No yarn shops here

We're back from Malta. That's Malta in the Mediterranean, not Malta in upstate NY. What, you say? You didn't know we were going to Malta? And who is this "we" I was travelling with?

More to come, more to come. I will post pictures. For now, let me tell you to look at my brother Dan's blog to find out about our travelling woes, and also, while you are there, to look at pictures of my adorable nephew.

And I'll also tell you there were no yarn shops in Malta. There are beautiful handknit sweaters to be bought, which are created by little old Maltese women (who also make incredible lace). But they import all the yarn to make these sweaters from off the island. Once, the island had goats and sheep, but not anymore. Perhaps I'll move to Malta when I retire, and raise sheep, and spin my own yarn, and sell it to tourists at outrageous prices. I certainly would have paid dearly for some honest-to-goodness Maltese yarn.

I didn't do much knitting myself on the trip--we were rather busy running around. But I did knit half a toe-up sock when I wasn't sleeping on the airplane flights. toe-up socks are neat! I never made one before.

Our house is a very, very, very fine house

Nice and tight, warm and cozy. Many sweet corners to sit and knit in. It is starting to feel like a real home. I am still emailing from the kitchen counter as I don't have a table in my office, but I plan to rectify that today. I am knitting on a surprise project for somebody, so I can't be posting pictures of it. That is all I am knitting on right now, as I don't have time to work on any other projects simultaneously.

For any of you who might be checking this blog only because you are wondering how Bill and I are doing up here in Niskayuna, the answer is "fine." We are in a whirlwind of getting to know the new church. In answer to the question of what I am up to, the answer is "nothing," (in terms of finding a new job) and "everything" (in terms of attending church groups and events.) We are having a good time so far. I repeat the invitation: come and visit us! We have a beautiful guest room and its all set up already.