hello from heathrow

today i will spend most of my day flying. things i hope to accomplish include making some serious headway on my husband's scarf, knitting a chicken, finishing my ice cream cone. i will check in later to report my progress.
also, in a bitter blow, i had two great pairs of embroidery scissors confiscated at security.
rats!

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