Wednesday, October 11
we had the BEST TIME EVER in Vancouver!
I've been trying for three days to sit down and post some more photos, etc. Sunday was the big fella and my 18th wedding anniversary. After taking Sabrina out for her morning walk, we had a lazy morning in our luxurious king-size suite at the hotel, a delicious breakfast, then we blasted over to pick up Ande for some yarn shopping, etc.
We had such a great day - I was sad the next day when I woke up and realized that we couldn't do it all over again. Poor Ande had to work on Monday. Anyway, we got me some Blunnies which I have been wearing since - they are FAB! Then we found a dog bakery where Sabrina charmed the staff, scored some yummy turkey treats, and scored a new squeaky toy.
The big fella felt that the many, many pedestrians down 4th Avenue that Thanksgiving Sunday were smiling and smirking at him, his skinny dog and her bright pink squeaky pig. Heeee!
Anyway, new boots on my feet, new squeaky for my dog, we pressed on. We hit Homecraft Importers, one of my favourite yarn stores, and I bought some really great yarns. (I also scored BIG at The Loom in Duncan on the previous Friday). Then we traveled on and went to Urban Yarns which is a fabulous yarn store. More yarn found a new home. I was so pleased with the wide variety of yarn they carried.
This is the Vancouver yarn. The Duncan yarn was securely wrapped up and stowed in the trunk for pack-ability, but there was some gorgeous sock yarns and some Alfa yarn in beautiful turquoise for a sweater for me. I can't wait to get home and open it all up and think about what I'll make with it all. The best part of yarn shopping was having a great friend along for the day. Fondling the yarn, looking at the pattern books and the shop samples - it soooo beats shopping online for yarn!
We made a few stops at the butcher, the market and the boozer to get supplies for supper. Ande had a great new recipe to try for Deep Dish Shepherd's Pie, but we had to alter it just a bit and we put mashed potatoes (mashed with butter, of course) on top as well. It turned out so good and was sooooo tasty! I ate like a pig.
and it had all been going so well ...
While we girls were busy in the kitchen and the big fella gone back to the hotel to retrieve my knitting which he forgot to put in the car when we were leaving, Sabrina, Sarah and Ella amused themselves. Monk, Ande's big grey shit disturbing cat had been terrorizing Sabby a bit. For the most part she was doing so well and in fact would go out of her way to ignore Monk. But he must have moved a little too fast, and boom, that ol' prey drive kicked in and there was an altercation. Heh. So we muzzled her until we could keep an eye on things once supper was in the oven.
I did finish knitting the intarsia skull pony tail hat. This was a good prototype. I learned many things. Number one, I hate intarsia. Love fair isle, but intarsia, meh, pretty much hate it. Number two, I should have started the graph immediately above the ribbing as it sits too high on the head where it is now. Three, I should have shaped the top more, perhaps shaping it like a sock toe. In any event, it is still a cute hate and my long-haired friend can pull her pony tails through the custom-designed pony tail ports on the top of the hat. [Imagine those white squigglies as the pony tails]
More greyt goodness:
Ella at her finest!
Competing at the synchronized urination station, Sarah and Sabrina:
Share the greyhound love! (and pardon my belly full of fab shepherd's pie!)
Ah, just looking at the pictures bring it all back!
This photo of Sabby just cracks my shit up. She looks like some religious iconic image. All that's missing is the rays of enlightenment shining down from the heavens!
The view from our suite:
On Monday, while poor Ande had to work, the big fella, Sabrina and I walked around Stanley Park. I mean we walked around it. Counting to and from the parking area and the seawall, etc. it was about 10 km. It took us about 2.5 hours including a stop at a concession stand for the best panini sandwiches we've had in a long time. Sooo good!
We spent a quiet night in, then Tuesday morning had to pack up, check out and head up the road to Kelowna for three days of relative-visitin' before we head for home. It was pretty hard saying goodbye to Ande and Vancouver, but I know we'll be back again next year!
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