Snow Day & Size 10.5 Arrows

Sunday morning comin' down. Literally. When we woke up on Sunday morning, the sky was grey and the snow was falling. Hmm. Guess we might have switched on the television for a weather report. Oh, well. None of us could think of a BETTER place to get snowed in!! After all, we had great company, plenty to eat and drink, lots of yarn, a fireplace and soft places to sit. Heavenly!

I called the resort office, and was told that they weren't able to drive the shuttle up to our building. They advised that we not try and drive any vehicles down the hill...so carrot cake and cappucinos for breakfast. It could have been worse. Here's a shot of Rosario's Moran Mansion from our deck. Pretty!!

We did have some time on our hands, so I fiddled about with the digital camera and got this with the delayed shutter control to get everyone in the photo:

Here's another shot of Saturday night after dinner, port and truffles. Pure contentment. I almost forgot to tell you all about the arrows. Yes, the arrows. When bedtime rolled around we discovered not one, but two plastic containers filled with arrows tucked neatly inside the sofabed. What is a knitter to do, but attempt to use said arrows as knitting needles?! Of course, we had to put them on a needle gauge to check the size. They were 10.5 U.S. Out came a skein of the flourescent pink GGH Esprit, and a scarf was born! Everyone got a chance to knit a few rows - we're deciding on whether to finish the scarf, or mount the arrows and scarf on the wall of the shop ala "crossed saber" style. Check it out, you most certainly CAN knit with arrows:

And in case anyone is wondering about the pink hats, here's the story. Kirsten Muench very generously donated a whole bunch of BRIGHT pink GGH Esprit, which is an ultra soft and light bulky weight yarn. Kirsten asked that we use at least some of the yarn in the Knot Just Yarn totes for chemo hats to give to patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer (a cause near and dear to both Kirsten and myself). Laura whipped up a quick and easy pattern, and the plan is to knit up some hats and mail them back to Kirsten. Anyone else interested in participating? We'd be glad to give you a skein of Esprit and a pattern, and just ask that you make up a hat and bring it back to the shop. Let's see how many we can make! (The pattern calls for a U.S. 10.5, in case you have any extra arrows in the sofa).

Around mid-morning, the snow slowed and finally stopped, so we made up a caravan of slow moving vehicles and headed for the ferry. We did arrive in time for the noon boat, but it had already filled. We turned this into an opportunity for more stitching and lunch at a little grill right next to the ferry landing. When we all descended at once into the little lunch spot, a few of us brushed up on our restaurant skills and pitched in to help refill coffees and serve lunch - it was actually kind of fun, and the food was quite tasty! Love those curly fries, Mamie! And that sun room was a lovely place to do even more stitching!! We'll be back... same time, next year?

Becky

p.s. There's a photo of Filbert looking quite hung over on Sunday morning that I will post when it's located. Poor squirrel. No worries, though. He seems to be fully recovered, and feeling his chipper self.