Knitting Stores!

Remember last week when I said we were taking a drive over to Raymond to check out a yarn store? Well, I neglected to share the experience with you all. The store is called "A Willapa Connection". Ruth greeted us at the store and entertained both the girls and me for over an hour. The store has a great selection of Lamb's Pride and they will special order any of the Henry's Attic yarns currently not in their stock. I purchased some soft, nubby (but not boucle) cotton as well as my first batch of acid dyes to experiment with. Ruth was delightful and she took some really cute picture of the girls. We will definately be making this a regular stop on our drive out to Grandma's house.

Today the three girls and I ventured out of our hotel suite in search of Carpe Vinum. It is a Portland wine store that is owned and operated by Karen's brother, Mike. I have only met Mike once or twice before briefly but he was extremely helpful and friendly. Genetics are truly freaky. I swear that Mike and Karen are clones with the exception of that whole gender thingy... and the goatee.

After leaving Carpe Vinum with three bottles of wine we explored a little bit. We drove past three yarn stores in a relatively small area. The only one we stopped at was the Yarn Garden. The Yarn Garden has three large rooms of yarns, one room with needles and accessories and a coffee/tea shop called the Sipperee (I think). Fiber overload left me drooling, but I only purchased three skeins of yarn. I am still unable to post pictures. My only criticism of the Yarn Garden was that parking was almost non-existent. I think this is the norm for many city businesses though.

I'm off to gaze at the blogs of others while I still have some computer time. Cheers!

Hey there!

Well, the girls, cats, B & I are now residing at the Staybridge Inn by the Portland airport. There was a lot of paperwork to do down this way, etc. to prepare for the house signing so we re-located from my parents' house on Saturday. I've finished two of my four knitting UFOs so far. Yeah! Today we're going appliance shopping for a refrigerator, washer & dryer and microwave for the new house. Tomorrow we'll try contacting the girls' new school district office to register them for classes. I love the area down here. There is lots to do and see. Lots of yarn stores to explore too.