Did you see the picture of the lit pyramids? That was the ceiling of a fancy McDonald's in Lubbock, TX. We had to kill some time while we were waiting for Bob's flight to land in Lubbock so we went to a McDonald's with pleather sofas and fabulous pictures of Texas Tech sporting events. It was pretty cool.
The reason we were in Lubbock, you ask? We were on our way to Ruidoso, NM for Thanksgiving. Bob flew from Tulsa to Lubbock and we picked her up there.
We stayed in my grandparents' cabin where the girls had a wonderful time making, "Dead Nature Salad." I do not have the exact recipe for this delicacy but I can tell you it involves twigs, leaves, pinecones, and small rocks arranged in interesting patterns on the front porch.
While we were in the mountains we took a day trip to White Sands National Monument. It's an amazing place to see huge amounts of sand, that largest field of gypsum sand in the world actually. This dune field is very dynamic, moving 30 feet a year, and has it's own drain basin called the Tularosa Basin. For geology types like we are it can make for some interesting sand collecting. It's also great fun for kids to play in and sled down.
The girlies had a great time playing at White Sands but they had just as much fun playing in the snow right outside the cabin. They wished for a white Thanksgiving and that is exactly what they got.
To get to Ruidoso from my house takes a 12ish hour drive. You know what drive time means don't you? Yepper, knitting time. As I mentioned in the last post, I was able to finish the Hemlock Ring Blanket. What I read wasn't wrong, the bind off took FOREVER. It's lovely though.
If I had the yarn I'd cast on for another today. I did two extra repeats because I knit tighter than I should and worried it wouldn't be large enough. I think it could have used a few more repeats but I'm very happy with it.
Oh my, what a gorgeous blanket! Sound like you had a great time.
Posted by: eyeleen | December 03, 2007 at 06:57 PM