Road Trip

Let me tell you about Boycott Farms.

free range

all sorts of critters running around.  The alpacas were too far for me to get close.

yes, alpaca

Which leads to The Naked Sheep

all processed here

Isn’t all that alpaca lovely? Fine 2-ply, 3-ply, aran weight. The owner also carries breed specific yarns from several local wool growers.

I was good and bought only a little to come home with me.

900 meters of 2 ply

Now, you might be wondering how I managed to justify this on a work day. Well, as it happens, The Naked Sheep is only 15 km beyond RAF Croughton. Considering that I am entitled to goof off on a lunch time (yah, all right – a Croughton trip is a detour without frolic) it just seemed like a good idea.

Knitting

Getting back around 1600, it seemed most sensible to attempt to keep warm in front of the electric fire. Split my time between the garter squares cardigan (both shoulders complete, side seams closed and the lower edge started)

progress on the lower back

Giving my hands a break for a while, I finished up the first ball on the vest front.

first ball completed on the front

Audio Books

The Divorce Party – Laura Dave. Bought on sale from Audiobookstand, I pulled this one out of the stack. Covering the interactions of the main players over the course of one day, the author unobtrusively weaves in background while moving the plot forward. I wound up thinking about several of the main themes after I had finished; which makes it a worth while read and not fluff.