I’m baaaack!

I hit my front door last night at 10:30 p.m., and got up this morning at 6:15 a.m. to get to work by 7:30 a.m.   Not a lot of turn-around time there.  Midmorning today I felt like I might just fall right over.

Nevertheless, I had a great time in St. Louis with my family members and my knitting pal Carol. 

Sarah & Carol 10-27-06 

Carol and I went to Knitorious on Friday, a great little LYS, and basically spent the day there: looking at all the yarn, looking at all the yarn again, going out for lunch, and then coming back and looking at all the yarn once more.  We did actually make some purchases; Carol bought some beautiful dark teal bamboo yarn for a cardigan she’s planning, and I bought two skeins of Malabrigo, one gorgeous little ball of laceweight mohair, and a ball of Nashua Handknits Creative Focus Worsted to do some experimenting with.  (Pictures to come later in the week…)  Oh, and two skeins of buttery soft merino to make gauntlets for Harvey.  (I also took some of Carol’s unwanted stash off her hands–we’ll address that later in the week as well, OK?  OK.)

On Saturday we went to Grant’s Farm for a little time with the animals and fall foliage.

Grant's Farm goats 10-28-06                                                      My three-year-old nephew, cavorting with the goats.

tree at Grant's Farm                                                              A beautiful tree.

black swans                                         Black swans.

llama 

A llama, who, soon after this picture was taken, spit viciously in my face.  I guess my sis was right:  those llamas cannot be trusted.

Did you know that they give out free beer at Grant’s Farm?  You can get two “samples” (actually full-size cups) per person per visit.  Isn’t that just the coolest thing?  Could there be a better reason to visit St. Louis?  Needless to say, we all (well, the adults) availed ourselves of this generous offer.  And entrance to the farm is free as well.  This kind of deal almost does not exist in this modern world. 

Some people might even think that being spit on by a llama is a small price to pay for free beer.

4 Responses to “I’m baaaack!”

  1. Ellen Says:

    Um, didn’t I tell you about those llamas? But you just wouldn’t listen. You said I was slandering a sweet and gentle and non-spitting animal. But now you see their TRUE nature, right?

    Little sisters. Sigh.

    Seriously, though, it looks like a great weekend trip! Glad you got to go!

  2. lorinda Says:

    Look how cute you look in that picture! We missed you, spit and all.

    Glad you had fun. Was the free beer in honor of the World Series win?

  3. Sarah Says:

    No, actually, they always give out free beer. Pretty cool, huh?

  4. MonicaPDX Says:

    Hey – you’re with Carol H. – how lovely! Sounds like you two had a great time; you two sure look happy. (And I’m presuming that was before the beer. [g]) Lovely pix – beautiful tree, swans, etc. And man, you’ve definitely gotta watch out for those llamas. Just be glad it wasn’t a camel. My brother got a faceful from a camel when he was a kid…and when you consider the relative sizes of llama vs. camel, can you imagine? Oy.

    That llama looks untrustworthy anyway. The sly eyes, the laid-back ears… Hmm. It kinda looks like a donkey my family once had. Her name was Migraine. And yeah, she was. 😉