Last Saturday I flew out to western PA for a family visit. I packed the usual, plus three spindles, roving and some knitting (a shawl in progress and the Embossed Leaves socks). Just to be safe, I checked everything but the socks. There wasn’t a problem, I knitted as usual. A friend of the family went to Maryland this year for the first time and bought herself a lovely Golding Tsunami spindle. She needed a lesson. I packed mine. I took the olive wood Hardy that is spinning the llama & silk and I took Ed Jensen’s Osage Orange Turkish spindle, just to show off. The Friday night before I left, I threaded 600 beads onto the next skein of my own Alpaca & Silk hand-dyed yarn that I am using for the Spring Things Shawl. These were the things that were in my checked bag, the important things. Things I did not want airport security, the TSA people, to take away from me. Things to keep safe. When, at 2:30 am on my return trip, I reported my bag missing, these were the things I pictured my head. I sweated it out for two days. Early in the morning, first cup of coffee in hand, I saw the bag sitting just outside my back door Things I hold dear. You can’t knit with crossed fingers. 600 beads. A shawl half finished. A spindle full of singles but most importantly a spindle out of several already completed for a project. Hours. Dreams. But the thought that kept coming back was that really, in spite of how very much I wanted them returned, I was home. Safely. I would have more dreams, and projects, and that what was lost were things. Easy to say now that they are home again too. Easy to say on a bright sunny day. Easy to say, hard to remember.
Have a beautiful day. Remember what you have. Pictures tomorrow.
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12 responses to “lost and found”
You must have had a horrible feeling in the pit of your stomach. I’m glad everything – especially YOU – is home safe.
I’m glad you got your bag back. It’s such a dilemma now. You used to could put your valuables in your carryon, but now some of our valuables look dangerous. I had my “two socks on two circs” project questioned, but luckily not confiscated, when I flew back from Portland a couple of weeks ago.
I shipped stuff back from Montana rather than put it in checked luggage. Then I realized I had entrusted my treasures to UPS! You can’t win! (I’ve never had a problem carrying a spindle on the plane with me.)
Even still, I’m glad you can be philosophical and have your handiwork safe and sound.
Gulp. I wouldn’t have been knitting while waiting, either…I’m so glad you got everything back, and that you’re okay, too, albeit a bit rattled from the experience.
It is sometimes hard to remember what you have and not focus on what could be lost, but at least all is well. And those were all dreams, which if they were lost, would not have been the end of the world. There would be new dreams to dream!
oh my, I am glad you and the treasures made it back, safe and sound. makes one think about those things that are impossible to replace….
Oh my…..that must have given you quite a scare…yikes!
Whew!
Wow, what a relief to have it all back !!!
Some things just can’t be replaced !
Nothing more stressful than traveling – except maybe losing your bags while traveling. Glad you are home safe (and your projects too!).
I’ve stopped packing anything I would mourn over in checked baggage. I’m more concerned about theft than about loss. I’m glad it all turned up safe and sound. Whew.