Today is the start of Worldwide Knit in Public Day. I took the Pelerine to a coffee place in North Park and worked on it while discussing the events of the day with friends. Normally I don't knit in public because I am very self conscious about it. But no one stared! I feel empowered.
One friend brought some Lucky Bamboo plants. I've never grown one of these before. She also brought her somewhat-new baby, who is now 7 months old. What a beautiful, happy child. I think she was fascinated by the knitting and will turn out to be an expert, based on her deep interest in what I was doing.
In the bottom picture, you can almost see that there is a man sitting outside with a macaw on his shoulder. You could tell they are best buddies, because the man had bird stuff all over his back.
We went to the opening of the Modern Day Mummy exhibit at the San Diego Museum of Man last night. It was very well attended and coincides with the Mummy Congress, which will be held next week at USD. This is the first time the Mummy Congress has been in the US, so it is quite an honor for San Diego. The exhibit features Mumab, a modern day mummy on loan to the Museum. Mumab was created from the body of a 70-year-old man who donated his body to science. Experts used traditional methods and materials to transform him into a mummy. We watched a video of the process. Note the fiber connection: mummies are wrapped in cloth that has been saturated with preservative oils.
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