An Update on Life

Bruce has finally found a job at Lowe, and he'll be starting tomorrow by going through orientation. What's great is that it's just under 5 minutes from home - just drive to the intersection next to my townhouse community, make a left onto the main road, go through the traffic light just yards away, and then make a right onto the parking lot. He could even come home during his half-hour lunch break if need be. So far, so good.

A while ago I promised to talk about my visit to Bowie Folk Art Studio. I got around to visiting the place last Saturday. To be true, a good number of yarn that they carry are novelty yarns such as Colinette. But, they're expanding their stock as time goes on and I saw yarn brands that I have worked with before, such as Brown Sheep and Dale. I had a very nice conversation with one of the proprietors, Kate, I think.

She was very enthusiastic about this addition to the studio. I explained that I like to work with designs that have quite a bit of Fair Isle, aran, or lace, and that the biggest needle size that I will work with is 8, and that I've gone as low as the zeros when it comes to lace knitting. The decor is attractive as well - there was an Ashford traditional sitting on top of one of the armoires, and in another corner there was a clock winder on which a skein of yarn was draped. Maybe someday they'll even carry spinning supplies - one can only dream! I think if they get more feedback like this, they'll be better able to determine what to carry at the shop.

I do encourage you to go out to Bowie and visit it, especially if you're on the way to Ocean City and need to pick up an extra pair of needle, or get some sock yarn. It's about 4 or 5 miles from RT50. You just go east, and exit on the 1st Bowie exit that leads to rt 197. You want to stay on the firs two left lanes that go in the north direction. Keep going - beyond the middle school to your right, it turns into a two-lane road, on which traffic can be heavy during certain hours, until you hit the rt. 450 intersection. Then, you make a right turn onto Rt. 450, and keep going for 2 or 3 miles, I think, until you see Hilltop Plaza. Make a left turn at the stop light, then turn into the parking lot. The shop is at the rightmost end of the l-shaped mall. There are two entrances - one in the front and one in the back. It can be a bit hard to find if you're not looking carefully. Wednesday evenings you can come and knit with others, and you can get some munchies as well (they have a cafe). Next time I'm there (which should be sometime during the Memorial Day weekend), I'll take some pictures.

And now, I got to get back to packing - hubby and I are off to Minnesota to meet the rest of the family! I'll be taking the laptop with me (we're doing some genealogical research and we're taking along the scanner, and other equpment). So I may get a chance to update this blog if I can find time to sit down at Starbucks, but I'm not promising anything . .