We put Bethany on the plane this morning. For those of you following her adventures, she’s my little sister (twenty-four, but I’ll call her Kiddo ‘til she’s eighty-two) and she’s out on the road, seeing the big ole country in her pickup truck named Tach. She left the truck in long-term parking in Atlanta in order to fly back for Christmas (which, you saw, was AWESOME) and now she’s back to the rambles. (Lord, I hope no one broke into her truck over the holiday. Cross your fingers for her….)
And you know how Mapquest is either really right or really wrong? Wrong this time, yep (I use Yahoo maps, myself). Got a leetle bit lost on our way to San Jose airport, but Bethany and I are so incredibly, overly fixated on being early that we managed to dump her curbside about two hours early. This was AFTER getting lost, and hitting a horrid snarl of traffic from a big accident, and two donuts each.
Here we is:
See, darling Greta? My sunglasses! Now, I’m home to play catch-up, all those things like bills and laundry that need to be done now that the fun is over…. (And a whole pile of yarn from the Boys needs to be swifted and ball-wound. Have I told you how much fun a swift and ball-winder are? Seriously, put a yarn purchase or two on hold and buy these things iffen you don’t already have them. When you get up to speed and the yarn is flying, FLYING, I tell you, onto the winder, it’s comparable to the feeling you get downhill skiing. Just for a second, but it’s there, I promise.)
Oh! Almost forgot: Go see The Station Agent. What a brilliant little jewel of a movie, enjoyable from the first moment to the last. Sigh. A good, wake-up-the-next-morning-and-think-Oh-That-Was-Nice-kind-of-movie. Enjoy.
bethany is quite brave. she is my hero “for the day.”
Nice shades! Almost exactly the same as mine, fact, except that your lenses are a little darker.
Bye Bethany!
I just checked out your finished objects. Oh my gosh- I am in awe of your talent. Wow. That Fair Isle is an absolute work of art. Since you aren’t going to wear it- how about framing? Thanks for visiting my blog 🙂
Bethany’s coming to my house, nah nah na nah nah!
It’s the fabulous Herron girls! They’ve got the cutest genes on the planet! Bethany’s the bomb. I’m going to go and visit her now…
I know what you mean about the ball winder and swift being a rush 😉 I have a ball winder and now pine for a swift.. My neighbor has one though and I frequently go over and play with hers and come home with my yarn in those perfect balls 🙂 Oh those little pleasures in life..
All the best to your sis, look forward to reading about her further adventures!
After reading your link to Yhe Station Agent, I am anxious to see the movie. “it’s not playing near me”, she whined
I also enjoyed “The Station Agent” a LOT. Great characters and a wonderful story. I’ve been enjoying your blog – you are as talented a writer as you are a knitter.
The Station Agent is one of the best (and most overlooked) films of the year! I loved loved loved it.
Seeing San Jose airport makes me homesick. Is this a sign that something is wrong with me?
I love the photo of three sisters together! Thanks for sharing that; it makes me smile. Isn’t it great having sisters?
yay for the sunglasses (she said kvelling just a leetle…) today is the headache doc appointment, no?K,o,k…nuff naggin… Sibsters in San Jose….now THAT makes me homesick….but hearing it through your experience I’m like, so, THERE.
I love my swift and winder, my first discounted purchases after starting part time at a yarn store 🙂
My best experience yet was winding some kochoran (wool/silk/angora) The little fuzzy hairs were just static CHARGED and had a life of their own. Very amusing to play with after the winding was done 🙂
Oh, I LOVE the picture of the three of you together!
No one wants to see Station Agent with me. Sniff.
thank you so much for your kind comments on my blog regarding the recent lost of my kitty. Your kindness means more than you could know, especially as it comes from a fellow animal lover.
I totally know what you mean about Mapquest being right on or WAY off! Did you get your donuts at Krispy Kreme? You guys look like you have so much fun together!!!
Rachael knows
The way to San Jose.
Even though Mapquest
Made her lose her way.
lalalalalalalala.
sorry.
What’s the difference between a ball winder and a swift? (Yes, I’m that dim-knitted.) I’ve been tinkering widda thought of something for some well hung humongo hanks I have.
Ball Winder sounds like the name of a dangerous snow boarding move or something. (comparable to the diving board’s nut cracker?)