If you live in the Twin Cities and are interested in winning tickets to an advance screening of The Bourne Ultimatum on July 31, vote on your favorite movie car chase scene. (Hmm, definitely the vehicular chase in the second Matrix movie. Saw it at the IMAX. DUDE!)
Guess how long it took Adam to read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and you could win a skein of his Yarn Nerd yarn! Submit your guesses by July 25.
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Email Jen with non-pooling pattern suggestions for her Colinette Jitterbug and you could win a bag and some Wollmeise. Send your emails by 6 pm EDT, July 31.
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Back to Vacation
In the last installment of the eternal vacation, I was driving down from Estes Park to stay with Kristi and Drew in Ft. Collins for a few days. We had a great time! (Well, Kristi and I did; Drew carried on with his usual workaday schedule and joined us for tasty dinners out.)
Kristi and I hiked Coyote Ridge.
We got a tour of Interweave Press and met Sandi and Erin of Knitting Daily.
We went to the Swetsville Zoo.
We enjoyed many lovely coffee beverages and blogged on the street.
We visited bookstores and yarn stores.
And on Wednesday morning, I got back in my car and drove north and east into the wilds of Nebraska.
“Mom, the big kitty and I wish you would stop talking about that horrible time you call ‘vacation.’” -Mayhem
Poor Chaos! Trauma!
The wilds of Nebraska? Lol. Mmmmm Brown Sheep.
Chris- Ah, Webs. The Emerald City of yarn stores. Lost my mind, and my cash there last year.
Looks like you covered alot of ground on that vacation.
Chaos says, there’s no place like home.
Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?
I love the first picture; the blue sky, the ragged rocks against it and the tree, so regal and proud against that fabulous backdrop. Lovely.
Thanks for the shout out!
I can’t believe how much you packed into your vacation!
I was wondering if you’d get to that portion or if you had just given up. LOL!
This trip gets better and better! Brown Sheep!
Did you sleep at all while you were gone?
Um, so is that THE Brown Sheep Wool Co.?? Cooooool.
And lotsa coffee…mmmmmmm…
May looks so sweet and cuddly in that pic, and totally disgusted at the same time.
Mmmm, if I had a yarn store I would really want it to look like My Sister Knits. It looks so cool and shady and comfy.
I had forgotten that you never finished your vacation photos. LOL! You packed a lot into that vacation. Poor Chaos and May.
You went to Interweave Press? And Brown Sheep? OMG. I think we can safely say you ARE obsessed…
(((hugs)))
Oh, I think you’re putting words into little May’s head…she is so clearly suffering from withdrawal symptoms from one of her many addictions!!!!! Love the zoo pics! Ar-ooooo, coyote ridge, did you see any??
Any stash enhancement? I love Lamb’s Pride, it would be hard to walk away and leave it all there.
Thanks for mentioning my ‘charmed life contest’!! Love your blog btw…
Great photos! You went to Brown Sheep! Did you get a tour there too? I love their yarns and colors.
Mayhem probably didn’t like you going on vacation because there was no one to give her catnip…she’s looking a little grouchy in the photo.
Poor May.. She’s been hittin’ the ‘nip a little heavy lately huh?
“Coffee is a fleeting moment and a fragrance.”
I like that one.
And where are the pictures of the Brown Sheep Haul? Is it so big that you’re embarrassed to show it?
How cool that you got to go to interweave!!
Oh & the art is so cool!!
Thanks for the info on the swaps & for mentioning my little contest!
Lurv the pics! Esp. the dinosaur kit. Lolz
Great contests! I love that zoo – the dinsoaur seems to have partly assembled itself while in the package
Well even though the puddy tats were quite horrified at your leaving on this so-called vacation, it does appear that you had an absolutely lovely time.
Thanks for sharing all your vacation photos!
That looks like great fun! I liked your everlasting holiday!
OK, I obviously have a creative reading problem. I thought you said “your favorite movie cat chase scene.”
Doh.
what great photos…BTW…what IS a vacation? I’ve heard of them before and may even have a vaque memory of taking one at some time in my life….I’ll just vicariously via yours
Love your blog!
I am in Minnesota as well. About 120 miles North. Nice to see a fellow Minnesotan!
Oooo, Brown Sheep! Did you hear the angelic chorus when you drove up?
I want a Dino Kit for Christmas! Do they come in Herbivore varieties too?