Sweet, sweet spring.

I had a bit of time to myself over the weekend. It wasn't much really, mostly I spent it cleaning, regrouting my bathtub, and took an unexpected trip out to see my brother and family. The weekend seems like yesterday! And speaking of yesterday, it was so lovely. The sun was shining so gently on the apple blossoms in our back yard. An extra privilege was seeing the little finches that were flitting about. They never stay long, as we have too many cats (want a cat?) or maybe they just are migrating further north. It was enjoyable anyway.

I drove up to Portland besides and had a great sense of peace. All was good. Nothing could push me off my path. I even saw a blue heron on the side of I-5, a sight I always regard as a breathtaking moment, but I do get to see at least a few sightings of them each year. I had a good day surrounding my job for the most part, no sense of the Farley Show hair-pulling self-flagellation. I celebrated by winding my way over to Twisted, a yarn shop in NE Portland. Very nice, not snobby, knowledgeable and open late enough for me to get there. I am hoping the book I bought on edgings will help me solve the problem of little Hannah's baby pants. I indulged on a few skeins of yarn, too. I wanted happy yarn, so I bought some colorful Noro Taiyo to make a Jane Ellison "waistcoat" pattern I have and some more sock yarn.

Today is a different day, and a person can't expect a blissful sense of invincibility to last forever. It is overcast today, I had a migraine (oh am I thankful for the miracle drug, Maxalt) and somebody nearby is rototilling or something because I've been hearing that machine go and go for a very long time today, so sitting outside to enjoy the moderate temperatures is out. I think I am unusually sensitive to sounds. On a happy note, I'm almost done with my Sock de la Mer. The bad news about that one is that it is too big. I'll wear it as a pair of bedsocks or something, because I'm just about going insane not to have a finished knit project. I'm hoping to finish little Hannah's pants this weekend. Once I find the right edging, it shouldn't take long.