Life's a Stitch

Mari convinced me to drive her back to the dorm rather than drop her off at the ferry to fend for herself and all of her stuff. She bribed me with 90 minutes at the Beehive Wool Shop in Victoria, easily the best little yarn shop in BC.

So, Elina, Mari and I took off with enough time to catch the 10:00 am ferry. As we crossed the bridge, 20 minutes ahead of the terminal, Mari started saying "Uh-oh, Uh-oh, I had the schedule wrong, they are on the odd hours, not the even hours." No big deal, we spent an hour eating muffins while waiting for the ferry.

Click on the photo for a nice view of Mount Baker from the ferry. 2.75 hours later we landed in Victoria and headed straight for downtown.  After a Chinese lunch buffet I spent my allotted hour and a half at the Beehive while the girls were at a uniform shop buying scrubs for Elina’s job in pediatric cardiology – Clifford the Big Red Dog, the Pink Panther, Nemo…

I bought one skein of Fleece Artist Kid Silk in my usual jewel tones. It’s kid and silk and has enough for two nice scarves, one for a gift and one for me. I’ve decided there will be no more guilt over stash enhancement. OK, maybe just a little guilt. I know my stash is smaller than many and right now I have a little money to spend on yarn. In a few years that might be different and I’ll have to depend upon my stash. I’m usually good about using up what I have. This sound like guilt talking, so I’ll stop.

Afterwards, I convinced the girls to let me stop at a button store to add to my collection of Scottie buttons. Then a quick trip to the dorm and back onto the ferry with no time to spare.

Everyone on that ferry has a story. There was the ancient Volvo with the tall guy, the black dog and every possible possession packed into his car. The brand new Toyota Matrix, driven by a 70+ year old woman, the car still with protective peel off stuff on the hood and a sticker on the window; she looked very cool. Then there was the multiply pierced young woman in the cafeteria being bothered by the shaggy guy pouring beer into his coffee cup. The treat was the Chinese senior choir practicing on the top deck and of course, the BC ferry clam chowder. A perfect day.