Charlottesville, VA

I just got back from a week in the beautiful

city of Charlottesville, VA.

The countryside is beautiful even in the winter.

And the weather is mild. Much warmer than here.

We saw John Grisham sitting at his desk at the window in

his office. (that was sort of exciting!)

We even got some shopping in at the Downtown Mall pictured

below.

And, of course, we had to hit "The Needle Lady"

Incredible inventory.

Cate had to drag me out of there.

Thanks to this little vacation (of sorts), the Christmas knitting is just about complete.

Colin's sweater is finished. A scarf is finished.

Fingerless gloves are nearly finished.

The blocking board comes out tonight.

It will be good to get back to more leisurely knitting!