This was supposed to be a post about our trip to London and me knitting my way through England. We took a trip to London, for Rich to work at Farnborough. We were going to be in Chester, and Horley, and tried to visit Buxton in Derbyshire, and I was going to make jokes about not asking if the family were from home at Pemberley and how seabathing at Brighton would set me up forever. That kind of took a backseat, though, because we had a family emergency (everyone is doing as well as can be expected, everyone is alive) and Rich and I left nine days early, having to buy same day, one way tickets on a different airline to get home because our airline with the free changes had no room on any flights for two days. We got the phone call as we were getting ready for the first day of the air show. So, with only one airport tour and one day of meetings, Rich had to leave. We would not have had it any other way, but there is still a bittersweet sadness. We briefly discussed me going home and him staying, but he just couldn't stand smiling and gladhanding when this was all going on at home.

So, that is me knitting on the Thames. Two and a half days before we got that call. I was going to have some photos of the fashion and knitting from the Victoria and Albert museum, but that part of my visit was scheduled for Monday, when we left. We did get to go on Saturday and see most of the medieval and renaissance exhibit. One day we will return.

I'm not normally someone who has a hard sell, but if I had enough sales from any of my sales platforms, we could cover the unexpected expenses of an ambulance, overnight in the ER, plane tickets, and so on. If you have ever considered buying my patterns, please do so now: Ravelry Store, PayHip Store, LoveCrafts Store. I am also selling stash on Instagram and Ravelry (and you are free to make an offer on any stash that isn't marked for sale, but I may not accept it), and some samples on Instagram. Thank you.

I've finished Death of a Knit Wit and am still making slow progress in Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages.

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// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 12:02 AM