in the door and then down again. Enjoy their neediness and relax when you are knitting. Enjoy San Francisco- my favorite town. Walk the hills for a workout! I wish your musician had been in my neighborhood 20 years ago, when we had two very young children and my husband was travelling for work 2 weeks every month, for about 8 months. It was awful for us and awful for him. We were too caught up in the mangled expectations to be wise about what was really going on. Posted by Elizabeth at May 2, 2008 9:29 PM I'm very sorry that you are touring and touring and spending too much time away from your family. I totally know the alien-ness of coming home and the weird disconnect between expectations and reality. All that said, I'M EXCITED! I just started my very first sock, and the Yarn Harlot will be in my town! See you Sunday in SLC! Please let me know if you need any help or, you know, logistics. (It is possible to find beer here; just not easy.) Posted by wooddragon at May 2, 2008 9:52 PM Both socks look lovely, but the Francie sock as pretty and different as it is troubles me; isn't that a very lot of pattern on the sole? To be stepping on? And, show & tell--did you finish the Rivendell ones? I had major problem with that 7 stitch wrapping; frogged about 4 times, put it aside & started 2 other