In God's Country

R & R
Originally uploaded by skillj.

Last weekend was one of relaxation and respite from city life. Jill R was wonderful enough to invite us all up to Ancram again. We had a great time. There was a lot of movie watching, knitting, cooking and eating involved. Notice in the first pic all of the FOs that were completed over the weekend…13 in total, I think. Quite impressive, no? We seemed to be playing a game of 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon in our movie watching. We started out with Unfaithful (Richard Gere), then watched Chicago (Richard Gere/Christine Baranski), then watched Cruel Intentions (Christine Baranski/Sean Patrick Thomas), and flipped by Save the Last Dance (Sean Patrick Thomas). We opted to not watch that movie though, but I’m sure if we had, we probably would have ended up seeing a movie starring Kevin Bacon. Susi, Katy and Jill A. even made us a grand feast with roasted chicken (whole, not breasts!) one night. Now, that’s what I call a vacation!

What Happens in Ancram, Stays in Ancram!

That was the motto of Easter weekend. Well, nothing scandalous actually happened, I just get a kick out of saying that. A bunch of us went up to Jill R's country home to hang out, relax, unwind and of course...knit! (I even finished that damned baby sweater...yes I said damned!) We had a great time. We watched movies, ate home cooked meals and took walks to the river. I think everyone in the group should chip in money to buy a house in the country and then schedule who gets to go up which weekend with at least one weekend a quarter set aside for the SnB gals.

We acutally put our sticks down to enjoy the scenery.

Getting baptized in the waters of Lake Minnetonka...please tell me you've seen Purple Rain...

Nature walk