Let the Games That Must Not Be Named Begin!

Just a quick post from Houston, where I am running around the  downtown

enjoying the fountains and artwork,

meeting the city dwellers,

 watching my son, Pookie, dance,

eating great food

in pleasant settings,

 with my sister, K, and Pookie.

The only problem is, I have been too busy to knit!  I know...  I can't believe it either.  I mean I bring my knitting everywhere, but either I am watching dancing (and I still have to LOOK at my knitting)

or I am eating

interspersed with riding in the car (where I can sometimes knit a row).

I stayed up last night when we got back from sushi followed by frozen yogurt in The Woodlands to cast on my first Ravellenics challenge, a pair of Yoga Socks from the Liz Marino Gift Knits Club.  I received the pattern and yarn for these last month, and was just waiting for the games to begin to cast on.

My sister is out for a morning run.  She is training for the Houston Half Marathon.  We will then pick Pookie up from the dorms, come back, eat some lunch, then head out for the airport where I hope to get some knitting done!  Definitely on the plane, yes, I will knit on the trip home.

Stay safe and well.

Yours,
f1bercat
shaping the planet with Texas Barbeque (that's what we plan to eat for lunch!)

Stars of Tomorrow

Where in the World is f1bercat?

I am not at my Wednesday night stitching group with my stitch buds.  I am not ON Mt. Rainier, but I did fly past it today on my way to Houston, Texas.  I am down here for 4 days to watch my son, Pookie, dance at the Houston Ballet Summer Intensive.

I flew down super early.  This kind of thing drives my kids crazy.  I took a 6 am flight out of SeaTac, which meant that I had to leave for the airport by 4 am. My darling son, Himes, got up and drove me. He was not very happy, but such a good boy. He didn't complain at all, at least out loud.

As the plane took off I was able to get a few photos out the window.  It was a bit misty, but this is what I saw:

Lake Washington with the 2 floating bridges, the bridge at the top of this photo crosses Mercer Island.

Downtown Seattle in the sunrise.

Puget Sound

And Mount Rainier with either Mount St. Helens or Mount Adams (not quite sure) in the background.

Truly I live in paradise.

I had a great day with my sister, K.  We ate lunch with her kids at Pappacito's Restaurant.  Yummy Tex-Mex food.

Had a great dinner, then coffee out with one of her friends.  The weather isn't horrible, just a bit... humid.

I hope to get some downtown Houston photos tomorrow.  She lives north of the city on the edge of a big pine forest, an ancient pine forest called, "Big Piney."  It is really lovely.  We saw deer on the side of the road.  And there was a gecko in her house.

I am super tired from getting up so early, so will keep this short.  I get to watch Pookie dance tomorrow.  I can't wait.

Stay safe and well.
yours,
f1bercat
shaping the planet deep in the heart of Texas