Fun Saturday

Jonikka drove up Saturday morning, and we spent a little time starting the cut-out of the quilt we're making -- after we found scissors, pins, and a measuring type device since Jonikka didn't bring any of those with her. After some lunch, we drove to Wichita and picked up her daughter and Anita before heading over to the tea-tasting at the new Chelmsford Tea location. We sampled some yummy (Jasmine with Flowers Green tea, Russian Spice) and some not-so yummy (Hawaiian Colada) teas, munched on scones and herb bread, and spent WAY too much money. I bought four teas (the aforementioned "yummy" teas plus decaf Earl Grey and "Joshua's Blend" -- lavender, peppermint, and rosehips) and a box of 100 bags to use in lieu of a strainer since all but the Russian Spice are loose teas. Jonikka uses these bags and says they're fab.

After the tasting, we had some time before we had to pick up Kevin for dinner, so we headed over to "Buns and Noodles" (Anita's name for Barnes and Noble) to hang out. I found a bonded-leather edition of the complete Sherlock Holmes for $20, so I snapped it up. After, we picked up Kevin and headed to Hana in Oldtown and consumed mass amounts of yummy Japanese food.

Later, we dropped off Anita and the youngling then picked up my brother who wanted to come home for a while. When we got to the house, Jonikka lamented, "I can't get the window up!" The driver's side window had managed to slip of its track, and it took my dad, my mom, and my uncle to fix it -- it involved taking the door completely apart. ::sigh:: But it's fixed.

Oh, and I got lots of books from Anita. She rescued almost all of the CSI books and one CSI: Miami book, a complete illustrated Sherlock Holmes (which I gave to P), and a shaman book from the Conway Springs library purge.

AND she brought me a beautiful rhino figurine from California. I think it's made of jasper. I know I love it!