Dear Jan,
We went to see Away We Go yesterday afternoon and were so proud of our own parenting skills afterwards. Yes, we know the cautionary tale parents in the movie were exaggerated (oh, please, I hope so), but we left feeling good about ourselves, especially as Jenny saw fit to see it with us. I take that as an indication that we didn’t scar her so deeply as a child that she needs to avoid us as much as possible. It didn’t hurt that Maya Rudolph and Jim Krasinski were so darned charming. And Dave Eggers’ humor and quirkiness ran through it - he is so amusing and often pretty deep, too.
I knit through it, and got clear to the end of my heel flap. A few more rows up the leg in the evening and this morning, and I can see that this sock may get done this month. As amusing as this one was, I think the second won’t be far behind.
I guess you have just a little ways yourself before you finish your trip to DC. I hope the land in Pennsylvania checked out fine and the rest of the trip is safe and easy.
Love,
Ellen
Jan and Ellen are identical twins who have always had an innate fashion sense. Crafting is an integral part of their lives and they stay stitched together sharing their love of knitting, family and community.
July 13th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Hooray for good parenting!
The movie sounds like fun, and the sock is beautiful. It’s coming along quickly, too!
July 14th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
We’re looking forward to seeing “Away We Go” too. And the socks are the best…good advice on the restart issue…I wasn’t liking how a sock was turning out that I started on the trip. The stitch pattern was getting lost in the variegation and surface texture of the yarn. I finally frogged the instep and am redoing with simple staggered cables. I’m much happier.