2,309 Miles

"Who can turn the world on with her smile? Who can take a nothing day and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?"  

LINDA, LINDA, LINDA!  And she came home last week.  Well, not to her home in Stevenson, Washington but to her old home in Adrian, Michigan. It was so great to see her.  I miss her so much.  We were able to spend a couple of hours drinking wine, talking, laughing and getting our refill of each other.  We didn't get to knit but we will do that some day soon.  

My birthday was May 2, so we celebrated and here is what Linda knit for me.

Isn't it beautiful!  It is made from the fabulous Shibui fiber in Egg Plant and Celery (I think.)  Linda bought the yarn at the yarn extravaganza store Knit Purl in Portland, Oregon.  I have been in love with the place for years but never have visited.  Linda gets to go regularly.  I used the picture above because that was taken in Knit Purl with the beautiful Oleya who has been fulfilling my  knitting dreams from afar for years.  

It looks great on Lydia but better on me.  I wore it to Ann's By Design Friday and got compliment after compliment.  I just felt like Linda had her arms wrapped around me as I wore it.  The yarn is so soft and springy and yummy.  And Linda made it so it is perfect.  I remember talking to Linda and her saying she was knitting with purple and green which reminded her of me and which she had learned she loved together.  And here it is.

Spending time with Linda was like seeing the sunshine after weeks of rain.  It was perfect.  I bet you are wondering about the title "2,309 Miles."  I'll let Linda tell you.

"This pattern, '5,190 Miles,' was designed by Melanie Berg.  It is named because the designer is 5,190 miles from Portland.  She lives in Bonn, Germany and works closely with my favorite--Knit Purl.

The shell pattern evokes the urban landscape of roads, rivers and bridges.  Streaks of color dart through each half, just as one city tugs at your mind when you are in the other.  

So. . . this now is named 2,309 miles, the distance from my doorstep to your doorstep in Adrian.

Distance is no barrier to our friendship!"

I must admit I got a little teary as I included that.  Beautiful!  Even though we have been texting, talking and FaceTiming, you can't hug using any of these methods.  I'm sorry an emoji hug just doesn't cut it!  May you have a friend who is as dear to you as Linda is to me. 

​We will be leaving Thursday for 10 at the Coastal Condo.  I have some detective work to do while there which I will report back to you.