While visiting the Bay Area over my birthday, I decided to take a trip across the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco. I continued driving north on the 101 freeway, and exited in Healdsburg. I had been there a couple of times to visit my friend who has a home on Russian River. I was enchanted with how the downtown area had changed. When we were kids, it used to be just a grocery store and a gas station. Now it is an artsy, hip, upscale area. There are all kinds of quaint shops and restaurants.
I had taken Lula with me in the car. She's an excellent traveler. We walked around the square, and stopped at a bakery. They had a beautiful outdoor patio with a heater, and they allowed dogs. I ordered some French onion soup and bread. The waiter brought Lula a bowl of water in a stainless steel bowl, on a tray. It was so sweet. He also gave her some homemade bacon dog treats from the bakery. They were shaped in small ovals, like cookies. Lula gobbled them up, eagerly. I was so impressed that I bought a bag of them. I also picked out a small lemon tart to take home and share with my dad.
As I was heading back to my car, I thought to myself, "I wonder where the yarn shop is?" My friend had told me that they had one, and that the ladies there sit and knit. It turns out that I had parked right in front of it when I pulled into the parking spot! I didn't notice, because I had my focus on Lula, and was busy getting her on her leash.
I stopped in and chatted with the ladies who work there. They complimented me on the vest that I was wearing. It's the sweater vest that I knit for my mom. I bought a birch shawl pin for it. They encouraged me to come back again and to bring my knitting. I'm sure I will!
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