Back in the USA

I am back in Houston. It was a good trip, if a bit cold. In between the rain, sleet, hail and snow (yes, snow), I saw this tree in St. James Park. It just looked so perfect. We had a fun afternoon feeding the ducks, swans and pidgeons in the park. The other lovely thing we saw were these. Daffodils! They were blooming in all the parks. These daffodils were out on Hampstead Heath. I did not get any yarn, although Sarah and I did go to Liberty one afternoon. They had lots of Rowan yarn and pattern books, but I resisted. The fabrics at Liberty are so pretty, but with the dollar doing so poorly overseas, they were way too expensive. The fabrics were all about 20 pounds per meter which comes to about $40 per yard when you convert to US prices. We had a good time looking though.

I did try to go to Knitting Hill on Monday night, but there was no one at the pub knitting that night. It may have been due to the fact that it was St. Patrick's Day, and the pub was rather crowded. Maybe I will have better luck the next time I am in London.