Yarn Search trip (some weather) etc.

Thurs., May 2nd - National Day of Prayer
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Before I go into the Yarn Tour - can we talk about the weather?  It is cold here - not freezing mind you, almost 60 degrees, harsh north wind over the lake into my back porch - but, let us review, this is May 2nd.  So the Dallas Morning News - newspaper has an article yesterday about certain weather guys with computers who say this is just like the spring of 2001.  Our first 100 degree day didn't hit till late July and not past August.  That was a mild summer for us.
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They are talking a record low of 39 in Dallas tonight but then climbing to 61 tomorrow.  Brrrrrrr 
The article talked about a hurricane that hit the Houston area that famous year dumping piles of water.  Can't remember the name of that hurricane, starts with an A, and the name was retired.  Why live in the past?  Northern USA has up to 18 inches of snow right now.  They can keep it.
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Daughter Christine came to visit this week.  She gets numerous vacation days from her duties at her hospital, and, hard to believe, she rarely takes them.  Most people jump at vacation days - so I am told.   Her hospital is having staffing issues, too many workers - not enough workers - workers working when not needed - think of your own issues - I did - made most of that up.  Thus, it was time to take a week off...up here she came...wanted to do physical labor she said...my estate is loaded with physical labor issues.
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So we finished a wall - moved bunches of bricks - created a brick patio for the dogs (they were pleased) - bought stuff at Home Depot - ate out a couple of times - missed church - went to Corsicana's Derrick Days { most towns have a yearly festival; ours is Derrick Days } played with dogs - sat on Back Porch watching the days go by - and various other activities.
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After she was here (with her 3 dogs:  Butty, Wesley, and Ollie) for several days, I felt she needed a day out.  She had been wanting a special color yarn for a project she had planned for a friend.  With the use of our phone's yellow pages, several yarn shops  (perhaps they are Shoppes?) were programmed into the GPS and Samantha (GPS voice's name) projected a route to find quilt shops.
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Quilt shops have so many cute names.  I'd guess that folks opening quilt shops are creative not only with yarn but with names.  Not one had the name  "Yarns R Us" or "Yarns Told."  Tuesday morning arrived, and we were off.
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The first stop thanks to Samantha was in downtown Lancaster.  The SASSY SPINSTER.  That was about a 45 minute drive up I 45 and a shorter journey west on Belt Line.  Lancaster downtown has a "Round-A-Bout" surrounded by cutesy little shops.  Parking on the circle we piled out, the wife tagged along.   The quilt shop was closed.  Can you beat that.  A hand writtten paper note taped to the door says:  "New Hours:  Wednesday through Saturday 10 till 4"  Who'd a thunk?
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NOBODY HOME - Samantha led us north to I-20 where, thanks to our Smart Phones, we paused at a Golden Corral.  Pretty good one if you like G.C. and I do.   Ate & GPS Samantha led us to our next stop:  THE KNITTING FAIRY in Arlington.  This was indeed different.  There are these corporate parks where businesses set up for biz.  one after another, door after door,   sorta like a strip mall but several buildings deep with no signs or access to the main highway out front.  You have to know where you are going to find the place.  
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Our K. Fairy was in bldg 19, tiny sign on the window,  and a bigger handwritten note that says:  New Hours:  Tuesday through Saturday.  Our second stop and a 2nd closing.  In my opinion our little Fairy can go knit himself / oops  Herself into a little knot - we moved on, U turn and south we traveled.  YARN HEAVEN in Arlington.   My daughter thought she had died and gone to Heaven. She loved this store.  I loved the store Cat who wanted to be continually petted until she curled up in a pile of yarn...then, no touch, me going to sleep now.  Purrrrr
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This ended our search.  Found the proper colored yarn and all was well.  Made 2 more stops:  Sears and Best Buy.  That was okay.  Nothing to see here folks; move on along.  The yarn shops that we never found are now listed below.  The names are special.  I have a future bluggy planned to discuss these names, not now.
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Missed yarn shops:  STRINGS N THINGS (Arlington),  NEEDLE HAUS (way over in Tyler),  GOOGLY EYES (Irving),  and SHABBY SHEEP (Dallas).  I'm sure there are more; just not on my radar.
closing for now.
M
p.s. now own Hobbits in 3D     Well, isn't that special.