Showing posts with label tea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tea. Show all posts

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Another sister stopped by to visit ...


and I get to do more shopping.

I spent Saturday with another sister, Shelly from Florida and her dear husband, Bill. [He's a good sport too. He did a lot of waiting around for us to shop. Can you say 4 hours of total boredom for the poor guy?]

Had lunch at Finz after our first 2 hours of antique browsing and shopping. We had a good time and even tho I swore I was just going to watch Shelly spend her own money and keep mine in my pocket ... I bought a few things of my own. But I'm not getting into that here because ...

Because ... SURPISE! ... Nothing I bought was for knitting this time. Now that is a surprise even to me. I even looked for sheep ... but found nothing.

And when you look at the next picture, can you see why I couldn't resist buying something. Beside the fact this this was "Tax Free" weekend that is. We're entering the Walking Mall here. Don't see it?

Okay, here's a better look of one end of the Mall [with the sun over my back, otherwise I would have take a picture of the other half of the Mall too.]
A sidewalk sale!

There was even entertainment. And even tho we didn't stay more than 2 hours, LOL because that's how long we had on the parking meter, Bill patiently waited as we put more money in and had a spot of tea at New Civiltea and more shopping there as well. I think that place has quickly become one of my favorite places to sit, relax and visit with family or a friend.
So civil don't you think?

Well now my weekend is back to normal. I went to Weight Watches ... I lost another pound, whoohoo. [don't ask me how] and did my grocery shopping and here I am writing while I do the laundry. Pretty quickly tho, I'm headed back outside to knit.

Next project please ...

Sunday, August 05, 2007

When it's Hot as blazes, go out on the Water.

FabricNFiberFanatic stopped by this past Friday for a visit and I gave her a mini tour of Salem. Sara and I have been writing for a little while now and it was sure nice to meet her in person and show her a little of the place I love and call home.

Here we are going out for our excursion.What do our shirts say? Mine was bought a long time ago before I moved to Salem, but it says "Not every witch lives in Salem"... true, true, true. The DH use to call me the "Witch of Manchester" ... but before you think that's a bad thing ... in the next breath he would say, "Because you have put me under your spell." Little does he know ... I did cast one, LOL.

And Sara's shirt says, "Knit Happens" ... [I must find that one.]

With the weather being hot, hot, hot ... the best place to be was out on the water. So I thought Sara might like a ride out on Salem Harbor to the Rockmore Floating Restaurant.

Let's go out to the Rockmore first!



We got out there early in the afternoon so only two other tables were taken. Thankfully we got one out of the Sun.





The pictures show you what kind of an afternoon we had before going over to Front Street to visit Seed Stitch Fine Yarn and then the Quilt Shop. Oh yah, Sara's a quilter also.




Then we ended our shopping and wonderlust with a nice pot of tea at the New Civiltea and then talked a little more while sitting in my favorite spot to knit ... my own back yard.

Every time I have a cup of tea now ...
I think of everyone who's special to me!