So my hope was to finish the shawl sitting around a camp fire while we were camping at Letchworth State Park this past weekend. Instead our camp fire dreams were stomped out by Smokey the Bureaucratic State Employee Bear!
- Letchworth kicked us out of our cabin that we’ve rented for the past 11 years and tossed us in another one while our usual cabin was geting an overhaul. Why? Because….
- Letchworth took out ALL wood burning stoves from ALL of the cabins
- Letchworth no longer provides campers with firewood even for outside camp fires
- Letchworth pissed me off and totally ruined our camping trip! ARGH
The first night we all stood around what used to be a fireplace and did nothing but bellyache about Letchworth. We were so bored we all went to bed at 9pm totally sober and irate.
Day 2 was a little better; we drank beer, ate bacon and eventually went on a hike. Later we drove all the way back to Geneseo to pick up some of those manufactured logs just so we could have an outside camp fire. More drinking made the processed fire almost look realistic.
 LSP - Outlet after lowerfalls footbridge. |
 LSP - Lower Falls after a hard rain. |
Since most of my time was spent complaining about the State of New York and Letchworth State Park in general I only got 1 pattern row done on my scarf. But, the good news is I’m almost done with a skein and there’s 1 more skein left to work and the other one will be used for fringe.
Oh, I also read a book called “A Dog’s Purpose” by Bruce Cameron. If you’re a dog lover I highly recommend it. If you’re a crier keep tissues handy. I slobbered all over my sleeping bag and pillow on several occasions.
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The shawl is beautiful and I LOVE that line of yarn. I have a bunch of it in my stash. It’s great for the price.
Boo to the bureaucrats. Sorry to hear about your fire-less weekend, but it sounds like you all soldiered on and had a good time regardless.
Doesn’t beer and bacon always make things a bit better? Hope you still had a good time. : )
Oh dear! I’m sorry your camping trip didn’t quite go to plan!! But your scarf looks lovely! I love the green colours!
Sorry the camping trip didn’t go as well as you hoped. Maybe the next one will make up for that! Good luck with your knitting this week.
Your yarn is lovely. I look forward to seeing your shawl when finished.
Sorry to hear that your trip wasn’t as expected. The scenery looks beautiful though.
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It is hard to salvage a vacation when everything is turned upside down
Sorry you had all that hassle but I do hope you ended up having a good time. I cannot wait for our first camping trip!
As for your WIP – I am LOVING that color! I cannot wait to see it finished.
(and I must admit, I may steal your link party page idea… I get so lost sometimes just trying to remember all of them that I participate in! – good organizational reminder!)
Sorry to hear your trip wasn’t all you expected.
I love the colours in your yarn – will look forward to seeing it finished!