Home again

[susandennis]

That was kind of a fun little jaunt. I got there too early so ran into Walmart - they did not have the yarn I wanted so that was an easy one to check off the list and made it to Tyler's office still in plenty of time.

We had a nice donut chat. All is well in my money land even though things tanked again today. We decided that the time is right come next March for me to start drawing out my Social Security. Nice to have a plan.

From there I went on to Daiso. I had always heard the store in Lynwood was nice and big. Holy crap on a stick, yeah!! There are two stores here in Seattle and both are tiny with limited inventory. The one at Alderwood Mall is so big they have shopping carts! I lost my mind.  $25 worth. (Most everything at Daiso is $1.50.)

Then on down the street to Michaels where I did find the yarn I wanted.

And then on home. I could have found the pool for a swim but I was kind of running out of steam and if I had stopped to swim for an hour by the time I got showered and dressed and back on the road, I would have joined the afternoon commute.  So home seemed the better idea. Traffic was heavy but not stopped.

It was sunny and hot in Mill Creek and Lynnwood.  Cloudy and cool in Seattle.  Microclimates will never cease to amaze me.

I did not know that Elisabeth George lived nearby. Turns out she's moving to Seattle. Wild. I'm not a fan of her books - they just arn't my cup of tea - but I am an admirer.

Comments

[meowmensteen]

I can't even imagine that (Mill Creek being sunny right now). I've been hanging out along Elliott Bay for the past few hours, and I had no idea that just a few miles away the sun was out.

[susandennis]

Yep, and hot. Just north of Northgate. Amazing. I was so glad to get out of it but also a little sad cause I was looking forward to playing Get Out Sun with my new shades :)

[holyoutlaw.livejournal.com]

I ran an errand from downtown Ballard to Lake City, and drove through three distinct microclimates, each with exact borders:

Downtown Ballard, cloudy and cool.

NORTH of Holman Road and EAST of Aurora Ave., dense, dense fog. As in, blowing fog at street level.

EAST of Aurora, warm and sunny. Now it's warm and sunny in downtown Ballard.

[susandennis]

Wild.

I was raised in North Carolina. The western third of the state had one weather. The middle had another and the east coast had the third. There were 3. Not more. And they were gradually different - not vastly.

I've lived out here for 20 years and I honestly think it's going to take 20 more to get used to having what feels like house by house weather.

[badrobot68.livejournal.com]

I need to get to that Daiso once I have spare cash to spend.

[susandennis]

It is soooooo worth the trip.

[rsc.livejournal.com]

I likewise started collecting my Social Security at 66. I forget what the reasoning that led to this decision was, and I'm still not sure if it was the right choice, but I think it's true for both of us that the long-term consequences for our financial well-being aren't major either way.

[susandennis]

Yep. I'm kind of glad he suggested to go ahead. It does really make no difference as you point out but there's an emotional switch in me that says 'get your money, silly!'

[ctgstr8.livejournal.com]

I've always liked the idea of a bird in the hand, etc. I've seen too many people die soon after retiring, before they had time to enjoy the postponed pension.

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

I'm now craving Frost Donuts. What did you think of the new locale?

That daiso is so dangerous, it's a good thing it's so far north.

[susandennis]

The new space is ok - actually too big and too loud but it was crowded so that may be just me. Did you know it is where the yarn shop used to be and there is no more yarn shop?

I had never been to that Daiso before. OMG. Dangerous doesn't even touch it.

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, we went there on our yarn store tour. It was overwhelming with choices actually. Cookies! Cakes! Donuts! Ice Cream! Coffee!

[susandennis]

and wine. across the street from a wine store. yarn tour? visiting the carcass of a yarn store?

[seattlejo.livejournal.com]

Nah it was just the breakfast stop on the way to Blaine to hit Beachbasket yarns.
We hit a total of 18 shops around puget sound, as part of the official LYS tour. http://www.lystour.com/