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What’s wrong with this picture?

Dsc00441What’s wrong with this picture?This is Ellen’s stash. It is about the size of mine and I’ve been knitting for 40 years more or less. She developed good taste in yarn rather quickly.

I wanted to take the s-i-l’s sight seeing despite the grey British Columbian day. So, off to Fort Langley  we went  (the birthplace of BC) via the Albion Car Ferry. Ft. Langley, by the way, has a yarn shop. We waited 40 minutes in the line up for a seven minute ferry ride. Enough time to knit a fair bit on the Colinette Mercury scarf. Enough time to annoy the husband who would rather be in constant motion driving on the highway than sitting a ferry line up. Enough time for me to feel a bit "sea sick." I have very sensitive inner ears I guess.

No sooner had we parked the car when Ellen asked how far the yarn shop was. I’ve created a monster. Boy it’s fun being friends with a monster with a common interest. By the size of the sale the knitting shop lady couldn’t believe Ellen had only been knitting for twelve hours.  All I can say  is that it’s a good thing for our bankbooks that we don’t liver closer than 1700 miles. In case you’re wondering, I didn’t buy a thing.

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2 responses to “What’s wrong with this picture?”

  1. Rosie Avatar
    Rosie

    Good for Ellen!!! I love it all except for the redish orange wool even though I know it is an in color. In fact, on the news Katie Couric and another newscaster had bright orange on and they looked like they were wearing uniforms. The gold and blues are gorgeous yarns. See how good you are at sales. You should have a yarn company sponser your website or at least send you free yarn so you can demo it for your blog readers. I am off to study real estate. My test in tomorrow but I think I may have to take part of it twice since it is all theory and I don’t have the real estate experience to ace it. I’ve been researching a relative named Minnie Valentine who use to act in silent films. I may have found a movie that she was in called The Love Bandit in 1924 filmed with some big names. My nieces acting career has spurned this on. If I get a photo of her, I will blow it up, restore it and mail a copy to Helen (Julia’s) daughter in LA to inspire and tell her to keep the faith. She has been getting tons of extra roles.
    Rosie

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  2. Karen Avatar
    Karen

    You didn’t buy a thing? Are you feeling ok? 😉

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