-as-I'd-hoped Florida! I have already hit up 2 yarn stores and blown my vacation budget, but it was well worth it. I went to Picasso's Moon yesterday and bought a fabulous Batt in the Belfry since I just finished my second one and I'm in a little bit of withdrawal...
Isn't it cool? I'm trying to branch out with my fiber purchases- I'm really enjoying spinning off fibers but I find that making the plunge and actually buying them in the first place is the hard part.
I also picked up a little roving and some Noro-awesome at A Good Yarn on Tamiami. I love it there. It's like Disneyworld, but with yarn. So much selection and everyone there is just so nice...like I said. Love. Anyhoo, this Noro is going to be Lanesplitter from Knitty and this roving is going to be whatever it wants to be. I think it's merino like the stuff I bought there this past spring and loved spinning. I'm also talking with Susan, the owner, about maybe doing a couple workshops in January, and since I loved teaching at her shop this past May, I'm all for it!
That's about it so far...I did bring down my big cat Madeline who is not really getting along with my Mom's cat Lacey. Actually it's really the other way around- 3-pound Lacey is determined to beat my 10 pound cat up. Madeline is just a big furry pile of love though and seems a little hurt that Lacey doesn't want to be friends. Maybe Lacey needs a little attitude adjustment. Just sayin'...
And tomorrow I'm going to go hang out with my friend Alan that I haven't seen since Purdue Rep. Dance Company- he moved down from Purdue to USF and is only about 20 miles away so we're meeting up tomorrow- super excited! I may have to ask him about how he likes USF...maybe going back to school isn't the worst thing in the world anymore. Especially in a place with no snow or windtunnels.

4 comments:

Kim said...

Going back to school only seems like a good idea until you actually take the plunge and do it. Or at least that's been the case for me.

Paige Darling said...

I know...I'm certainly hesitant but there's just nothing out there for an English major. It might just be the best choice- especially since the jobs I'm looking at are all in a very specific field that require a very specific degree- which I don't have.

Meghann said...

What do you think you'd major in this time around?

Anonymous said...

probably nursing- those are the only people who seem to have any job security right now. -Paige