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January 25, 2006
Sunshine 
The sun has come out, and I feel like a whole new person. Yesterday, we drove around the countryside in the blinding sunlight, looking at the hills and buildings, and we stopped in a little town about 20 miles away which has the area's only yarn store. I picked up yarn for two projects for A., neither of which she knows about: a pair of felted slippers and a fancy scarf. I don't know if I'm going to finish the second, but I'm hopeful.
J.'s socks are something else. I went to unravel the top of the sock to get some yarn to make the patch, and I hadn't counted on them being semi-felted. I know he likes the socks and has worn them a lot. Live and learn. Now that I have also ruined the top of them, I'm going to need to come up with a good plan, quick.
The guys found a brewpub while I was yarning, and couldn't wait to bring me back there. The proprietor was sweet and showed us his whole set-up while Sweetie asked questions. That was the highlight. But we ended up having a couple beers there, cornered by a friendly drunk, and not so far away from someone smoking. It was making me fairly nuts—I have no tolerance for drunks, and I was worried about coming back to the house smelling of smoke—A. has some serious lung problems and this just didn't seem to be a good idea. I was becoming crankier and crankier, as is my wont.
We finally got out of there, and made the drive home. A little bit of time alone, and I was all better. I need to do some walking!
Posted at January 25, 2006