Wow. What an afternoon!
Before Stitches East last year, I started looking for a website for my old high school; it was our 30th anniversary, and I was curious to see if there might be a reunion, since I was going to be flying East anyway.  Which is part of how, months later, my old classmate and friend Elizabeth and I happened to stumble across each other.
And then! I got to show the yarn off to Kris and Mel, who fondled it and oohed and aahed: they were in the area for a show at Half Moon Bay, and had phoned and asked if they could drop by. COULD they??! Ohmygoodnessyes!
And then they surprised me with this beautiful serving tray they’d made me. I was already in I-don’t-deserve-this mode. At least I was able to do something back this time; Kris had forgotten her cane, and I had a spare that worked. I showed her how the crooked shape of the top of it was good for leaning your chin on from a sitting position to embarrass your teenagers into hurrying up when they’re taking too long shopping. They guffawed.
My husband came home early from work to get to see them; I served chocolate and mangoes and we all swapped stories and told tales and laughed for several hours till they really had to go. Time to set up their booth over by the ocean. If you’re going, tell them hi again from me. And thank you.