a day at the knitting store


yesterday i felt very virtuous as i headed off to pico boulevard in my turquoise car...an impulse purchase, it had a big bow on the hood and my mom was really sick...um, long story. anyway, my beloved little car was in need of a smog check in order to complete this year's registration. seems simple, albeit annoying. alas, it was anything but. after a lovely hour spent at the lazy daisy cafe chatting to my friend jules on the phone and nursing a cappuccino, i returned to the smog certification center to find that my car had failed....it had nothing to do with being a heinous polluter, there is just some mystery light that is always on, something to do with a computer failure. so, this means that i have to take the car to the dealer and try to correct this undoubtedly expensive, yet harmless, problem, and then go back again and pay for another test. i fruitlessly argued with the hapless proprietor of said establishment, but he wasn't going to budge. the car had flunked and that was that.
so, as was my plan, i hastened off to the knitting store to attend "block party." this is a very genial event. a group of us gather monthly to be gifted with a pattern from supremely talented jairlyn, a comely redhead who is one of the most beatific women i have ever met. she designs the blocks, and after nine months of knitting we will have the makings of a big, beautiful, soft afghan ( you can enjoy a photo of my progress above). and, since we are celebrating jairlyn, i've also attached a photo of her adorable ducks. she will be teaching a poultry class next month, and my beloved chickens will be included (well, not mine, students will learn to make the chickens that i knit from the rowan milk cotton book). seems like a picture of a chicken is needed at this point. hold please while i find one. ok, mission accomplished, please admire seth, he is hanging at the knit store. doesn't he look comfy? he's quite fat.
ok, today the husband and i will meet my friend jeff and his kids for breakfast at patricks, the greatest place on earth, and then, a looooooooooong bike ride to manhattan beach. this is a very necessary endeavor as i have been shockingly idle all week. this creativity stuff doesn't necessarily raise your heart rate to aerobic levels.
oscars tomorrow!!!! exciting!!!!

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