At the beginning of autumn I ventured out for a 700 mile round road trip. It felt like a big step to head off on my own, but also great that I was strong enough to travel by myself. I drove south to Wales to attend a retirement dinner; to revisit old haunts. I picked an eclectic mix of music to play as loud as I wanted, and drove with the windows down :-)
The Macabees
Ash
Daughter
Turin Brakes
Arctic Monkeys
The Horrors
The National
Delphic
It is 24 years since I first arrived in Bangor; I thought the city would look different and in some ways it did, but so much was the same; just the trees were bigger! It was wonderful to spend time with old friends, to walk along well known paths and discover some new things too, like Hanks - a beautiful yarn shop in Menai Bridge.
The colours of yarn on display were lovely; I couldn't resist the plum malabrigo, which I used to make some 'Not-so-tiny-slippers' (pattern is by Ysolda), I made some insoles to go in the slippers to give them a bit more structure. It's a great pattern, quick to knit and the slippers make a great gift, I hope to make more for Christmas.
