Home again

Returned late yesterday afternoon from this month's trip to the state capital. The roads were fine and the countryside was white, white, white. We stayed at a swanky hotel. It was beautiful. The suite was about the size of my house. But, I don't think I'd ever stay there again. The noise from outside my door was very annoying. I got back to my suite [about 10 p.m.] after dinner [at a brew pub - where I lived dangerously and ordered Jambalaya -- and survived.] I thought I'd watch TV in the sitting room for awhile & knit to relax. [With my ankle iced, of course.]

But, it sounded like I was next to the [swimming] pool room. The hotel is one of those open atrium types where all the halls look down to the center court yard. There are several corner waterfalls cascading down the levels - what a din! 300 insurance agents [all in black suits] were having drinks in the courtyard below. My room was on the 3rd floor - perhaps if I had been on the 8th floor, it would not have been as loud. Perhaps.

So, I gathered up my knitting and retreated to watch TV in the bedroom. Couldn't hear the insurance agents or the waterfalls back there.

Worked on the same Trekking XXL that I've been on all month. No, I did not get it finished in time to wear at the meeting. But, I will be able to Next Time! :-)

Since October [when I got the knitting bug again and took up sock knitting] I've stopped at LYSs when I've been on-the-road. This time on the drive back I stopped at one in a town a few miles off the interstate. [Extra mileage incurred will not be reported on my expense form.] Oooh, another very small shop with limited range of yarns. Just two brands of sock weight yarn. Regia and Online. None of the Regia spoke to me, but several of the Online balls did.

Being the practical sort, I selected a 100 g. ball of Online Supersocke 100 - Sierra #896. See below. This colorway will go great with my work attire!