This week was my first work trip now that I’m back in the role where I have to travel again. I went to scenic Juneau, our damp but lovely state capital.
I got there on Monday, and had a little time to wander around before getting to the work part of the visit. By sheer good fortune, there was a little break in the ever-present precipitation and we got a tiny bit of sun!
I had a little time to walk around at the harbor area, which was nice. I attempted to visit the quilt/yarn shop in town, Changing Tides
But it was closed on the one day I would have been able to get there.
D’oh!
Other than that, I worked. The conference room where I was working and my hotel room did have a view of the water, where I got to see the range of Juneau’s weather, from snow to rain 🙂
But in spite of the weather, it was an OK trip. The work part of it went well, and I got a bunch done on my sweater, though it isn’t quite finished. More on that tomorrow.
The highlight of the trip was two assistants that showed up to help me out-
Merry and Pippin! They are the hotel manager’s puppers, and they came to visit Tuesday and Wednesday while I was working. They were sweeties, and very, very, very cute!
So all in all, not a bit first entry back into the traveling. Next week I am out again – this week to Fairbanks!
Quite A Yarn 
I’d say the dogs made up for the yarn shop being closed:) I’m glad you survived your work week and got time to knit:)
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Definitely! They were just so friendly and cute 🙂 It was an OK trip, and there was plenty of knitting time, so that worked out!
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Oh my gosh, look at that mountain!! That’s the kind of view I’d like while I’m working! Too bad you missed the yarn store, though.
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Yes, Juneau is pretty darn scenic – ocean in one direction, mountains in the other!
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The place you stayed looks lovely and I always love having animals around.
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It was pretty nice! I told the manager she should charge extra for the puppy package 🙂 She laughed.
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I love a snowy mountain view, lovely. Shame about the yarn shop being closed, you know to plan your next visit (if there is one) on a day it is open lol. I wish I had been knitting when I was working in London 4 days a week. I think of how much knitting I could have got done on my travels there and back, all those times sat in airports and in my hotel room. I did see shows and films and met with friends, but overall there must have been hundreds of hours I could have been knitting.
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But at least you got to see lots of London! But yes, travel time and down time away from home are prime knitting time 🙂
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What a stunning view! I was never very focused at work, and I can see that would have been a problem for me.
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It was a real distraction!
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Adorable puppers!!! Hope you got more progress on your sweater.
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They were! Such cuties 🙂 Yes, progress was made on the sweater, but still not done! Hopefully this week.
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What a wonderful view! I’m sure I wouldn’t get any work done with that outside the window to distract me.
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It is a pretty distracting view!
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Your weather is much more exciting than ours! And the view is spectacular.
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It has certainly been pretty dramatic!
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I would prefer your beach view right now!
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