World Wide Knit in Public Day

It was World Wide Knit in Public Day, and I wasn't anywhere near my home turf... I was in Arizona visiting my mother for a few days. What to do? Get on the Internet and see who was hosting one of those gatherings in the general vicinity.

There wasn't anything listed for Prescott, where my mother lives but there were two events listed in Cottonwood, so I picked the one that was meeting at an espresso shop -- better known as Jerona Java Cafe and Gifts. Great choice! My mother and I both slurped down strawberry smoothies and chatted with the knitters (and crocheters), and I worked on a small project as well.

We've been playing Scrabble quite a bit while I've been here. This is her favorite pastime while I find it excruciatingly painful! The last time I was here, I did the unthinkable and beat her in every game we played (seven in all). It was almost embarassing, as this is the person that I could hardly ever even come close to in the points -- I was usually left WAY behind.

I figured that this time around things would go back to normal, but after the first three games we played on my first night here, I again had won all three. This just wasn't right... something was "wrong"!

Whatever caused the "Scrabble Curse", it lifted today. We started out with me winning two games, and then we took time out to go to dinner. When we came back... she won two games, and is in the process of taking her third. And my scores? She's been sinking me by almost 100 points in each game. Yes, things are back to "normal"!