Long time gone

OK, I haven't posted in a while because things have been insanely busy lately.  First there was the sweater for my boyfriend:

Then the class reunion:

Then a wedding at Quintana beach:

A karate tournament I don't have pictures of, another reunion of people I once worked with that I didn't make it to, and another sweater, this one for myself:

Lots happening, on top of work and other things.  I'm trying to plan my trip to Europe in October (so excited!)  The first week of the trip will be this craftlit and the second week I intend to go to Paris, and possibly Stratford-Upon-Avon before I come back.  So I will try to keep this interesting, even if no one ever sees it but myself, but there's lots to be done yet.

South Congress

There are so many cool things in Austin, and so many cool places I want to see, that I just don't have time to do all the things I want to do!  One of my favorite places here in town in on South Congress:

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As a knitter, of course I love a good yarn store, and Hill Country Weavers is a GREAT yarn store!  Lots of fabulous yarn, but also:

Knit Buzz is the knit cafe right behind the store.  A nice place to sit and knit, and a kitchen stocked with snacks and drinks.

Then there's the rest of South Congress:

Hey Cupcake has wonderful cupcakes.  I like the Michael Jackson, which is a chocolate/chocolate chip cupcake with cream cheese frosting.  AWESOME!

There's live music.  Last July I saw this guy (or maybe another guy in the same spot) sitting on a bucket singing "Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer."  It just doesn't get any better than that.

Vegan Sweet Potato Tamales.  Sounds weird, I know, but they're actually pretty good.

The other food carts on South Congress.








And the shops
Looking North

Looking South

And something happening, I don't really know what.

But not everything is wonderful on S. Congress:

This parking lot used to be free.