I got home about three o’clock this afternoon from the Knitting Retreat. We had a grand time! We left here about two o’clock Wednesday afternoon which was a nice sunny day. We stopped off at Linda’s Knit ‘n Stitch in Silverdale where both of us bought some yarn and stuff. When we got to Port Townsend we stopped at Safeway for ice for the cooler and something for dinner. At that point we were both starving so we bought twice as much as we could eat. By time we checked into Fort Worden and got to our room it was pushing five o’clock. As soon as the Rainbow Girls got our stuff transferred from the van to the room, we sat ourselves down and ate. Our room was stifling so we opened the doors and the window. We also covered the two heating vents. When I glanced out the window, I spied a couple of deer grazing on the parade grounds across the street from our barracks. I told Bill about them when I called to let him know we arrived safe and sound.
Having staved off the hunger pangs, we got our stuff sorted out, our beds ready for the night and then went out to the big room to knit. We were among the first arrivals so we greeted those we knew who had also arrived. Barbara always goes to bed earlier than me and that first night she was really tired and went to the room around 8:30. I joined another group of gals we knew and visited (and knit) with them until about ten. By then I, too, had run out of steam. I went to the room and listened to my audiobook for a couple of chapters while knitting on my Rambling Rows afghan. Then I read my Miss Zukas book until I couldn’t keep my eyes open.
When I turned out the light, the room had cooled down pretty well but we left the window open a bit. I was awakened sometime later as the wind blowing in the window knocked first one and then another of the food containers we had left from dinner off onto the floor (I thought). Sometime later as the wind continued blowing a gale outside (and into our room!), Barbara got up and shut the window. Next morning I discovered that a bowl of fruit was one of the things that blew off the window ledge. It landed upside down on top of my suitcase, dripping some juice into my suitcase and also onto one of the two towels I brought to sell. Oops! I took it into the bathroom and ran cold water on it but I never put it out to sell.
With that I’ll sign off for tonight and resume with our retreat adventures tomorrow.
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Hi Diane. Was finally able to get out cyberwalking again and wanted to check on you and see what you were up to ... 
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