How I spent my 40 bucks

I bought wool, yeah.  I stayed in a hotel with this in this lobby. I should've stood next to it. It was my height and it was plastic.



I saw this out my window....




After settling in, I took the complimentary car to the LYS, the Shabby Sheep... The complimentary car was a huge, spanking new, black SUV with mirrored windows. On the way to Boll St., I discussed the Republican primaries with the driver, in French.

I spent an enjoyable half hour chatting with the knitters in the LYS. They were like knitters everywhere, they just dressed fancier.


There was yarn bombing to be seen. 


I spent my yarn money on three skeins of something called Merino Mia in the Plum Dandy colour way. Dyed in Florida, but looks and feels like Koigu. That was a local as I could get. 

After I made my purchase, I sauntered next door, where a teacher was preparing a knitting lesson. 

I sat on the long porch in a wooden chair and watched the sun setting, knitting aimlessly on a scarf.


There were lovely wooden rocking chairs.


And there were two cats. This is Winston, a part Siamese feral cat who has had his shots and what not. He comes to eat on the porch every day. There was another cat named Hitler, with a growth on his upper lip, I kid you not.


Here's Winston, settling in to watch the scene as ladies arrived for their knitting lesson.


After a while, I called the complimentary car to take me back to my hotel. I had a great first day in Dallas.

The next day I went to a horrendous 7 hour meeting. I had to change hotels. My new room had this view.





I went home the next day and cleaned out the basement. Who knew.

Comments

Julie said…
Kitler. Cats that look like Hitler. There's even a website. Isn't there a website for EVERYTHING?
February 17, 2012 at 6:23 AM
Mary Lou said…
Oh, sadly I have seen the Kitler website myself. Good way to spend your money, I say. I've had some very interesting conversations with cab drivers in other cities. Was this one Hatian? In Washington DC they know more about politics than the local papers here. I suppose lots of them are quite well educated, just can't work in their field in the US. Love that HIDEOUS pegasus.
February 17, 2012 at 8:31 AM
Raveller said…
Kitlers. Who knew? They were both very nice kittehs in any case. I really enjoyed my first day in Dallas.
February 17, 2012 at 10:36 PM
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