Good News and Adventures

All is well with DH's brother now...it looks like things are looking up for him and his family! YEAH!

Up until yesterday nothing too terribly exciting has happened since I last posted...well, I have bought a little more yarn (some wonderful Noro Cash Iroha for less than $7.50/hank!!!). I finally finished the baby blanket I was knitting for my new niece (DH's youngest brother's - DH is the 3rd of 4 boys). What a feeling of accomplishment...Did I mention this was my FIRST knitting project? I have moved on to a cute little wrap in one of the Vogue Knitting to Go books...I am using Filatura di Crosa Amico (100% cotton) in a wonderful royal purple. This is some of the yarn I purchased for $1 a ball. I have also started a plain, garter stitch shawl with some Tilli Thomas silk DH bought for me while we were in York, ME. The colors of this silk are so glorious, that I did not want to overshadow them with lace patterns....

Yesterday, DH & I went with J to Epcot. The International Flower & Garden Festival is going on, so I got some great flower shots (see flickr). My two favorite parts of the day were the "orchid walk" (I think it was right outside of Mexico) and the butterfly tent. I have never seen so many orchids and so close up...Unfortunately, the wind was blowing like crazy, so I couldn't get very many good pictures of them, but I did manage to get a couple. The butterfly tent was soooo cool...lots of butterflies and the plants/flowers they like. This is a must see if you happen to be going to Epcot during this festival.

I am a wimp when it comes to rides, so I only ride things like "the land" and "spaceship earth". DH and J decided they wanted to do "Mission Space" - no, not the tamed down version...the whole spinning, G force thing. What did I do while they were being knocked about in space? I sat in the little kiddie area, watching all of the screaming little kids running around... :-)

DH and J did manage to talk me into riding "Soarin'". What was I thinking? Well, I was thinking it was going to be pretty tame (by my standards). Boy, was I wrong. You are strapped into this airplane like seat and lifted 30 feet into the air (yes, your feet are dangling!). There is a HUGE screen in front of you.....Basically, it is a simulation of hang gliding over different parts of California....complete with the smells (over a pine forest, you smell pine; over the ocean, you smell the ocean; over an orange grove, you smell oranges). I kept my eyes closed for most of the ride, but I did open my eyes long enough to see a guy on a golf course hit a tee shot and the ball was heading right for me! Okay Okay...I know it wasn't real, but it sure didn't feel good. If you are into things like that, it is a great ride.

The strangest part of the evening was as we were walking out...a rabbit (yes, a real rabbit) was hopping away from the "dynamic garden" display....I guess he had his supper there! :-) It was very odd to me to see a rabbit in the middle of Epcot.

I have a several events in the upcoming weeks, so I will be posting a little more frequently. This coming Saturday, several of us will be "demo-ing" (spinning, knitting, etc) at the Central Florida Fair. The following weekend J and I are heading to Jacksonville for a Fiber History Social. The weekend after that is either the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival or the Knit and Spin Because We Can event (more than likely it will be the Knit and Spin event)....