Deliver me, please.

A meaningless rant will follow. Consider yourself warned.

Please deliver me from the yarn stores that organize their stock by color, rather than brand or fiber content. I finally had a reason to be in New Haven, so I contrived to visit Yarn. I've heard sooo much about it. But I walk in, the joint is small and it's organized by color. I walk around for a few minutes and give up. I can't find a thing because my brain doesn't work that way. I need to find fibers that I like, then see the breadth of colors I can play with. I don't walk in and think -- "Need red yarn. Where is the red yarn? Aah -- box of red yarn. Now do I want linen or silk or alpaca; bulky, superfine or sport weight. . ." WHO DOES THAT???

I'm proud of myself, though -- I didn't force it; I spent no more than 7 minutes in the store. I learned from the whole Wool Connection fiasco. I visited there when I had to bring Thing 1 to a doctor's appointment in the same town. I've received their catalogue for years, but never had a good reason to be in Avon. I must have walked aimlessly around that store for an hour. I'd find a yarn that felt great, but I could never find it in a color that I liked or I'd find a yarn that reminded me of a yarn I wanted to try, but I couldn't find the yarn I was thinking of.

For example, I found Rowan Denim in Ecru and wanted check out the remaining available colors. I knew there were several in the blue family, but I couldn't find them in the wall of blue at the store. And did I really want to dig through an entire wall of yarn to see all of the shades of blue Rowan Denim is available in? And how would I know if I found all of them? I suppose I could have asked, but the sales people were busy helping other confused shoppers. And what's the etiquette on monopolizing a sales person at one of these stores? After the Wool Connection sales person fished out the Rowan Denim (that I had no intention of buying -- I really just wanted to touch and look at it) could I make her find every yarn it might be fun to touch? What would I ask to achieve that goal -- "Where is the good yarn that I like?!"

Those color-organized stores look pretty, but I resolve to avoid them. Color-organized stores, I relegate thee to the stratum of yarn acquisition sources just below Wal-Mart and craft stores. At least at those places, I can find what I'm looking for, I just don't want much of it.

Mommy

From the mind of Thing Two
mommy is the best (besides the point that she puts mean things about me on the internet, and letting herself go when she had thing one)
actually, she is evil yeah thats it .
This has been the mind of Thing Two

It's been too long. . .

I was incommunicado for the entire month of November and most of December. Oh well. I hope all 2 of you who, occasionally, read this are: (a) not terribly disappointed to the point of doing yourselves in; and (b) bother to read again because I may actually type stuff going forward.

My children are currently accusing me of writing bad things about them on the blog... Say it ain't so. I would never, NEVER, take my children's names in vain, certainly not in a public forum like this. NEVER.

Here are Things 1 and 2, looking fabulishous on Halloween.


And Thing 3, looking too-cute-for-words.


Thing 3 has given up napping altogether, in favor of screaming and yelling. Good choice.

And Thing 2 keeps shining a flashlight in my face (the "Guilt Light") and accusing me of all sorts of mean, nasty, ugly things. Like blogging about her. It's true.