but I did find the yarn shop.

The trouble with this town is that it takes less than one day to exhaust everything there is to do that isn't live theatre. (It may take a little longer if you throw in the various tours they run - backstage, costume warehouse, and so on. I've done these, and they don't change.) There are two streets with shops on them. The most determined shopper can go out after breakfast and only be done with one of these by the time the house opens for the matinee; but then there's time to kill between shows, and that means you'll have done all the shopping before the evening performance, and then what will you do tomorrow? I got in yesterday just in time for the matinee, but I foolishly looked in a couple of places after dinner, which meant I had used up some of today's diversion. Thank god I'm leaving tomorrow, although I have no idea what I'm going to do between checkout time and the 2pm curtain. Last year I was traveling with a pregnant woman, which meant (a) everything happened slower and (b) there was enforced rest time. This year - I don't remember what I did with my free time the last time I traveled alone, is the trouble.

It was a full day in the Big House today, and what did I tell you about the big splashy productions? ( In the afternoon it was The Tempest )

Between shows I tried to track down a perfect hat I didn't buy many years ago when I couldn't afford it, and learned that it and its ilk were hand-made by a local person who has since retired, so there is at present no known way for me to get one. I'm getting next to the idea that this may mean I'm Not Supposed To Have It (I certainly don't need it, but that's hardly the point), but I do have some contact information for the store manager and will see if she can find me documentation - a photograph will do - so I'll be able to compare more accurately in my ongoing search for something similar.

( In the evening was As You Like It )