One year ago I declared my intention to "blog" regularly. Now I look back and see it has been two years since I've added anything here. After perusing a couple "drafts" from Spring 2014, I decided to post them and then add the missing photos which are what held me up in the first place.
Okay, here goes my new attempt (which is also waiting on photos.)
Lately you could be following the rabbit tracks down to Iowa City on a fairly regular basis. DS Eric and I have been meeting for coffee on some of his late start days at the U. Today we were over at the Bread Garden Market because he particularly wanted to try Stroompwafels with his coffee. Apparently you set the wafels over your hot black coffee which warms with yummy innards and then you much them with great contentment. I don't know, because he decided his machiato was not hot enough for the purpose. Update coming (I hope.)
After coffee we wandered over to the Iowa City Public Library. Roaming the stacks made me very aware of all we have lost in Cedar Rapids due to the flood. Even though we have made good efforts at restoring the library's collection, we have lost so much! And on top of that our voters have decided that asking for more funding is too extreme.
Not to end on a down note. It is a beautiful day outside (even with the wind.) Thankfully we were not blown away by the storms last night. I have new fibers to set out and a fiber show to prepare for in the Amanas this weekend. We will also be celebrating Eric's 19th birthday. This means we have been in Iowa for nearly 20 years!
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Iowa Landmarks
Today (March 31st) Liz and I traveled to Ames, Winterset and Ankeny.
Our first stop was a flop. The Niland gas station was closed so we opted for the Dutch Bakery in Ames for coffee and goodies. Then up to Gilbert to visit Tina Rice at PIXI. What a creative woman and what a fun gallery.
Next we planned to visit Clint's booth at the cafe in Winterset. They were closed however so we walked around the square and discovered another cute little cafe where we had delicious sandwiches right next door to Fons and Porter's Quilting store (also closed) before we finished up at Heartland Fiber.
After perusing the yarn shop we headed out of town via John Wayne's birth site and the little park south of town and the museum park.
Now, up to Ankeny to inspect another yarn shop: Knitting Next Door. And next door we discovered a cute little furniture and furniture repair shop and Liz made a new friend.
Now back up to Ames and a restaurant for dinner. We ended up at a cute little cafe, the Cupcake Emporium where we had nice sandwiches and delicious cupcakes and I found the Birthday Squirrels.
It is good to have a fun travel adventure companion. It is really good to be the passenger so you can knit!
Our first stop was a flop. The Niland gas station was closed so we opted for the Dutch Bakery in Ames for coffee and goodies. Then up to Gilbert to visit Tina Rice at PIXI. What a creative woman and what a fun gallery.
Next we planned to visit Clint's booth at the cafe in Winterset. They were closed however so we walked around the square and discovered another cute little cafe where we had delicious sandwiches right next door to Fons and Porter's Quilting store (also closed) before we finished up at Heartland Fiber.
After perusing the yarn shop we headed out of town via John Wayne's birth site and the little park south of town and the museum park.
Now, up to Ankeny to inspect another yarn shop: Knitting Next Door. And next door we discovered a cute little furniture and furniture repair shop and Liz made a new friend.
Now back up to Ames and a restaurant for dinner. We ended up at a cute little cafe, the Cupcake Emporium where we had nice sandwiches and delicious cupcakes and I found the Birthday Squirrels.
It is good to have a fun travel adventure companion. It is really good to be the passenger so you can knit!
Local Color
I made a flying trip down to Letts, IA and High Prairie Fiber today, March 13th to replenish some fibers and yarns for the shop. Abi Hutchison has a great fiber studio where she creates a variety of yarns and spinning fibers.
I finished a shrug this last week known as "Sleeves" with her Heritage Jacob yarn known as "Yarn with a Face" spun from a heritage Jacob flock, each yarn is named by the sheep. This yarn has a lovely hand. It is soft and scootchy and feels lovely to knit. I love her color names, "Solidago", "Blazing Star" to name a couple.
Today I picked up a new yarn spun with Blue Face Leceister (BFL), Alpaca and Silk. I haven't knit it yet, but I'm anxious to try it out. I also replenished my stash of "Walkabout" shading yarn and her BFL roving, superfine Merino roving and silk top. I haven't had her "String Things" in stock for a while.
It is a wonderful experience traveling around the Iowa countryside. There may not be the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, but there really is a quiet beauty in this area of the country. The first time I ever drove down to Abi's they were playing Musorsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" so today I put in the CD. Perfect.
I finished a shrug this last week known as "Sleeves" with her Heritage Jacob yarn known as "Yarn with a Face" spun from a heritage Jacob flock, each yarn is named by the sheep. This yarn has a lovely hand. It is soft and scootchy and feels lovely to knit. I love her color names, "Solidago", "Blazing Star" to name a couple.
Today I picked up a new yarn spun with Blue Face Leceister (BFL), Alpaca and Silk. I haven't knit it yet, but I'm anxious to try it out. I also replenished my stash of "Walkabout" shading yarn and her BFL roving, superfine Merino roving and silk top. I haven't had her "String Things" in stock for a while.
It is a wonderful experience traveling around the Iowa countryside. There may not be the grandeur of the Rocky Mountains, but there really is a quiet beauty in this area of the country. The first time I ever drove down to Abi's they were playing Musorsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition" so today I put in the CD. Perfect.
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