The studio flooded…..flooded. The craft Gods are vengeful gods. I am clearly being punished for coveting another artist’s studio space yesterday. I know it.

So today, Joan and I go together to her “new” studio space and we’re talking about how great it is to be roomies and I open the door to it raining inside the studio. I instantly hit survival mode grabbing, moving, covering and lifting. Actually, that’s not true, my upstairs neighbour heard my screams of “OMG” way before I went into survival mode. Joan was pretty funny –she wanted to thank me for throwing her the shower……

Without exaggeration, the situation was highly unpleasant. The carpet was no longer able to absorb water, containers were full of mirky water and it was raining inside my studio space.

Shop Vac Attack

In the middle of all of this I forgot to call a customer and tell her not to come. Thanks Darlene for being so understanding and for showing me how fantastic Autumn looks when knit up.

You’ve got to find your happy where you can and apparently I can easily be distracted by pretty yarn and knitting. And the show must go on, right?

Another customer, some sloshing through and a hat goes to it’s rightful owner.

Shortly after that Mariegold and Valerie showed up. Knitting ensued while I continued the clean up. There was laughing and some heaters were brought in so it was toasty warm (and damp). Even on what was the crappiest day I could ever have, I was surrounded and supported by friends. It kind of made everything okay….

The icing on my freakish day…when Jean showed up for a crochet lesson and Toni right behind her ….you may remember that just before the show Toni knit the coolest KnitPicks elf. Deep into the book and weeks since I had seen her last, Toni had moved on to this….

A garland of knit popcorn and cranberries. What a great project for the holiday season.

I may be in denial about all of the happenings today. There may be tears later, but somehow I don’t think so.