if you're in the new england area this sunday

it's the 5th annual knit/crochet for the cure at webs in northampton mass

5th Annual Knit/Crochet for the Cure: October 12th from 12:00pm to 4:00pm

We are once again partnering with the Cancer Connection for this wonderful event. Please join us for an afternoon of knitting, inspiration and camaraderie. We will knit squares to be sewn into blankets for those dealing with a cancer diagnosis. We'll be using Valley Superwash, so we recommend bringing along a size 7 needle, but gauge does vary by knitter, so we suggest bringing an assortment. Spinners bring your wheels! Rigid Heddle Weavers bring your looms! Join us for an afternoon of hope. The event is free, but please register.

matt and i spent the day in northampton yesterday

we had fun and walked A LOT. we ate at a little tiny mexican joint (you could tell it was authentic. and it was VERY good). i can't for the life of me remember the name. i wish i could. i'd highly recommend it. you walked up to the counter to order then you sat down and waited for them to yell for you to pick it up. i even drank a presidente (from the dominican republic). then we went to a yarn store right in town (i never made it to webs). i picked up cherry tree hill oceania in spanish moss. 1440 yards of delight! (yarn picture is from the cherry tree hill website. all other pictures are mine). then we went to the record store downstairs. i picked up zap mama, sly and the family stone, cyndi lauper and cry cry cry by dar williams, lucy kaplansky and richard shindell.


we stopped at modern myths, a comic book and game store. surprisingly, i found a couple of things i wanted AND I'M NOT A COMIC BOOK READER. it was a nice store and matt was wicked happy.
we hit a couple of book stores as well. then we

we had a drink or two at tully o'reilly's and ended up at packards for dinner. it was pub food and it was fine. i liked the bar. it was comfy and the service was very good.

don't dream it's over

There is freedom within, there is freedom without

Try to catch the deluge in a paper cup

There's a battle ahead, many battles are lost

But you'll never see the end of the road

While you're traveling with me
Hey now, hey now

Don't dream it's over

Hey now, hey now

When the world comes in

They come, they come

To build a wall between us

We know they won't win.....

(neil finn)

guess what? crowded house is coming to the calvin theater! wicked cool (the above is one of my all time favorite songs - yes - in the ENTIRE universe)

(oh, ok, it's NO havin' my baby)

Crowded House with special guest Liam Finn
Live at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton, MA Saturday, August 4th • 8:00 PM Doors open at 7:00 pm
To the delight of fans worldwide, Austalia's Crowded House have announced a reunion tour & new album. The current line-up features Neil Finn, Nick Seymour, Mark Hart, & new member Matt Sherrod, who subs for the late Paul Hester on drums. Leader Neil Finn's carefully crafted songs, meticulous eye for lyrical detail, & gift for melody are the basis of hit songs "Don't Dream It's Over," "Better Be Home," "Weather With You," and "Something So Strong." The band's fifth album "Time On Earth", is their first since 1993's "Together Alone." ........

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