Ever feel the need to hit the road? Get in touch with your inner hippie? Shake off the bonds of suburbia and explore the existential nature of America culture?

Nope. Me, either, but these people did!

The Beat Museum from California, which we passed literally On the Road this morning. It’s a portable museum doing an East Coast tour, highlighting The Beat Generation, inspired by Jack Kerouac himself. Imagine my surprise when that Airstream passed me on the road! And, sweet, they waved but looked confused when we took their picture. (Don’t you love how you can see the reflection of my sleeve and the camera’s wristband from my car window in the picture?)

What, you’ll ask, was I doing out on the highway this morning? Well, I’m on vacation this week–and so far, let me just say, I picked a stunning week. Ever since Saturday afternoon, the weather has been gorgeous. Sunday, I just did normal kinds of Sunday things. Yesterday, we drove to Madison and dropped off some old dog toys at the shelter, and then took Chappy for a long walk around Giralda Farms, which has a great, long bike path–one of my favorite kinds of walks–no mud, and good friction for Chappy’s nails.

Today, Mom and I went to Short Hills mall for some shopping. It’s not all glitz and glamour–there are stores like Fendi, D&G, Bose Radio, and other ritzy, expensive, exclusive kinds of boutiques, but there’s also the Gap, Sephora, the Limited, J.Jill . . . nothing as budget-friendly as Sears, but you can find some good deals. (Let’s not forget the Nordstrom shoe department, which I particularly love when they’re having a sale, and who wouldn’t love the Crate and Barrel store?) You’d be proud of me–all I bought was some lipstick and an eye shadow. Oh, and some perfume since my Stella is almost out.

What, you’ll want to know, does all this have to do with knitting? Frankly, not as much as I’d like. I’ve gotten barely any done since Saturday. Does that make any sense?? No, not to me, either. Go to Rhinebeck, be inspired by tons of yarn and wool and beautiful FOs by tons of talented knitters and spinners, and then come home to work on . . . nothing? Just doesn’t seem right! I was too tired on Saturday night to knit anything, so that at least made sense. But Sunday? Well, okay, I finished the back and started the front shaping for my Union Square Market Pullover, and I did look at glove patterns for Peaceful Palms. Last night, my stomach was bothering me (too many mixed salads from the Whole Foods salad bar for lunch), although it felt better in time for me to at least get some spinning done while watching Medium before bed. But really . . . I have not gotten much knitting done this week. Clearly, this has to change!

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