Traveling

Today was a travel day, but of a different sort. For our trip to San Francisco, I took a chance and packed virtually everything in one medium-size suitcase and hoped ATA/Southwest wouldn’t lose it. That left me with a tiny backpack containing my lunch and a purse containing about 15 hours of needlework projects that I need to finish before November 17 when I open up my “business” at Eastern Market.

The first hurdle was getting through security with needles and scissors. I had checked the Homeland Security website ahead of time, where I saw no prohibition against sewing needles and a restriction on scissors to blades of 4” or less. No questions asked and it is infinitely easier not to have to deal with a computer.

I felt absolutely no urge to be plugged in as I waited in the airport. I had plenty of work to do and e-mail and Blogging could just wait.

I loved the fact that I didn’t have to struggle to find space in the overhead compartment and there was still plenty of room for my feet. It was a whole lot easier getting on and off the plane without a suitcase of any kind.

I occasionally looked out the window as we flew from Chicago to San Francisco. I was impressed with how empty and rugged much of the country is, especially the West.

We arrived to a very gray day in San Francisco. I hope they are not all like this, but I fear they may be. Several people volunteered to help us find the BART train as we looked just a little lost in the airport. As we waited for train to take us into the city, I noticed the message about taking bikes on the trains seemed warm and friendly.

Even though it was rush hour, the traffic didn’t seem horrendous. Our B&B at Grove and Fillmore is sort of a dump, but it is located 3 blocks from where our daughter lives. The advertised Wi-Fi seems rather nonexistent.

As I sit here writing this, we’re waiting for our daughter to get home from work so we can meet up for dinner. This is the first visit to a working child. I feel like I’m waiting to be picked up for a date!

We don’t have a planned itinerary, so I suppose we will spend the next 2 days poking around on our own since she will be at work.

BTW, if you are wondering about the things in the picture, they will become holiday door-knob covers once the elastic is inserted. Come visit me at Eastern Market on November 17 to see the finished product!