Home again, home again

[artyartie]

With nearly back-to-back vacations, it feels as if I haven't been home for weeks, which is somewhat true. I went to Taos to visit a good friend and then to Greencastle to visit my godmother, and while both were absolutely wonderful trips, I am utterly exhausted. I've been up since basically 1:30 this morning (3:30 Eastern), with ittermittent naps, and so after I update I am changing into jammies and heading to bed. But some random facts from my Greencastle trip:

I like Pennsylvanian pork products. Why can we not get pork roll and scrapple in Colorado? However, I have found companies that ship them to those of us not in Pennsylvania (my godmother is from Philly and her sister, who is still out there, brings pork product care packages on her visits.

I can knit! My godmother, Terry, gave me a quick but thorough lesson Monday morning and I can now manage a Garter stitch. I bought some pretty but inexpensive pink yarn and will attempt a scarf - with a blue and bronze Ravenclaw scarf to follow once I do the 'test scarf.'

Deep Sea 3-D for the IMAX rocks. When that first wave washes over you, you find yourself holding your breath.

Reading The Old Wine Shades really sparked my Martha Grimes fan fiction writing - I have quite a few pages in my notebook, though a few are for a story set a bit past the one I'm working on now. But I found putting Carole-Anne, Diane and Vivian all in one room led to interesting things. And even Fiona got to have a little fun.

So g'night, all, and I'll post again when I'm much more coherent - and conscious.

Comments

[aervir.livejournal.com]

It's nice to hear that you had such an enjoyable time on yout trip! And funnily enough, I've just taken up knitting, too. But as I haven't got a grandmother to teach me, I'm not making any kind of progress. :)

[melroseplant.livejournal.com]

I love Pennsylvania. In my humble Canadian opinion, it is one of the most beautiful states. I also love reading your fanfic so I am glad you are plugging away at it.

[wanderingfool.livejournal.com]

Welcome home. :) You'll have to catch me up on all the goings on.

[chaosotter.livejournal.com]

Yay for your good time! I'm not all that scrapple-comprehending myself, but my dad grew up in a Pennsylvania Dutch family in which breakfast was routinely scrapple and fried cornmeal mush. (Probably with a chaser of a cup of bacon fat, from the way he describes it.) Dunno about the random bits 'n' pieces aspect, but piggy does taste yummy.

knitting

[(Anonymous)]

monica,
i was learning to knit around the same time you were! only i did learn once while i was in denver when my friend lisa came to visit. but i never actually knitted anything, only learned the stitches. now i am knitting mimi a blanket from organic cotton. it is in pink and two shades of brown. the cotton is so soft, i just love working with it! it will take a few more weeks to finish, since i don't manage more than an hour (max) a day. but it is very relaxing, and it feels good to see the blanket actually growing! i'll send you a photo once it's done.
xena