go ahead, flatter me

Today at the vet, the woman who checked us in said that Jane and Thirteen are the sweetest, most good-natured and most well-behaved dogs they see there. I can't imagine how that could be true, and I suspect she might say something like that to everyone who comes in, but I don't care, I still liked hearing it!

Later in the day I had a really nice conversation with two ladies about my car. It was a woman and her elderly mother. The mother was a retired anthropologist and asked me if I was an architect. Because my car looked like it had been done by an architect. That was one of those "thank you ... huh?" type comments. But she was a nice older lady so I thanked her sincerely. The daughter approached me first, introduced herself and said "You must be a happy person!" Which I have to say, is one of the nicest things anyone has ever said about my car. I told her that I hoped so, that was my goal. Then she said she wished there were more cars around like mine, so I told her to check artcars.com.

I met the two ladies in the parking lot of Michael's. Where I was buying yarn for a sweater. See, I had this brilliant idea that while I'm flat on my back after my surgery, instead of just lying there feeling bored, I should knit something. And I really need a cardigan sweater for spring. Alas, I didn't have this idea in time to do much research on patterns, or to order yarn online. With some tips from raynorgrace on pattern sources I settled on this striped cardigan from knitty.com. It's pretty much exactly what I wanted, except I don't like my sweaters that fitted. I guess I'll just make the body in a larger size so it will be a little looser.

Since my recent knitting experience includes nothing more complicated than a cap, I didn't want to invest in super-expensive yarn. (Plus, I don't have time to deal with the yarn stores and their crazy short hours before Friday. Are all yarn store customers ladies of leisure or something?) So I went to Michaels and bought super-inexpensive cotton yarn in bright colors. I had a sweater made of this very yarn years ago. I remember it not having much give, but feeling nice against my skin. Much better than the poopy-doopy acrylic most cheap yarns are made of. I figure if the sweater turns out well, then I can splurge on decent yarn for the next one.