A chilly morning here in Eastern PA. I heard on the radio driving in that folks were already sitting on Broad Street - along the parade route - at 6 a.m. this morning...that means they will be sitting in the cold for over 6 hours before even seeing the parade! NUTS (personal opinion). A guy at work told me he passed the Paoli train station at 5:30 this morning and there was an incredibly long line of people waiting for the train. Cory, who works with me, is driving in with her two young children - she was unable to get train tickets. There are a lot of people in my office who took the day off to go to the parade. But for those of us here, there are reminders:
LOL. this is one corner of our main kitchen,
Meanwhile, it was an easy commute in thanks to so many people taking the day off. We had really heavy rain yesterday (after the snow and sleet) and this morning there were a number of icy patches on the roads where water had ponded and then froze over night. I passed one car that had apparently spun around and hit a tree! Thankful to be safe.
This morning I finally remembered to take a picture of Sigla!
Oh how I am loving this knit. Sleeve stitches are on yarn and I am knitting down the body - lots of knitting round and round, but it is sort of meditative. The needles (size 10.5) feel awfully BIG after all the socks I've been knitting, but so far they are not bothering me. I was able to knit about 2 rows this a.m. with my coffee, but I left it at home. Instead I brought the fingerless mitts to work on if I can manage to take some time at lunch which might just happen - my one boss is flying to Phoenix this morning and my other boss is playing in a golf tournament, so it should be smooth sailing for me.
Bill (boss) just called me from the airport - said traffic going in to the airport was worse than usual - tons of limos, etc. on the road taking folks into center city for the parade.
Hope you are all doing well as we inch towards the weekend!
That cutout would startle me every time I went in. EVERY TIME. LOL.
ReplyDeleteNot being a sports fan, I don't understand the mania surrounding Super Bowl, the World Series, the Stanley Cup, etc.
ReplyDeleteGlad you got to work safely.
Sigla is lovely
ReplyDeleteI totally do not get football fandom, but I'm glad it made your commute easier!
Your Sigla is really lovely! GREAT color combo. It's always fun when a city/community wins a major sports title -- the celebrations are wild -- especially when it's been a long time coming! (And maybe all the sweeter when the win wasn't really expected. . . )
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It must be fun to be in the midst of all that excitement!
ReplyDeleteLove your sweater! My sister told me that 1100 pvt. jets flew into MPLS for that game. Crazy, eh?
ReplyDeleteI know that people are really happy about the win... but geee! Of course, I've never understood the allure of a parade anyway!
ReplyDeleteIm thrilled for your whole city. I never went to a Cubs celebration. Watched it though, on television. Enjoy enjoy enjoy ! ! and I love your knitting. I dont know why I thought it was a cowl (yesterday) . It is a great sweater start
ReplyDeleteI LOVE how excited the city is about the Super Bowl win. It's definitely a Big Deal! and Sigla is looking great! I wore mine this week ... it's perfect for all the freezing cold weather we've had.
ReplyDeleteI cannot imagine those size needles in my hands! you knitting is gorgeous!!! Isn't it exciting that the Eagles won?!
ReplyDeleteNice to be close to the celebration but still watch it on tv! lol
ReplyDeleteThe sweater is looking good! Glad you were safe on the roads!
County Line Rd. was VERY icy last night. Not sure if there was a main break or what, but water was rushing down some guy's driveway and freezing on the hill. YIKES!
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a good commute into work this morning. Steve and I decided we would NOT be happy in such a large crowd --- we watched while we were at the gym.
I was in Philly inspirit...so glad the Eagles won! Made/makes my heart sing!
ReplyDeleteSigla is indeed lovely! Knit on!