Getting away from the business travel grind

I made time to visit a favorite place tonight—Churchmouse Yarns and Teas on Bainbridge Island. It has been 5 or 6 years since I last poked around in one of the loveliest yarn stores on the West Coast. Usually, my business travel has no down time for a stroll in the rain, a ferry ride, and lovely yarn to fondle (and purchase—more on that tomorrow).

I always seek out good food while traveling. Marché's seasonal salad with house-smoked trout, cassoulet with lamb sausage and duck confit, and a dessert (fall fruit, sorbets, and an almond cone) that hit the elimiation diet craving for cookies and ice cream capped an already lovely evening. I did not think about work. I bought yarn for the sweater I'm obsessed to knit. I took pictures. I walked more than 4 miles. I read a trashy novel. In short, I took very good care of myself.

Comments

[Laurie]

SO nice. Good to hear there is occasionally something for you in this part of what you are doing. Cassoulet!!

[claudia]

I'm interested to know how you like that yarn. A fingering weight sweater --- its pretty, but better you than me!

[tommfranklin]

Churchmouse Yarns and Tea is a great name for a shop. So good, in fact, I would expect it to be found in a book rather than in real life.