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Busy, busy summer

This summer has been amazing! I am so sad to say that it will be over in a couple weeks.

As soon as I got into Virginia, I hit up my favorite places to eat, along with a creative reuse center not far from my mom's place, and local yarn store. Food and yarn are my priorities.


After about a week of knitting (and one blog post) my sister's came to town! We spent a day here then traveled to a couple southern cities known for being a little witchy and a lot fun.

Asheville, North Carolina is a beautiful place. Lots of OG hipster vibes. There is a lot of good coffee, antiques, and a beautiful Folk Art Museum. We stopped at a little winery on the way there because we'd been driving a while and wanted a break. We even hiked a mountain in the rain! It was beautiful but exhausting.


Then we hit the road and went to a rhyming town in Tennessee: Nashville. Nashville was a little more of a city than I like, but we had a great time. The old library is pretty much a museum! We saw pictures and read history about Civil Rights in Nashville. For lunch our first day, we found a vegan southern soul food restaurant called The Southern V. I highly recommend it! The next day was calm. We did only a little during the day, but in the evening we went to a lesbian karaoke bar. I sang Total Eclipse of the Heart and drank a couple Scotch and Sodas. The next morning was slow since we were all hungover. Finally, we all went our separate ways and I headed to Cleveland.


My brother and his family live there, so I figured I should stop in since it was pretty much on the way. I got to meet nephew number 2 and reintroduce myself to nephew number 1. Not very interesting, pretty loud, but not altogether un-enjoyable.


  Back in Norfolk, I began knitting again only to find out my knitting class was cancelled because not enough people signed up for it. I was a little sad, but with preparations for Fantasci, I was glad to have more time.

Now, Fantasci (the sci-fi mini-con at the Chesapeake Central Library) is in a couple days and I'm finishing up everything. I made all the stock, tagged it, and downloaded my payment apps. I'm leaving for Guatemala about 36 hours after I finish up there, so I'm packing suitcases at the same time. Oh, and Lucy needs to go to a vet to confirm she's healthy enough to go.


I was nervous to go back to Guatemala, but I'm ready. One more year and then we'll see what happens next. Two things are certain at least: knitting and Lucy


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