Apr 10, 2012

Boston State of Mind

I haven't missed a weekday post in quite some time, but I have a good reason. Over the weekend, we went on an adventure to Boston, a city that we've never visited, and stayed an extra day. Mark and I spent a quick night in Boston many years ago as a pitstop from Maine to New York, but as we basically saw the inside of a hotel room and was back on the road again within 12 hours, I can't say that it counts.


In wanting to take advantage of the holiday weekend, we decided to check out Boston for a little getaway, and we had a fantastic time. For me, a highlight of the weekend was meeting up with Erin, a blogger friend, in the flesh! Erin and I got to know one another almost a year ago when we participated in a yarn swap through Ravelry. We became instant friends but haven't had the chance to spend time together in person ... until this weekend.


Erin in her Tea Leaves Cardigan


She and I met up at her LYS -- we both were so excited to meet that we were mere steps behind each other once the shop opened at 10 on Saturday morning! We had a great time talking about our favorite yarns, which patterns we were thinking about casting on, and what were on our needles now. Windsor Buttons is a fabulous store, filled with a wide selection of yarns, a huge array of needles and hooks, and, of course, mounds of buttons.


I wore my Sakina Shawl to show Erin, and I'm so glad she wore her gorgeous Tea Leaves cardigan, the details of which are stunning, to show me. After drooling over all those beautiful skeins, we sat in a cafe for another hour, gabbing away. I feel as if I've know Erin for years, and I know this was just the first of many get-togethers we'll have.



I know you're wondering if I bought anything so, yes, I did (vacation yarn, as Erin called my new stash) including two skeins Berocco Ultra Alpaca and a new pair of Addi Turbo needles. C'mon, I haven't seen this beautiful blue-gray colorway before, and I just had to have it, right? Let's just say that I'm still celebrating my birthday!






14 comments:

  1. You deserve that beautiful yarn! Happy birthday again!

    That looks like a fantastic weekend! I haven't met any of my bloggy friends in person yet, but I'm hoping to!

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  2. OMGosh! What a wonderful getaway for you and the ohana! My homegirl and her ohana are in Boston right now for spring break.
    How awesome to meet a fellow online blogger there. Glad you had a wonderful time and yes, that blue-gray rocks!

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  3. Beautiful blue grey! And Erin's Tea Leaves cardi is wonderful; you must have had a blast catching up with her ^_^
    Very awesome to meet online friends in real life.

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  4. So cool that you too met up in real life and had a fun yarny outing! Awesome.

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  5. This is GREAT ! ! !
    How wonderful to chat in person.
    Not a bad yarn pick, lucky gal ! !
    hugs

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  6. That is so wonderful that you and Erin were able to meet and yarn shop together! Those are great pics of her in her Tea Leaves cardigan, too. You can never have enough Ultra Alpaca, IMO.

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  7. what a fun meet up! I've never met a blog friend in person. I think I would be nervous about it (but excited, too!).

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  8. Congrats on having the courage to meet and enjoy each other's company. (And I love Berrocco's ultra alpaca--in fact, I have two skeins of the blue gray. It is a great colorway!)

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  9. Sounds like you had a great weekend! The grey yarn is gorgeous!

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  10. Looks like you had a wonderful time - so nice to meet someone in real life! I hope we will meet one day. Your yarn purchase is gorgeous. It looks like a shawl to me... paired with that cream skein. ;-)

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  11. Sounds like a great getaway, it had all the perfect elements. Family, good friends, yarn... Perfect!

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  12. I love Boston! What a wonderful way to meet someone you've only "talked" to virtually. sounds like a great weekend.

    I love that blue colour. I haven't seen it either and Ultra Alpaca is one of my favourite yarns, too.

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  13. When I saw this post's title in my dashboard, I wondered even before I read it whether or not you and Erin finally got to meet ... and that answer is yes! Sounds like you both had good, yarny fun.

    I also love those colorways together, and it's alpaca. Doesn't get much better than that in my book. :)

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  14. How wonderful! Looking forward to reading about your next meet up too. I've been to Boston once, about ten-twelve years ago and loved it even though large chunks of the city centre were being dug up. I loved the walking and the seafood :)

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