Window on the Square

My office has an amazing view.

I can see the harbor, the hospitals and the square. The square is a lively place. I have seen jugglers, belly dancers, rock concerts and even people hula -hooping. There have been political demonstrations and parades. But my favorite is the brick canvas. It changes often. Two or three people will show up with a ladder and spray cans and change my view. It’s really amazing. I have started bringing my camera to work to chronicle their efforts.

I believe there is some urban warfare going on. The first canvas was a full wall image in violet, teal and burnt orange. It looked airbrushed and was really gorgeous but I had no camera. Bandits struck and the canvas became completely black and white with a Pepe LaPew looking skunk. Then the colored fruit appeared. These guys must not have had a ladder because they only painted the lower half. I can’t wait to see what comes next!

YARN

Can’t have a post without yarn! I took my daughter to look at a college last weekend. (Really makes me feel old). Since we were going to South Central Mass – we took a detour to Northampton and visited Webs. You may be familiar with the Webs catalogue and website (www.yarn.com). I shop from them regularly – so I couldn’t wait to visit the store. When we arrived – I was sort of disappointed. The store is tucked into a business park and really looks like a warehouse. PS – the awning is solid blue  – so don’t look for the striped awning!  There were cars from 7 states parked in the lot. I was thinking Webs must be pretty great on the inside if so many people would travel so far for yarn.

Well – it was pretty great. Almost every kind of yarn you can imagine. All weights, fibers and colors. In fact it was a bit overwhelming. Friends warned me to bring a list and leave my credit card at home. I poked around for about two hours and ended up buying some Berroco Geode to make a sweater. Wanna know what I learned? Halcyon Yarns, Purl Diva and The Knitting Experience Cafe have almost everything Webs does and the prices (before the famous Webs discount) are almost the same.

My daughter loved the college too…

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