So, from the Railroad visitor center, the men went to eat and the ladies went to look in shops. I must say that Skagway was much neater and quaint compaired to the rundown but repaired towns of Ketchican and Juneau. (Interesting that Juneau is the capital.) I am sure that the rest of Juneau would be nice since it is the capital but the port was there for tourists and the only access to the city and the part of the town that we saw had been the old mining town and shippers part of town. Maybe that is all. It wasn't new, big, nice or like a capital I would expect to see. Locals from Juneau go to Seattle or other US cities to shop.
The shops that the ladies found were: The Loom, which is woven goods like slippers, pursed, & rugs with a very high price tag. Nice, if you like that sort of thing, but expensive. Next shop of note was a knit wear shop featuring musk wool & silk yarns. Wow! I have never felt anything so soft in my entire life. The knitwear here was so soft you could hardly feel it. A small spool of yarn, enough to knit a scarf was about $90. A sweater cost $300. Unique.
We know there are a couple of fabric shops nearby, so - the three of us loving this sort of thing located our spot and zoomed right in. We stopped at the uarn shop first. It had quilts, caribou thimnbles, patterns, cards, fabrics and kits of Barbara LaVallee. I have notices cards and other items in the other shops and I like her style. Sh is an Alaskan painter of happy subjects, mostly people and what they do. She paints whimsical styled characters dressed in vibrant colors. I was attracted to one picture of ladies choosing fabric. That same print was on a fabric panel and made into a quilt on display in this first fabric store. Way cute.
The second shop was the real fabric shop. I couldn't have been more pleased. The best of all worlds came to be. Not only was there fabric, but locally themed fabric. Then the men came in. Oh, dear. Men usually complain about buying fabric, having too much fabric, etc. Oh, dear.
Ron kept finding neat things he liked. So, I bought a set of six 8x8 totemic blocks for a quilt of some sort, and a kit of a striking red and black design called 'Ravens Tale' (65" square). Two Haida patterns and did I mention the large warm chocolate chip cookie from the shop next door. Wonderful day!!!
The men left us and went to Dyea, to the cemetery. They returned with an old bearded guy from our ship that the tour bus just dropped off and left there at the cemetery. He was walking back and out guys gave him a lift. He was about 70. (We met him and his lady friend at dinner later and learned more about them. While they just looked like locals, this was their 'dream trip' just like everyone else. I was not good that the tour bus dropped him off and left him there.
I ate rack of lamb at the 'Bordeaux dining room' tonight for the first time since the 'vomit' incident. All went well and the dinner was wonderful. The girls ate earlier, I wrote in my journal, so ate late with the men. They all had King Crab. It has been a lovely day, although 35
degrees.
The waiters contest show is tonight at 10:15pm. Hector, the head waiter from the Bordeaux Dining room was by far the best. Other acts were things like a good looking girl bringing out a large paper bag and asking the MC to step inside. Once he did he asked what to do next, her reply being something like, 'Just as I thought, once I got you in the sack you wouldn't know what to do next.'
The shops that the ladies found were: The Loom, which is woven goods like slippers, pursed, & rugs with a very high price tag. Nice, if you like that sort of thing, but expensive. Next shop of note was a knit wear shop featuring musk wool & silk yarns. Wow! I have never felt anything so soft in my entire life. The knitwear here was so soft you could hardly feel it. A small spool of yarn, enough to knit a scarf was about $90. A sweater cost $300. Unique.
We know there are a couple of fabric shops nearby, so - the three of us loving this sort of thing located our spot and zoomed right in. We stopped at the uarn shop first. It had quilts, caribou thimnbles, patterns, cards, fabrics and kits of Barbara LaVallee. I have notices cards and other items in the other shops and I like her style. Sh is an Alaskan painter of happy subjects, mostly people and what they do. She paints whimsical styled characters dressed in vibrant colors. I was attracted to one picture of ladies choosing fabric. That same print was on a fabric panel and made into a quilt on display in this first fabric store. Way cute.
The second shop was the real fabric shop. I couldn't have been more pleased. The best of all worlds came to be. Not only was there fabric, but locally themed fabric. Then the men came in. Oh, dear. Men usually complain about buying fabric, having too much fabric, etc. Oh, dear.
Ron kept finding neat things he liked. So, I bought a set of six 8x8 totemic blocks for a quilt of some sort, and a kit of a striking red and black design called 'Ravens Tale' (65" square). Two Haida patterns and did I mention the large warm chocolate chip cookie from the shop next door. Wonderful day!!!
The men left us and went to Dyea, to the cemetery. They returned with an old bearded guy from our ship that the tour bus just dropped off and left there at the cemetery. He was walking back and out guys gave him a lift. He was about 70. (We met him and his lady friend at dinner later and learned more about them. While they just looked like locals, this was their 'dream trip' just like everyone else. I was not good that the tour bus dropped him off and left him there.
I ate rack of lamb at the 'Bordeaux dining room' tonight for the first time since the 'vomit' incident. All went well and the dinner was wonderful. The girls ate earlier, I wrote in my journal, so ate late with the men. They all had King Crab. It has been a lovely day, although 35
degrees.
The waiters contest show is tonight at 10:15pm. Hector, the head waiter from the Bordeaux Dining room was by far the best. Other acts were things like a good looking girl bringing out a large paper bag and asking the MC to step inside. Once he did he asked what to do next, her reply being something like, 'Just as I thought, once I got you in the sack you wouldn't know what to do next.'
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