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Range fire on I-84

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I-84 near Baker City, Oregon

July 13, 2007

This range fire, started by a lightning strike, shut down the interstate and threatened to strand us for hours, but they let us through pretty quickly. While my son griped I reminded him that we were LUCKY they shut down the freeway; it sure beats driving through fire.

He was miffed, though, that we were losing time, so when we got back on the road he thought he’d try to make it up.

Pull it over, son. Mom’s driving.

And now, on a completely different subject (and one I’ve neglected lately—)

Remember a little shawl project called “Charlotte’s Web”? All the rage a few years ago.

That bitch.

Picked her up again while on vay-cay. The Koigu calls to me, you know? But this lace pattern makes me surly. It’s not that it’s a difficult pattern, but to me it seems to defy logic. I’ve finally got the hang of it, and I like the colorway, but I’ve tinked more than I’ve knit on this sucker.

But she WILL NOT defeat me. I’ll show HER who’s boss.

Don’t make me pull this car over.

Comments 3

  1. margene wrote:

    Fires are all over the West…it’s so sad to watch our over dry forests burn! Read the lace, read the lace…Charlotte wants to be read. You’ll do it!!

    Posted 18 Jul 2007 at 8:17 am
  2. Cheryl wrote:

    Too bad for the fire, but you got a great photo.

    Posted 18 Jul 2007 at 8:22 am
  3. Katherine Allred wrote:

    Hmmm. Great sell on Charlotte. There’s no way I’m ever picking up that sucker. Anyway, glad you’re back safe.

    Posted 19 Jul 2007 at 11:36 am