tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43927575618975882502024-03-13T00:04:12.735-04:00FunInPennsylvaniaMichelle Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04913246587137992111noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392757561897588250.post-86542969339542455402019-05-04T17:31:00.002-04:002019-05-04T18:38:25.948-04:00Well, it's been awhile....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I've never been much of a writer but sometimes I feel the need to document things in one place. So what follows is my journey over the last 6 months or so...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Early December, 2018 I was asked to vacate my apartment of 14 years. I loved my little place despite it not being perfect anymore. When I moved there it was quiet and convenient. At the end it was noisy and congested. The landlord was generous and gave me 6 months to vacate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Sooooo. I thought, why not move back to Texas and take this opportunity to spend time with my family. My parents, sister, aunt, cousin, granddaughter and great grandchildren all live within about 4 hours of each other with the majority being in Houston. I haven't lived in Texas for over 30 years and only get to visit once or twice a year so I thought everyone would be excited! However, they weren't. It was more like "why?" And they were right. I would not have been happy being there (I LOVE SNOW).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On my return from the annual trip for Christmas, I started thinking about where I wanted to go. I have so many dear friends in the Newtown area that I didn't want to go too far and I've always wanted a house in the mountains (although it was always going to be a tiny house). So I moved to the Poconos!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I found this cute little house in a gated community convenient to alot of things to do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's a 3 bedroom, 2 bath corner wooded lot. The community has amazing amenities - lake with paddle boats and kayaks, pools, tennis courts, playgrounds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So I set the move date for March 2nd, found a mover (Dan the Mover was amazing!!) and started packing. And of course a snow and ice storm moved through that weekend! Dan and I decided that they would show up Saturday morning, load the truck and we'd decide at that point whether it was safe for them to deliver me that day or if I would have to wait till Monday when there was another snow storm predicted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Saturday morning came and the storm wasn't as bad as thought. Traffic cams showed clear roads in the Poconos. It was a long day but I have to say the girls (Poupon and Autumn) did a GREAT job on the trip. And Dan, Alice and the guys provided an uneventful move. Whew!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm all moved into my little yellow house. Now to prepare for my granddaughter Kimberly, her husband Brett, my grandson JT and my four precious great grandchildren's arrival in 4 days. Yep. You read that right. 4 days. That was the kids Spring Break so we had to take advantage of this opportunity. I quickly started trying to find essential kitchen things (dishes, pots, pans) and linens for the beds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I can't tell you how much fun it was having the kids here!! Ok. There were a couple of days when it was ALOT! But I wouldn't have traded that week for anything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We had snow on the ground and kids loved it. Well mostly the big kids. Bryce didn't know what to do with it and kept trying to wipe it off the driveway. It was deep enough that little bundled up Brinley could barely stand up. But Kynzlie and Kolton would have stayed out all day if we'd let them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here are some shots of the kids' snow fun.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We spent a couple of days at the house enjoying the snow and catching up. The kids had some fun with the hoola hoop, painting some boxes, puzzles and I even got Kynzlie interested in weaving! She sat down and wove a scarf in a couple of hours which she proudly wore to NYC the next day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">On Monday we headed out to NYC. What a trip! A 2 hour drive to the train into the city. We walked down to Central Park (with a stop at the M&M store) with the intention of ice skating at Wollman Rink. At the park I decided to treat everyone to a carriage ride. It was very fun and Kynzlie really enjoyed the horse. But when we got to Wollman Rink it was closed. Bummer! We headed back up to MidTown where we met up with my friend Greg. Greg, JT and I watched Bryce and Brinley while the rest went skating at Rockefeller Center.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Leaving Rockefeller Center we stopped in the Lego store. Kynzlie and Kolton each got a kit. They have this really cool thing where you can stand in front of it with your kit and it comes to life! It was amazing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A little walk over to Times Square for hot dogs, a family picture and then the walk back to the train.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Next up was snowtubing at Camelback. Omigosh! I haven't had this much fun in forever. I don't know how many times we went down that snow but it was enough to tire us all out. And by the way, they have the BEST hot chocolate at the snack bar.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We woke up Thursday morning to head down to Newtown. I had a fall down the stairs on my hip on Wednesday so I decided to sit out the Philly tour. I was going to stay at the hotel with Bryce and Brinley while the others went downtown. But when we woke up Kynzlie was sick. She was going to stay with me and the littles so Kolton decided to stay too. Kimberly, Brett and JT went to Philly for the day followed by a Flyers/Capitals game.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Now that the family is gone it's time to get down to business!! There are bedrooms to be painted, boxes to be unpacked and settling in to do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here are the pictures of the house the day I moved in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm slowly putting my stamp on the place. Have painted both bedrooms (still have to paint the closet doors), put up shelves in the office space, still have another shelf to put up in my craft area and a fireplace wood rack to put together. Then I'll turn my energy to the outside. Best I can tell noone has lived in this house since August or September and no Fall maintenance was done in the yard. There are leaves and sticks and limbs laying all over. I'm ready to clean it up and plant some color!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It's been an interesting two months. There is a family of deer that visit every day. Up close and personal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In addition to making friends with the deer Autumn's also charming the groundhog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But mostly Autumn like to lay around and sleep while Poupon is more into the fireplace and computer games.</span><br />
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Michelle Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04913246587137992111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392757561897588250.post-10514697387739659352013-06-11T23:00:00.001-04:002013-06-11T23:06:55.908-04:00Meeting New Friends.....As part of the Ravelry community I have "met" some very nice people on the Solstice boards. I had the opportunity today to really MEET one of them in person. Helen and Grahame Jenkins were in NYC from England celebrating Helen's 50th birthday. It just so happens that my sister Gayla is visiting me. And friends Charles and Deirdre were able to take time off from work as well as my knit group friends Cristina and her mom Judy. We all traveled to NYC and this is the chronicle of our fabulous day.<br />
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We all met up at Helen and Grahame's hotel.<br />
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(l to r) Charles, Cristina, Me, Helen, Grahame, Deirdre<br />
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Then we were off on the subway to the Lion Brand Store.<br />
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That's Judy, Cristina's Mom, on the far left and my sister Gayla next to her.<br />
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We did a little shopping here. I have to say I was not impressed with their store.<br />
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As we walked in, there is a wall that is dedicated to the men and women that lost their lives on 9/11.<br />
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When we came out of the subway it was raining a little and we discovered we had twins!!<br />
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Annie & Company was a GREAT yarn shop. While the space was small and it wasn't neatly organized it was so much fun to walk through and find yarns I already love and new ones. The staff was friendly, helpful and just a pleasure.<br />
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<br />Michelle Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04913246587137992111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392757561897588250.post-31989311820153866952012-10-21T17:18:00.000-04:002012-10-21T17:18:24.781-04:00Rhinebeck!It's been a long time since I've written, but this weekend is worth writing about!<br />
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Three important things happened this weekend:<br />
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1. It was my Birthday <span style="font-size: x-small;">(happy birthday to me!)</span><br />
2. My yarn diet ended <span style="font-size: x-small;">(happy birthday to me! lol)</span><br />
3. I made my first trip to Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival<br />
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I'm always excited to celebrate my birthday. It means I've made it through another year. And that's definitely something to celebrate! Think of the alternative....<br />
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Back in August, my friend Cristina and I decided we needed to go on yarn diets. No purchasing of yarn of any kind for any reason. This self-imposed diet was to end at Stitches weekend for Cristina and Rhinebeck for me. We put up a skein of our treasured Ishtar yarn for motivation, which our good friend Paula held for us <span style="font-size: x-small;">(thank you Paula!)</span>. If we fell off our diet we had to donate our skein to a worthy person. Fortunately, Cristina and I both survived our diet and regained our treasured skeins :)<br />
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Birthday<br />
No yarn diet<br />
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Rhinbeck!!!! I was so excited to visit Rhinebeck for the first time. Paula (our yarn guardian) and I drove to Poughkeepsie, NY on Friday 10/19. We had horrible driving weather - torrential, non-stop rain - the entire drive. But we took it easy and made it to the hotel without incident. We checked in, settled in, went out for a bit of dinner and then prepared for the next day. <br />
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We woke Saturday morning to sunshine and blue skies! We absolutely could not have chosen a better day for Rhinebeck. The Birthday Girls (mine was Saturday and hers Sunday) left the hotel and headed to the Fairgrounds. We encountered NO traffic so arrived at the site an hour before the gates opened. Primo parking space! There was a diner across the street so we walked over for breakfast. We needed to build up our energy for the day.<br />
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Then back across the street to line up for entry...<br />
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Once inside we were greeted with some beautiful Fall color! I think this must've been peak weekend for color because it was everywhere! And soooo amazing...<br />
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Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool is very family friendly. Just inside the front gate there was a petting zoo for the kiddos. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(I secretly think they were feeding these goats to make sure they wouldn't eat any of the children later lol) </span><br />
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This bunny has some serious double chin issues...<br />
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At the top of the hill were the Vendor barns. I could smell the yarn. Well not really, because of the food vendors, but my whole body was tingling...lol<br />
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I am so glad that we were there when it opened because we were able to visit most all of the yarn vendors without alot of crowd issues. About 2.5 hours after arriving we were making a trip to the car to drop off all our new pretties :)<br />
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I knew going in that I needed a plan. It was highly encouraged by Cristina so, before I left, I decided that I wanted to buy "sweater's worth" of yarns so I can actually start making some! I made a list on my phone of possible sweaters, how much yarn and what weight yarn was required. This came in very handy.<br />
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I am proud to say that I did stick with my plan and only bought:<br />
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(6) Shephers Worsted Red<br />
(5) A Touch of Twist Alpaca Tweed Black/Grey<br />
(2) Misty Mountain Farm Prime Alpaca Brown/Grey-Blue<br />
(5) Cascade Eco Purple<br />
(2) MadTosh Fig<br />
(1) MadTosh Antique Lace<br />
A Sheep and Wool Project Bag<br />
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And I was gifted the sheepie by one of the vendors because it was my birthday!! At one of the vendors where we bought some Alpaca the nice lady gave Paula and I both a gift for our birthdays! She was very sweet :) It helped that we both wore big Birthday Girl buttons all day. I don't think either of us have EVER received so many "Happy Birthday" wishes from complete strangers. LOL<br />
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After dropping all our goodies at the car we headed up to the barns. We first went through a museum and there were women knitting and quilting as well as making socks and braiding rugs. <br />
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The most fascinating of the four was the woman making socks. She was using a very cool machine and was mesmorizing to watch. The socks she produced were amazing.<br />
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Our friends Jeff and Will, from knit group, were also visiting Rhinebeck Saturday with their friends from Albany - Aaren and Dave. We had made dinner reservations for 5:00 pm at Terrapin Restaurant in Rhinebeck. And since it was only about 3:00 we decided to go to downtown Rhinebeck and wander around till dinner.<br />
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Rhinebeck is a great little town. They have some really nice restaurants, quaint shops and lots of places you can sit on a bench and watch the traffic go by. We visited a really cute old-style five and dime store, a little coffee shop and an amazing little shop where I bought a new sweater coat. Happy Birthday to me!!! lol<br />
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Dinner was amazing! There is nothing better than eating a delicious meal with old and new friends. Out of the six of us, four had birthdays. Aaren, Jeff (10/23), Paula (10/21) and me (10/20) so there was plenty of celebrating! Paula and I both had the Mango and Brie on a crostini tapas and the Pumpkin Ravioli with pecans that was beyond delicious. Everyone else said the same thing about their meals. Perfect choice for dinner.<br />
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This was a GREAT birthday weekend!!! I got everything I could have hoped for. And I spent it with an amazing friend (thanks again Paula!). I can't wait to go back next year....<br />
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Michelle :)Michelle Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04913246587137992111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392757561897588250.post-27284471812453652422011-12-21T01:22:00.000-05:002011-12-21T01:22:18.218-05:00Holiday TravelsChristmas is my favorite time of year. There is such joy in the air. The music is happy. There are jingle bells ringing. The neighborhoods are lit up. There's a crispness in the air.<br />
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But the reason I like Christmas most is that I get to go home and spend two weeks with my family. I spend a few days at my sister Gayla's house and then the rest of the time at Mom and Dad's After the first few days' frenzy of doing all my shopping, it's a chance to relax and visit with everyone. <br />
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This year is going to be especially fun because some of the women on Ravelry that are also doing the Advent Calendar Shawl and I are going to get together! It's amazing how one project could brig people hundreds of miles apart together.<br />
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My first day here Mom had plans for us to attend a Christmas event put on by her Sunday School teacher. It was held at his 27 acre compound. We had a beautiful day weather wise and had a fun time at the event. Here are some pictures I took that day. It's a pretty amazing place...<br />
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We had a really good time and can't wait to go back next year!<br />
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My sister and I have been on the road for two days wrapping up my Christmas shopping which is done and wrapped! The crowds weren't too bad, You would never know there is an economic crisis from what I've seen here.<br />
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We visited Yarntopia Monday morning and I picked up a few yummies (pics to be posted later). Cute little yarn store. Saleslady (owner?) was very nice. When she heard me mention that I had purchased some Prancer yarn on one of my crawls she provided me with a printout of a one skein cabled scarf. Now I know what to do with that yarn!<br />
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Back to Mom and Dad's tomorrow afternoon. Try to help mom get ready for Christmas Day. I'll report in as I can with more news from Texas!<br />
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<br />Michelle Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04913246587137992111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392757561897588250.post-52406744805843660432011-11-20T19:50:00.004-05:002011-11-20T20:11:03.351-05:00Meeting New Friends Ever since learning to knit and finding Ravelry I have made some of the best friends. Ravelry has made it possible to meet knitters all over the world and every now and then you meet some online that are close to you in proximity.<br />
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Such is the case with Deirdre and Charles (knitfooldeirdre and okijuggler). We have so much fun online and this weekend I had the opportunity to meet them in real life and spend the day doing a yarn crawl. It was the "funnest" day!!! I'm sorry that Cindy and Donna couldn't join us :(<br />
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I met Deirdre and Charles at the Bethesda Metro at about 10:00 am and our first store was Knit & Stitch = Bliss in Bethesda, MD right down the street from the Metro.<br />
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And a little "monkey kiss" for our friend Willa on Solstice Yarns ... lol<br />
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This was a beautiful shop and the staff was VERY friendly. Charles and Deirdre were known here from their work on the Coral Reef project. Snagged these lovelies while there:<br />
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From Looped Yarn we went to my favorite shop of the day - Fibre Space in Old Town, Alexandria, VA. This shop is the epitome of what a yarn shop should be. They had sofas and chairs set up by the windows that were crowded with women sitting and knitting and sharing. The staff met us at the door (again Charles and Deirdre were known here) and were happy and friendly and helpful. The vibe in this store was perfect! They had a wide selection of yarns smartly displayed and identified by weight. There were women with babies and dogs and men winding yarn. I just wanted to settle into the sofa and get to know everyone there. But alas, I had yarn to buy!<br />
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Next was Aylin’s Wool Gatherers in Falls Church, VA. I have to admit I have never been to a yarn shop that was located in an office building. We entered the building and went up to the third floor (down the hall from the chiropractor lol) and walked into a room full of yarn,<br />
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Aylin's had a wide selection of yarns but felt tight and cramped. Lighting was less than favorable. But that did not prevent me from finding a few squishies...hehe<br />
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Also here Deirdre and Charles bought me the cutest Christmas ornament that will hang in a very special place on my tree this year.<br />
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I will get a better picture of this at a later date but isn't that the cutest thing ever??? Thanks to Deirdre and Charles!!! What a great memento of our new friendship.<br />
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The last stop of our day was Nature’s Yarns in Fairfax, VA. Very cute shop! The yarn was well arranged and lit, the staff friendly and had a very cozy feel about it. I was standing in the shop with a few of my selections all blacks and greys when a gentleman walked in wanting to buy some yarn for his sister-in-law. He had NO clue what he wanted or needed and as one of the staff was trying to narrow it down they got to color choices. She made a remark that black and white was boring and I turned around and said "so I'm BORING??" LOL A good laugh was had by all.<br />
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Managed to find these pretty little things to take home<br />
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I have to say here that one of my pet peeves about yarn shops is that they put their stinkin' labels over the names of all the yarns and it's nearly impossible to get them off without destroying the original label. Deirdre said there is something that you can get to remove the labels but grrrrrrrrrrrr what a pain. <br />
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A <b>BIG</b> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>HUGE</b></span> thanks to Charles and Deirdre for taking a day to spend with me. And thanks especially to Charles for all the driving. I'm so excited that we got to meet and get to know each other better and I can't wait to see them again.<br />
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After I got back to my friend Lois's house we decided to go see a movie. We wanted to see the new George Clooney movie Descendent so we drove back to Bethesda. The movie was sold out so we walked around the corner to another theater and the only movie showing close to the time we got there was J. Edgar. I have to say this was the WORST movie I've ever seen although I did learn some things about him that I didn't know. The only good thing about the movie was the popcorn and cherry coke. lol<br />
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Yes it is snowing in October!!<br />
Our first nor'easter of the season.<br />
I left for tennis at 8:30 am and it was raining. By the time I got out at 11:30 am it was snowing like crazy. Car was covered, roads were treacherous.<br />
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We ended up with about 5" of heavy wet snow and it was beautiful. I LOVE SNOW!!!<br />
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My primary subject is landscape. There is so much beauty in this world we live in that I can't help documenting it. So here are some of my favorite photos.<br />
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<br />Michelle Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04913246587137992111noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392757561897588250.post-39876493012117433192011-10-03T21:49:00.000-04:002011-10-03T21:49:23.064-04:00And the blog goes on....So now that my Excellent Adventure with my sister is over (and it truly was an excellent adventure!) I wondered if I would/should continue the blog. On our trip I found that I really enjoyed doing the blog each night. So perhaps I'll keep trying this blogging thing.<br />
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I am an avid, obsessed, compulsive knitter. I started knitting about 3-4 years ago. I was visiting home for Christmas and Mom taught me how to make dishcloths. I must've made 100 of them. lol Then I remembered that I belonged to this website Ravelry. I found a local knit group, who have become my biggest supporters and best friends. They have encouraged and motivated me to expand my knitting knowledge over the last year. <br />
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My 2011 New Year's resolution was to learn colorwork this year. Well let me tell you, I have learned so much more!<br />
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When I told one of my Knit Group friends that I was going to make the Snowflake Cowl she said "Oh! you have to double knit it." So of course, after her promise of support which she willingly gave, I have learned colorwork AND double knitting - all at once! Still a long way to go on this one but I'll keep you posted :)<br />
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Then I decided to do a Suzanne IC Mystery Shawl and it has beads! YIKES! Again, thanks to one of my knit group friends who loaned me dental floss, I learned to bead!!<br />
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This looked sooo much harder than it was. I'm looking forward to picking this up again and getting caught up on the clues.<br />
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The reason I haven't done much on the mystery shawl is because, with the support of all my knit group friends and my friends on Ravelry at Solstice Yarns, I have learned Double Point Needles!! This is HUGE! I have wanted to make so many things that required DPNs (I tried and didn't like Magic Loop). So Friday afternoon I started these mitts and finished the knitting last night.<br />
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I really enjoyed this pattern and will definitely be making these again. I still have to stitch down the cuffs but the knitting is done. On DPNs!! lol <br />
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Now I have to work on reducing my stash using all these new things I've learned! <br />
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And just to kind of wrap up the vacation I took with my sister....<br />
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She picked up some yummy yarn at WEBS and crocheted this shawl in every city we visited.<br />
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It is so beautiful. Thanks Lil Sis for a memorable adventure. Love you...<br />
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Today is the last day of Michelle and Gayla's Excellent Adventure :(<br />
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But first let me catch you up on our night last night! We checked into our hotel around 5:30 pm and unloaded the car. Got settled into our room and about 7:00 pm went down to the restaurant to have dinner. Through the windows in the dining room we watched as rain came down soooo hard I could barely believe it! I don't know how much they got but it was alot!<br />
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So our last day started with overcast skies....<br />
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We headed for Bushkill Falls with hopes of some clearing. Our arrival at Bushkill Falls was still overcast but at least it wasn't raining!<br />
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Our walk started right across from the Falls<br />
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Bushkill Falls is referred to as the Pennsylvania Niagara Falls. There had been so much rain the night before that the river was all stirred up making the water brown. It was amazing to be so close to the force of it! We started walking down the path and it was really neat that they just built the "steps" into the landscape. If the tree was there first you walked around it...lol<br />
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We walked up and around the Falls<br />
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Then we walked along the river that feeds the Falls<br />
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A little ways down the road it finally stopped raining and we found we were driving alongside the Delaware River and it was flowing pretty fast! We took an exit that showed the road running along the river and found a walking bridge that spanned it. The river was way out of its banks and there was some flooding along them.<br />
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We got home about 2:00 pm. It sure is good to be home. As fun as it is to be away its always good to get home.<br />
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But the vacation isn't over yet! Gayla is here till Saturday so who knows what we'll get up to tomorrow! I know it's going to involve alot of sleep :)<br />
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<br />Michelle Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04913246587137992111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392757561897588250.post-23811558288535788332011-09-28T18:44:00.000-04:002011-09-28T18:44:20.332-04:00Day Nine....Today was our last full day of this Excellent Adventure. We traveled from Niagara Falls to Bartonsville, PA which is in the Poconos. The day started out nice enough....<br />
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We had our longest drive today (5 hours) but decided since they were predicting rain at our destination that we would take a more scenic route. There wasn't much to see since none of the tress have changed yet and our drive ended up taking 7 hours. We did see one of the Finger Lakes<br />
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By the time we got to our hotel we were driving through....yes....more rain and fog!<br />
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We hope to visit Bushkill Falls tomorrow morning but they're predicting heavy rains so we may end up just heading straight home (about 2 hours away).<br />
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This has truly been an Excellent Adventure and I'm so happy that I got to share it with my baby sister. And yes, we are still speaking...lol<br />
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...headed for Toronto to meet Ginette, one of my knitting/tennis friends from Ravelry<br />
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How do you like her yacht there in the background?? hehe<br />
<br />Toronto is a beautiful city!<br />
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We had a nice lunch at a Dim Sum Restaurant and then headed out to Niagara Falls. As soon as we checked in we unloaded the car extra quick and headed out to see the Falls.<br />
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Got the rainbow!!<br />
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We played Putt Putt at Dinosaurland. They had this really cool volcano!<br />
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Turning in for the night. Will report from the Poconos tomorrow night...<br />
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And I actually let my sister drive Fifi!!! While she drove I worked on my Charlize...<br />
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We made it to Ontario province....<br />
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And eventually to Kingston.<br />
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We checked in to our hotel, unloaded the car (again) and since we had a little time we visited Wool Tyme. The shop was really cute! Plenty of natural light, a good selection of local and standard yarns and the staff was delightful!! Managed to pick out a few yarns (mostly local yarns)<br />
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We did the 90 minute Discover tour and it was a perfect day for it. The tour was very informative.<br />
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I don't remember all the island names but we saw Fort Henry<br />
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And I think I want to buy the house and live on this island...<br />
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It was a very fun day....<br />
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We are finding that the further west we travel the more "Americanized" Canada is becoming. Quebec was primarily French, Montreal was much more diverse and Kingston feels like I'm back in the USA.<br />
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Tomorrow we head for Niagara Falls - Canada side - and the Maid of the Mist. Only 3 days left of Michelle and Gayla's Excellent Adventure :(<br />
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<i>(Mom and Dad - We know you are reading this but, for some reason aren't able to comment. Just want you to know we are fine, having a great time, can't call from Canada but will call as soon as we get back in the US. Love you!)</i>Michelle Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04913246587137992111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392757561897588250.post-17688132999091784562011-09-25T20:39:00.003-04:002011-09-25T20:42:29.705-04:00Day Six....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By the time we arrived in Montreal the fog had burned off and it turned into an amazing day! We checked into the hotel and headed out on the Metro (subway) to visit the site of the 1976 Olympics.<br />
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From there we went to the Olympic Stadium which seats 80,000 and is used now for sporting events, concerts, etc.<br />
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This is the BioDome in the foreground and the Tower in the background<br />
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Today we woke to SUN! It was a perfect day here today. 75 and sunny. And needless to say I took ALOT of pictures...<br />
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We left the hotel on foot to walk to the bus station and saw this...<br />
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Poulet Frit Kentucky aka Kentucky Fried Chicken. Too funny!<br />
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We caught our bus and arrived at Old Quebec City. We entered through the St Jean entrance to the only walled city in North America<br />
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Here are some of the sights we saw...<br />
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We visited the Basilica<br />
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Behind the Basilica is the Seminary<br />
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We also walked along the boardwalk and saw the Hotel Frontenac<br />
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It was a really good day today. I'm glad I got to see Quebec and would definitely come back here again.<br />
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Tomorrow morning we leave for Montreal.<br />
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Thanks for reading my blog :)<br />
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Not as bad as the last couple of mornings but sure could have used some sun...<br />
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Gayla wanted to see a glassblower in Wheelock, VT so we headed that way. As we neared Wheelock Gayla called the artist only to find she had moved her studio. Caught pictures of this stream though<br />
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Leaving Wheelock we headed north to Canada. Today was a long drive but when we saw this it was all worth it<br />
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We breezed through customs and finally, for the first time ever, we are in Canada!!!<br />
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The first stop we made in Canada was the Tourist Information Center. There we met a wonderful woman who gave us maps with our routes highlighted both to Quebec and Montreal. We forgot to ask her name but decided we would give her the same name as my GPS - Fiona. So here is Gayla and Fiona.<br />
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We made it to our hotel about 3:30 pm and walked over to get a bite to eat. We are now settled in for the night and knitting/crocheting. <br />
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I would like to give a HUGE THANK YOU to our Mom. She got maps and tour books from AAA for us and they have proved invaluable! THANKS MOM!!!<br />
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Tomorrow we are hoping to spend all day in Old Quebec. We can actually see it from our hotel room as well as the St Lawrence River. Keep your fingers crossed we actually have some sun!!<br />
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Good night from Quebec!!!!<br />
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We awoke this morning to heavy downpours. Yes, more rain. I am so sick of rain! And fog. Lots of fog! Here's what it looked like as we headed out this morning<br />
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First on our agenda today was the Flume Gorge in the White Mountain National Park. This was pretty cool although it decided to start POURING rain about 1/2 way through and I was a drowned rat by the time we finished the hike. It was really pretty and I'd definitely do it again - preferably on a really nice sunny day!</div>
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We saw our first REAL color today!</div>
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Once we made it back to our car and dried off a little bit we headed out to conquer the Mt Washington Auto Road. I imagined it to be an easy 8 mile drive up to 6,000+ feet. This is the tallest point in New Hampshire. Well we go there and the nice man at the booth advises us that the temperature at the summit is 47 F and there were 33 mph winds with 50 ft visibility. </div>
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Let me tell you this. The roads were nothing like I imagined. They were VERY narrow and there were NO guardrails and the drop off was VERY steep! Needless to say I didn't get any pictures but Gayla has agreed to share some she took. I have very high praise for my sister. She was very good about not gasping at the drop offs on her side of the car. LOL I'm sure there are indentations of my grip in the steering wheel.</div>
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By the time we reached the summit the entire top was completely engulfed in fog. You literally could not see anything. It was such a letdown. But all that said, I would definitely do this again!</div>
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Here is what the drive up looked like from my sister's point of view...lol<br />
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I have the official bumper sticker to proclaim I made this trip. AND a certificate!<br />
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Well it's 10:00 and I'm exhausted so going to turn in. No early start tomorrow...yay!!!<br />
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We leave the country tomorrow and head for Quebec! Look out Canada! Here we come!!!<br />
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<br />Michelle Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04913246587137992111noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392757561897588250.post-47311752415901316772011-09-21T20:16:00.000-04:002011-09-21T20:16:00.258-04:00Day Two....Day Two started at 8:30 am and with lots of fog.<br />
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We drove through it and our first stop for the day was at the Green Mountain Spinnery. I'm so glad we got to go here. When we arrived they told us they had no power that morning. There was a display just inside the door of their yarns and oh my goodness! So Rita came out and told us that she'd be happy to take us on a tour of the process even though none of the machines were working. So with flashlight in hand we went off. I sure wish the power had been on because I would have loved to have seen this place in action. Here are a few pics I took on our tour<br />
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What an exciting start to an otherwise dreary day!<br />
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We haven't seen much color yet. You can see where they're starting to turn but we're about a week early. Shucks!<br />
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Rita at Green Mountain Spinnery recommended that, since we had some time, we might want to stop through Bellows Falls, VT. So we took her suggestion and visited. It's a very cute, quaint town. We walked through downtown and found an independent glassblower Rita mentioned. He had some amazing pieces but we didn't get any :(<br />
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From Bellows Falls, VT we hopped over to Walpole to visit a chocolate shop named L.A. Burdick - Handmade Chocolates. YUMMY...<br />
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And we found a covered bridge on our way out....<br />
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From Walpole we went to Saxton Springs, VT so I could see where my amazing Darn Pretty Needles were "born." I got to meet Tom and Linda Diak and Lisa. Oh and Charlie (the dog). Tom and Linda were very gracious hosts and allowed us to butt into their very busy day for a tour of their facility. I was surrounded by soooo MANY beautiful, amazing needles ever! I got to see in person my next set of needles. And I got to hold a pair of the metal interchangeables. They are sooo nice! I also got a sneek peak of the crochet interchangeable. WOW!<br />
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The devastation from Hurricane Irene is still quite visible. Just the little bit I saw made me sad.<br />
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We left Saxton Springs, VT and made our way to Windsor, NH where we went to Simon Pearce Glassblowers. We watched the guys blow glass and it was fascinating!<br />
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Next on our agenda was St Gaudens Historical site. Oh so many picture opportunities!<br />
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On our way from the Gardens to the hotel, we passed through Plaifield, VT and happened on another covered bridge<br />
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And wouldn't you know it!! Right across the street from our hotel is White River Yarn!<br />
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We finally made it to our hotel! Settled in for the night. We're supposed to do the White Mountain tomorrow but they're forecasting heavy rains. ugh. We're going to try to at least get in the Flume Gorge before heading to St Johnsbury, VT for tomorrow night. <br />
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Prior to leaving on our excellent adventure Mom sent us a box. It was shoe box size wrapped in brown paper and it rattled! Mom said not to worry about the rattle, that it was not broke but that I couldn't open it until my sister arrived. As soon as she walked in the door we opened that box! And what was inside were two scarves - purple for me and burgundy for my sister! Mom knitted them from Tendsetter Cha Cha yarn and they are so cute as evidenced in this photo:<br />
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Oh what a day!! We got on the road at 8:30 am this morning. Overcast and gloomy. This does not bode well....<br />
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If she only knew what she was getting herself into my sister Gayla wouldn't look so happy as she prepares for her "job" as co-pilot. LOL<br />
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As we got into New Jersey the rain was coming down pretty steady. Traffic was backed up for miles. We worked our way across the GW Bridge and out of NYC ....in rain. It was a pretty icky day for driving. We arrived at our first stop in Springfield, MA at about 1:00 pm, checked in and got the car unpacked. Stopped at Subway for fortification before hitting WEBS.<br />
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And OH MY!!! It was total sensory overload!!! I was in heaven!!! All these pretty colors and textures. And they have a HUGE warehouse of yarn in addition to a beautiful, well stocked and neat showroom. Aisle after aisle of beautiful yarns. And the staff was so nice! <br />
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I walked away with a modest investment lol.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(top to bottom - Valley Superwash DK, Malabrigo Rios Paris Night, Kitratto S. Charles purple sparkly, Razetti Polaris, Malabrigo Rios Natual and last but not least....yes that's my favorite, Blue Heron in Old Gold)</i></span><br />
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After leaving WEBS we headed off in search of adventure. We found Mt. Tom National Park. It was a short drive to the top of Mt. Tom. Caught a couple of pics but there really isn't any color here yet.<br />
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Next Stop - White River Junction, VT..... <br />
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<br />Michelle Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04913246587137992111noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392757561897588250.post-36156192096735792012011-09-19T17:32:00.001-04:002011-09-19T17:32:47.049-04:00The night before vacation.....<div><p>The suitcase isn't packed yet but my knitting is ready to go!!!</p>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Found this on the web today and it's pretty much how I feel about the US Open:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Kurt Van Hook, Hinesburg, Vt.:<br /> </i>There once was a deluge at Ashe's</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">That turned overhead smashes to splashes</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Shakespeare we re-word, (from Richard the Third)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">"My kingdom for a roof", you dumb-asses</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Read more: <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jon_wertheim/09/14/wta-board-room/index.html#ixzz1XyAumYFl" style="color: #003399;">http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jon_wertheim/09/14/wta-board-room/index.html#ixzz1XyAumYFl</a></span></div>
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<br />Michelle Gibsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04913246587137992111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392757561897588250.post-44038360850775139862011-09-14T14:17:00.000-04:002011-09-14T18:28:29.349-04:00My First Blog Post!<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: small;">Today is the first day of my attempt at blogging. I've never been a very eloquent writer but maybe this will help improve my writing skills.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The reason for starting this blog is that my baby sister Gayla and I are heading out Tuesday 09/20 on <b><i>Michelle and Gayla's Excellent Adventure</i></b> - a 10 day road trip through NE USA and lower Quebec and Ontario provinces in Canada. I thought this might be a great place to share pictures of the trip as we go along for all to see. I will make every effort to update daily so check back next week!</span></div>
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