Saturday
Bus, train station - no trains, back to the bus. Next train station (on a different line), train - wrong destination; change trains; change trains again then walk in the pouring rain to Stash!
Meet up with the birthday girl Dawn, Jill, Sue, Wibbo (who is on a Knitting from Stash plan), Nickerjac and others.
Fondle yarn, look at books, talk, knit, drink coffee, buy planned items,
knit, talk , laugh, make unplanned purchase of one skein of yarn,
knit some more
and then leave for the journey home.
Walk in rain, train (to the normal station), walk, wait for next train, cancelled, wait half an hour, next train delayed. Get on delayed train which stops at the first stop and then goes fast (not stopping) to the last station on the line. No trains back to where I live. Can't find a bus that goes any where near where I live. Phone Matt, wait in the rain for him to drive and pick me up.
Sunday
Ache, cough, sneeze, try to knit lace pattern from Aussie magazine,
ache, sleep,
Posted by Yvonne at January 8, 2007 07:58 AMWell, I nearly joined you too, as Ian was spending a day at the PRO. But getting up at 05.30 was too much for me as I had a dull earache. I even thought of going over to Sleaford to join up with Knitlincs, but the earache kept me home all day. Thank heavens the earache as gone now.
Posted by: m at January 11, 2007 11:46 PMBrings back memories of a similar trip to Handweavers once, rain and all. Must fabricate a reason to come down and see Stash for real, probably quicker from here than SE15.
Posted by: Sam at January 10, 2007 08:49 PMHonestly, it's a knitting from your stash plan, although knitting from Stash would probably be a better idea! Sorry you had such a beastly journey there and back, but it was nice to see you.
Posted by: Wibbo at January 8, 2007 09:52 PMHope you are better soon, only one extra something?! wow - talk about strong will power, most impressed especially when we can see the goodies you HAVE bought (lovely)!
Posted by: juliet at January 8, 2007 08:41 PMHope you are feeling better, isn't public transport a pain sometimes, I like all your purchases, especially the cashmere hat, yummmy!
Posted by: yvette at January 8, 2007 04:15 PMThat purple yarn is gorgeous!
Posted by: Secret Pal (9) at January 8, 2007 01:43 PMgoodness! is it always that way on the weekend? sounds like a stinky trip all around. makes a good case for learning to drive (or something like that), eh?
did you at least have a good time?
Posted by: minnie at January 8, 2007 12:29 PMFunny how far away Stash can seem when the trains are like that! Sorry you've caught a cold and hope you're better soon.
Posted by: Brigid at January 8, 2007 10:50 AM I didn't realise that you'd bought some cashmere as well! What a crap journey you had home! I've been very restrained and not wound any new yarn into balls ready for knitting (yet!)