Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Day made of WIN

Today we went to the Urbana farmer's market.  We picked up ingredients for another batch of spaghetti sauce, and a beef roast for supper on Monday.

We stopped by the magic shop Dallas & Co. where a friend showed us his new toy -- actually a restored antique.  It's a "digger," one of those carnival gadgets that lets you pick up small toys inside an enclosure.  This one was designed as a crane, and the whole thing was powered by a crank turning a long chain around a rather intricate set of gears.  Very steampunk-esque.

We met up with my parents for lunch, which was quite good.  Then we went to Borders for the last of the closeout sale there, where we met up with another family member.  Five of us filled three arm-baskets with books.  We wound up stacking them on a trolley.  And then my parents bought us the trolley too!  (The store is clearing out everything.)  So now we have a sturdy little two-wheeled trolley for hauling heavy boxes full of books, or other stuff.  Of course, I came home with a bunch of books too -- I was lucky enough to find a couple of travel guides for Italy, so that should help with the Fiorenza series.

Finally, my_partner_doug and I went to Prairie Gardens for more flower bulbs.  I picked out a bag of assorted tulips for the purple and white garden, and a bag of fragrant purple crocus for same, then hand-picked various orange and yellow tulips to go around the barrel garden.  Previously my father mentioned that he's getting a big batch of white daffodils, and is willing to share, so that will cover the white garden for me.

It has been a very satisfying day.  I am happy.
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laylalawlor

laylalawlor

September 11 2011, 06:21:12 UTC 9 years ago

This is slightly tangential, but I didn't know that you lived in Urbana! (Or near it, anyway.) My husband and I lived in Champaign from 2000-2004, while he did his graduate work at UIUC. I worked in the layout department of the News-Gazette. Actually, I was back there a couple of years ago while on a trip to see other friends in Michigan, visiting with some of my former co-workers from the paper. It's just fascinating to me that I recognize all the places you mention, particularly Prairie Gardens, since they ran ads with the N-G all the time, and Borders, because I lived off Prospect and used to go there all the time.

Small world.
ysabetwordsmith

Cool!

ysabetwordsmith

September 11 2011, 06:29:02 UTC 9 years ago

We live near Charleston, about an hour south of Champaign-Urbana. I'm familiar with the News-Gazette. They've printed a couple of letters to the editor by me, and interviewed me when my two poetry books came out last year.
laylalawlor

Re: Cool!

laylalawlor

September 12 2011, 20:37:06 UTC 9 years ago

Charleston, yeah, I have at least a general idea where that is! Small world, indeed ...
filkferengi

Re: Cool!

filkferengi

September 15 2011, 15:16:15 UTC 9 years ago

Have you ever been to Chambanacon? I've heard it's fun.
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Cool!

ysabetwordsmith

September 15 2011, 18:32:29 UTC 9 years ago

Lo these many years agone, when it was still held in Champaign-Urbana, yes. That was my first con. It's still my standard for an open filk. I was appalled when I went to other cons and heard their idea of open filk. After that, I only went to filk concerts.
filkferengi

Re: Cool!

filkferengi

September 15 2011, 19:21:12 UTC 9 years ago

Then you obviously need to come to Confluence, which has more concerts than multiple filk cons combined.

Also, dish!
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Cool!

ysabetwordsmith

September 15 2011, 22:07:20 UTC 9 years ago

If I ever have the money to attend conventions again, I would consider a filk con.
filkferengi

Re: Cool!

filkferengi

September 15 2011, 22:09:31 UTC 9 years ago

Confluence also has lots of awesome authors, but so many concerts you may not have time to get to all you want--like most cons, basically, but I figured, closer to you than some.