Classes for my Ornaments

The ladies at Hanks of Yarn (7075 Malco Blvd, Southaven, MS, http://www.hankofyarn.com/.) are preparing for classes on Crocheted Christmas Ornament Covers. How exciting. They will start November 1 at 5:00 and continue each Monday evening through the month. They also have some Saturday classes planned. You can contact the store at 662-349-8883 if you have any questions. The ladies did a class for themselves and proved that beginner crocheters could make the ornaments. Well done!

Fashion and Travel Revelations

Just got back Sunday from a trip to Miami. Alas, I think my traveling is over for awhile. In May we were in New York City, Washington DC a few weeks ago and last week Miami. One thing I did notice in all my trips is the fashion. Now if you were a close friend of mine you would not think that I spend a whole lot of time thinking about fashion. I do, I think about crochet when I look at the fashion on the streets, in magazines and on tv. I am always pointing out crochet to my husband, I'm sure he tunes this out by now. I notice colors and combinations. I love combining colors that are not "normal" go togethers.

While traveling I did realize that what we see on tv and in magazines women actually wear. I know, I was shocked myself. It all clicked in Washington DC. We sat at an outdoor cafe and people poured out of the subway and there they were; dresses, suits and heels, they wore heels to walk everywhere in DC, not just functional heels, 3 inchers.  While shopping in Miami I was hard pressed to find a pair of heels that was not 3 inches.

Now that I am back and settled for a time I can use my travels to inspire me. I will post some awesome Miami photos soon.

Trip to Washington

A few weeks ago I joined my husband in Washington DC. He was there for work and when finished he took a little vacation time. I still can't believe we lived 4 hours from Washington DC for 8 years (?) and never went.

I had the first day to myself so I walked from our hotel in the DuPont Circle area to the White House. It was a beautiful day, not too hot, not too cold. Rain was expected so I took an umbrella.

Loved, loved all the cute shops and boutiques. It was early so I planned to stop on my way back.

I came up to Lafayette Square and stopped to take pictures before approaching the White House. It is so pretty, smaller than I thought. I headed for G Street to find the Macy's Store. Every city, I have to look. For some reason I found nothing to buy, can you even imagine? I was also looking  for a fabric store my sister had told me about but when I came out of Macy's it was starting to sprinkle so I headed back to the hotel.

I stopped at a cupcake store and the cutest boutique, lou lou,  at 1601 Connecticut Ave. It was handbags and accessories. I found the most wonderful rhinestone peace sign. It was a find.

The next day it was suppose to rain so we decided to spend the day indoors doing the museums. We started with the Smithsonian -Natural History and on to American History. What fun. Lots of walking and Julia Child's kitchen, what is not to love. After lunch the rain had tapered off so we headed back toward the hotel and Madame Tussuad. I had never been and thought it would be a hoot. It was.

Walking down 12th street toward Tussuads, we passed the Old Post Office. Curious we saw a sign that said there was a tower. 12th floor, intrigued, let's try it. OMG what a trip. These photos are what you see from up there. It was amazing.

Down in the lobby of the building there was this little shop that took photos of us shaking hands with Obama. They looked so real. What fun. On to Tussauds.  Lots of walking this day.

The wax figures gave me the creeps, took me a while to warm up to them, I guess I expected them to speak or something.  Johnny Depp looked so real and of course George Clooney was my favorite.

We did all the tourist stuff for a couple of days. We ate in outside Cafe's and walked for miles. We only had one day of real rain. I can now cross DC off my list for now.