Awesome yesterday
Jun. 29th, 2002 10:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sierciaYesterday, I went out with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lorac. First we went to lunch for a large sushi feed. Then we packed in the car and drove out to our kindof-local needlework store. We both had a bunch of pieces to be framed, and I wanted to stock up anyway.
I picked out matching frames for Widget's birth announcement and it's companion, and a fairly plain ole wooden frame for the wedding gift that I finished a week or so ago (I *hate* picking out frames
for gifts, I'd much rather take the recipient to the store with me and pay for the frame, but they live in NYC, so it wasn't practical). She was getting a piece I had made for her, one her mom had done, and two of her own framed. Widget even mostly behaved for the entire time we were picking out frames.
Actually, Widget behaved admirably all day - she was good at lunch, despite being due for a nap. She liked miso soup, and liked teriyaki chicken too. And as usual, charmed the waitresses. She napped on the way out to the store, and was good while we shopped. It helped that the store had a basket of toys ion one corner, which kept her occupied when she got bored with being carried around.
Then, the shopping. I got presents. I also got kits to make sachets for my grandmother, and Wiley's grandmother for Christmas, and the chart for Le Printemps. Don't let the picture fool you, its stitch count is 384x295, or something incredibly ridiculous. I have NO idea when I'll be starting this one, but it is absolutely gorgeous. But the fabric and floss for it will easily run $50-75, so I may have to hold off for a little while.
Altogether, between framing, new kits and present buying, I spent a good deal of money yesterday. Ouch. But oooooh, was it worth it!
lorac. First we went to lunch for a large sushi feed. Then we packed in the car and drove out to our kindof-local needlework store. We both had a bunch of pieces to be framed, and I wanted to stock up anyway. I picked out matching frames for Widget's birth announcement and it's companion, and a fairly plain ole wooden frame for the wedding gift that I finished a week or so ago (I *hate* picking out frames
for gifts, I'd much rather take the recipient to the store with me and pay for the frame, but they live in NYC, so it wasn't practical). She was getting a piece I had made for her, one her mom had done, and two of her own framed. Widget even mostly behaved for the entire time we were picking out frames.
Actually, Widget behaved admirably all day - she was good at lunch, despite being due for a nap. She liked miso soup, and liked teriyaki chicken too. And as usual, charmed the waitresses. She napped on the way out to the store, and was good while we shopped. It helped that the store had a basket of toys ion one corner, which kept her occupied when she got bored with being carried around.
Then, the shopping. I got presents. I also got kits to make sachets for my grandmother, and Wiley's grandmother for Christmas, and the chart for Le Printemps. Don't let the picture fool you, its stitch count is 384x295, or something incredibly ridiculous. I have NO idea when I'll be starting this one, but it is absolutely gorgeous. But the fabric and floss for it will easily run $50-75, so I may have to hold off for a little while.
Altogether, between framing, new kits and present buying, I spent a good deal of money yesterday. Ouch. But oooooh, was it worth it!
