“Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson
Posts from February 2020
Stitches West 2020
My daughter and I just returned from a trip to San Francisco. We chose the location so we could attend Stitches West, but we also spent time being tourists. We had wonderful weather and enjoyed ever minute of the trip. Vogue Knitting Live or Stitches? For the past several years, some of my daughters and […]
Quote of the Week – 21 February 2020
“Traveling tends to magnify all human emotions.” — Peter Hoeg
Paris Yarn Shops – Update
On my trip to Paris in 2015, I thought I’d check out the yarn shops. I had been knitting for a few years and liked to see what kind of yarn is available in places that I visit. This trip was the first one where I documented my yarn shop visits. A post of this […]
Quote of the Week – 14 February 2020
The hills are alive with the sound of music. Sound of Music
Looking for the Sound of Music – Update
You may not be “Sixteen Going on Seventeen,” but if you are a fan of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music, you will recognize this familiar gazebo. The gazebo, and other Sound of Music filming locations, are in Salzburg, Austria. A few years ago, I visited Salzburg with my daughter – we were able […]
Quote of the Week – 7 February 2020
“God created the world, but the Dutch created the Netherlands.” —Dutch Saying
Amsterdam’s Yarn and Fabric Shops – Update
As I mentioned last week, when I travel, I look for yarn shops in each city or town that I visit. I search the internet, clicking on links from Google, Ravelry, and ones that other bloggers have posted. It is frustrating when the links don’t work and I find a “page not found” notice. Yarn […]