I have a policy of never saying never because, in some way or another, it happens. But I know for a fact that I’ve never said I’m never going to Bratislava and now it’s happening. Are you following this? It was a long week and I’ve had a glass or two of wine.
Many years ago I met a new immigrant to Canada from Soviet Georgia. She and her family had a tough slog of it, but with amazingly hard work, things have worked out. She is the one responsible for this trip, having told me about a favourite traditional Eastern European health spa in Slovakia. Long story short – my knitting SIL, Ellen, and I are going there in February.
It’s called Spa Thermia in Piestny near Bratislava, Slovakia (I like that word, Bratislava, the way it rolls off the tongue; I wonder if it will sound the same without the wine?). Seriously, off season, for as little as 49E per night you get full room and board, medical consultation and spa treatments. You can stay in the palace for 90E. This is the perfect way to mark 30 years of work in social services. They specialize "in treatment of diseases of ambulatory apparatus," and, if you follow my blog, you know I have problems with my ambulatory apparatus.
Can you feel my happy dance? Of course my ambulatory apparatus is appropriately braced in order to do that dance. It’s such a dream, I’m still pinching myself. To the powers that be who are making this possible – thank you, thank you, thank you. We’re already scoping out yarn shopping possibilities. How do you say knitting in Slovak?
Back to reality, 
I indulged in some Elann bargains, darn that Elann newsletter with its irresistible bargains. My package arrived two days after ordering. Baby Heads and Toes will yield that adorable hat on the cover and the felted puppy slippers within. The Bombolo is for Christmas gift scarf knitting and the Esprit, elasticized cotton, is to try some of the patterns from Elann’s recent chemo cap design contest.
Life's a Stitch 
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