That's my excuse for lack of blogging. Limited internet and no camera cable for the last five days at a Washington weekend with wonderful women. Those would be my good friend, Lynn, her daughter whom I've known since she was three, but all grown up now, and of course, Blogless Marsha. Can't say enough about this group or the weekend, so I'll limit it to the best and worst, just like I used to ask my kids when they came home from camp. 

What was the worst part?

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Fruitless knitting. Frogged projects x 2. That darned Jojoland yarn. 

What was the best part? Three of us at a flea market:

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That's nine Mikasa place settings, plus three serving pieces, to replace some twenty year old Corelle. Don't let anyone tell you Corelle doesn't break. On ceramic tile floors, in particular, it breaks. Into a million swordlike shards of Corning glass. 

They were looking out for me, my friends, knowing I was in the market for dishes.

"Li, Li there are Mikasa dishes over there," they herd me away from my hunt for Scottie dog items. 

"How much are they?" one asks the vendor.

"Five dollars," says the lady.

"She'll take them!" 

That's what friends are for. 

 

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11 responses to “Limited Access”

  1. sherry Avatar
    sherry

    So did you find any Scotty doggy items???

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  2. Chris Avatar
    Chris

    What’s up with the yarn? I have two colorways in my stash, should I be scared?

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  3. Kristen Avatar

    Yes, how is it possible that unbreakable Corelle breaks into more pieces than you can shake a broom at?

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  4. Dorothy Avatar

    I’d like to know about that yarn too. I don’t have any, but have been eyeing it. Was it the yarn or the project – or both? What a score on the Mikasa!

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  5. Suzanne Avatar

    And I want to know about the yarn too. I’ve got some in my stash. Is it knittable? Cool on the dishes. You got quite a deal!

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  6. Jane Avatar

    Corelle dishes remind me of living on Park Ave. in Omaha in that apartment with the Murphy in the wall bed 😛

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  7. Beverly Avatar

    Jojoland…..grr! My knitting group can tell you of my disdain for this cursed stuff. Was it a dye lot issue? That was my problem. I had two balls to knit a pair of socks. They were the “same” dye lot, but vastly different in color, depth of color, etc. See pics on this blog post: http://okc.typepad.com/bevs_projects/2008/03/what-do-i-work.html
    I’ll never use any of their yarn again…even if I had to use only one ball.
    Love the dishes! So cute and WHAT A STEAL.

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  8. S Weidel Avatar

    Hi, I’d like a copy of your herringbone rib scarf, please. It looks great 🙂

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  9. li_b Avatar

    To S Weidel: please leave a comment with your e-mail address and I’d be glad to send you my pattern. Your Typepad profile doesn’t have an e-mail address. You can choose to leave a comment without using your profile.

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  10. Rebekah Avatar

    I disagree. Correlle doesn’t break……it explodes! Love the stuff, but man when you do happen to break one, you have to wear steel toed boots for weeks or you might end up with splinters of Correlle in your feet.
    Even though its frogged, that piece of knitting is an absolute gorgeous array of colors.

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  11. Rosie Avatar
    Rosie

    What a pretty pattern that China is. You got a steal to buy Mikasa at that price.

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