a forgetable day

Actually, it was a good day if i erase the crowds and traffic. I knew i was getting really tired of driving around and making all
the "errand" stops when success was getting thru an intersection before the yellow changed to red. the first stop was NW
wools to deliver a new batch of dyed fibers... and it's a good thing as the shelves were looking quite bare, which is a good
thing really but it means i have to get my butt in gear and do more dyeing. not that i dont love fiber dyeing because i do.
spent at least an hour at the shop rearranging the fiber shelves, looking at books and finally buying the book that Linda had
ordered for me. cant remember its name, but Norsk is in the title and it has a couple of patterns that i love!!
from there to find a bd gift for Della's 40th party tomorrow night. i got lost in the huge wall o'cards at Birdies.... some very
funny ones. then wandered up the street (in Multnomah) to the kids toy store and it only took me 45 min. of browsing thru
books, games and toys to decide on a couple of games to put in the toy closet. back to my truck and the drive thru lots of
traffic to Trader Joe's, where i love to shop. had hoped to get eggplant and fresh green beans, neither of which looked real
fresh. ever since Greece i've really loved having eggplant at least once every couple of weeks, with lots of garlic and either
baked slices or fried chunks with tomato and other veggies. did find other delights to buy, including 2 trays of sushi, one
was with salmon and the other with veggies. i did resist lots of things i wanted to put in the cart, but the grocery budget
(budget? HA) is about depleted and there was still the Costco stop for the mega packages of tp and tissue, plus sundry other
stuff that found its way into the cart. i guess i dont get out often enough if a day like this seems like way too much driving
around and traffic and crowds. both TJs and Costco were packed with cranky noisy people and their grocery carts doubling
as rolling weapons. twas good to be home finally. had a quiet evening watching Jon Stewart and then Chris Matthews while
i spun awhile and then knitted on the cardi. just a little over 5 months til we go to Crete.......