It absolutely poured down rain here yesterday - real raw and chilly.  This doesn’t have much to do with anything except that I went wandering yesterday afternoon.  I had three stops I wanted to make and at every place, was able to get a parking space right in front of the door to each establishment.  Mill?  Across the street from the door.  Trader Joe’s?  The best parking space that wasn’t handicapped.  Supermarket?  The same.  It seemed as though someone (cue Twilight Zone music) intended me to hit each of those places yesterday and was making sure things were convenient.  Parking luck may be a small thing over all, but I’ll take it :)

The mill was very kind to me - that was my major reason for going out and I wasn’t disappointed.  If I’d waited until today - as I was tempted to do because of the weather - I probably would have been out of luck.

This is Bucilla Melody and it’s probably 20 years old.  I can’t imagine where it’s been stashed all this time but someone found it and put it in the $1 bin - 14 balls of it.  It’s 50% mohair and 50% acrylic and the color is a light periwinkle.  It feels really nice and will probably work up well on any size needle from 7 to 11.  The tag says that it’s washable, but I don’t think I’m going to believe it.  Ellen Upp (of The Fifth Stitch - every kind of sock yarn under the sun!) wrote me that she carried it in the 70s (at $2.99/ball) and made a sweater with it on size 7 needles.  It has about 100 yds per ball and that she doesn’t believe in its washability either.  She also said the sweater is still going strong and still looks nice! 

Some of what I have is just the tiniest bit dusty, but is otherwise in fine shape.  I’m seriously thinking about trying Sarah Bradberry’s Feather and Fan Comfort Shawl with it.  I’m not ready to start another shawl just this minute, but when the time comes…  Of course no decision need be made just yet.  I want to pile this stuff into a big, clear bowl and use it as a centerpiece, it’s so pretty!

And there was this:

The color is called “Delta Pink” - interesting because CE doesn’t generally bother to name their colors - just assigns ‘em a number code.  This is a DK weight cotton and the color is so saturated, it practically glows!  There were 8 hanks of this in two or three lot numbers.  Frankly, I doubt this will be a problem - especially after a couple of washings :)  I’m thinking something lacy with this - at least right now, that’s what I’m thinking.  God knows that could (and probably will) change many times :)  Decisive?  Who me?  The mill also had tons of this Flash cotton in a marled turquoise/olive green which, frankly, bit (my opinion only).  I’m sure it will be a wonderful find for someone though :)

Sadly, the huge pile of the fugly colored Waterspun was entirely gone.  I had hoped to get a bit of that for slippers for Myria and me and for socks for Dad.  Eh, something else will be along :)

Prince of Persia continues to be awesome.  My stomach muscles are getting a tremendous workout, clenching as the prince jumps out over hundred foot chasms reaching for a ledge to stand on or inch across or a pole to swing from.  My stomach apparently thinks there’s a real person in real danger there and nothing I say convinces it otherwise.  I did notice last night that the library (this is ancient Persia, remember) was full of bound books instead of scrolls :)

The kids continue to make progress…

...though Goldie is obviously bored with it all :)

Happy hump day!