Keksie

It is all things weaving, spinning (yarn), yarn and patterns. It is in 2 big buildings for the vendors. There are classes also. There will be llamas and probably an angora rabbit or two. We are going a day early to check out yarn and antique stores. There are 6 of us, we have a nice house rented and will take turns cooking dinner for the house. I am bringing pumpkin lasagna and snickerdoodles. After dinner we spend the evening knitting, showing off what we bought and talking about all manner of things.

You can add in that I will be going to North Carolina next week for a fiber festival. Good times!

Do you have a favorite yet? Cody shot to the top of my list last night. Are you watching Amazing Race Favorite there? I like the twins. I thought the whiny one should have left.

I just play slots and have come out about even over time.

Winstar in fun and Buc'ees is not to be missed. We got our squirrel feeder and a few items of decor there. Coffee is not bad either.

When we lived in Texas and my son was here in Florida I would drive the 12 hours in one day. Especially when driving home. On the way to Florida I might spend the night in Biloxi. The trick is to have a comfortable car with little road noise.

That is so hard to go through. My heart goes out to you. Take care.

Wow. Those are amazing. Some people are so creative.

All my cats are inside cats. We do have an enclosed pen for them to go outside. We have too many predators, plus roads to ever let them roam free.

Five hours won't be too long so I would not give them food or water until you get where you are going especially with the sedatives. They may be vocal and stressed at first but give them some time to see if they settle down and fall asleep. When we moved (12 hour drive) my husband had Storm in his truck. Storm talked until Houston (2.5 hours) when he fell asleep. I had the quiet cats until the last hour when they and dogs had all had enough and started complaining and getting restless.

That was traumatic. So glad you found him and he is safe back inside.

Annabel exploring the pen. Watching the other cats I think her problem is her head is small. The other cats use their big heads to push it open.

You will enjoy the garden beds when done. We did elevated boxes and my back appreciates it at weeding and harvest time. It is also easier for us to flood the beds when they get dry.

Cocoa and Elmer are all settled in to watch Football.

Moving right along. Annabel has learned to use the cat door. It leads to a pen with a solid wooden cat tree. Unfortunately, she has only learned the out part and has not figured out the in part. I spent a lot of time today sticking my hand thru the door to try to show her how it works. We are both tired now. LOL

We have been to Alaska. It was cold when we were cruising to the glacier! I have a hat and a cowl (which does not cover my nose) that I wear.

I live in Florida. Never gets that cold. Even when I have lived in a cold climate I never put a scarf over my nose. As a child when I would hide under the covers I made sure my nose was not covered.

Wearing a mask ruins any activity for me. All I can think about is when I can take it off. I absolutely hate having my nose covered by anything. I wore one when required back in 2020 but have not had to in almost 2 years now. I am not willing to pay to be tortured by being on a ship and unable to leave when suddenly having them be required. I am very happy to be retired and not have had to work during this time.

I think I will wait to see if the "winter surge" changes protocols. Like I said it would completely ruin a cruise for us having to wear a mask at any point. Plus, the next cruise we want to take is a Panama Canal and I think they still have testing or vaccination requirements along with some ports require masks. Until then I will enjoy hearing about everyone else's cruises and enjoy our land trips.

Thanks. Trying to gauge when we can think about booking again. I would like to cruise but don't want to have to wear a mask at any point in the trip. I guess we will wait till sometime next year or longer to be sure. I have seen a few posts on some of the other lines of masks being required part way through the cruise.

Hopefully you feel better quickly. Were masks mandatory onboard the ship?

Sounds like such a good kitty. Lots of love for years to come.

Prime time here is 7-10. Would not be able to stay awake for anything starting at 10. Jeopardy is at 6 so we watch during dinner. I knit so it gives me 3 hours of knitting each night. Plus, any down time during the day. Although during the day I tend to embroider, spin or weave.

I wish they hadn't put it between Survivor and Amazing Race. Now I have to find something else to watch for that hour. It work out so much better for me if Survivor was at 7, Amazing Race was at 8 and then I could watch Big Sky at 9.

I got them on the same day. My flu shot arm was slightly sorer then the C booster but by the next day not sore either arm and just a little tired.