Sarah and I had a fabulous time at Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat!  And even after a couple of days to digest and process and experience flashbacks and dream yarn-y dreams, I still have trouble trying to sum it all up in "What I Did Over Summer Vacation" style.

In retrospect, I realize that tweets would have conveyed my experience of the experience most immediately — and a trail of Postcards From Madrona (complete with photos) would have have been terrific.  But that would have required getting my phone out of my purse at key moments — and while I was pretty darn skillful at getting my wallet out of my purse, the whole phone thing didn't happen.

BUT if I had been tweeting, it would have been something like this:

YES! Just bought 2 skeins Alchemy Silk/Mohair in ANIMAL PRINT colorway! #yarnsafari

Have successfully passed by the glass needle folks without buying another set. #theresalwaystomorrow

Photo: Me posing with the woodland creature knitting bag I am buying at the Chicken Boots booth

Photo: Sarah posing with butterfly and sloth knitting bags she scooped up at the Chicken Boots booth before I could claim them

Kyle Kunnike's class on Stranded Intarsia is twisting my brain! #bringiton!

My hands froze up & I forgot how to knit for a moment! Augh! Love it! #bringiton!

Nancy Marchant's new Brioche knitting books are gorgeous! #backatyarnmarket

Need yarn for Brioche knitting #backatyarnmarket

Photo: Me wearing stunning slightly lumpy gauntlets that I just finished (tho did not have time to block) in time for Madrona

Photo: Sarah petting yarn

Need this sparkly yellowy-goldy Cinderella ombré yarn #blametheyarnfumes

Rrrgg! cannot find the right kind of yarn for the project that is going to use these 2 cool stitches but I don't know what it is going to be #stupidproject

Had a granola bar and a cup of coffee, cooled down, and abandoned stupid project #brilliant

Used Oxford comma in tweet #oldschool

Saw Yarn Harlot in market! #knittingrockstars

Photo: Me petting yarn

Set of different yet harmonizing Prism Tencel yarn perfect for the summer cardigan I always wanted #betterproject

JUL shawl sticks! #wantthat

JUL leather shawl closures! #wantthat

Ilisha Helfman is an incredible artist! Love love love Jazzknitting! #ohthepossibilities

2hrs into 6 hr class –Sarah says we are in the artist's brain! #ohthossibilities

Heck YES I am going to knit a Tiffany-style piece like Ilisha's! #inspiredbeyondallreason

Spent most of the lunch break running around the market buying yarn that looks like seaweed and wolf eels for Tiffany-style piece like Ilisha's  #inspiredbeyondallreason

Sarah saw Franklin Habit in market! #knittingrockstars

Photo: Sarah's stunning Snowflake Shawl being admired by knitters (just finished & blocked last night!)

Sarah's Snowflake still damp but lovely & much admired. #sarahsmellslikewetsheep

In love with bronze sequined lace shawl! #boughtthekit

Photo: Sarah and me