The little old lady from Pasadena

And everybody’s saying that there’s nobody meaner
Than the little old lady from Pasadena
She drives real fast and she drives real hard
She’s a terror of Colorado Boulevard — Jan & Dean

No doubt she was on her way to a sale at the Michaels on Colorado Boulevard:

Michaels Craft store on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California
Michaels Craft store on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California

Which, as it happened was my first stop of the day after I had eaten breakfast and packed up my things in preparation for “what’s next.”

Colorado Boulevard is a part of the Historic Route 66, and while it doesn’t go through Colorado at all, it does go through Albuquerque, New Mexico, where it is known as “Central Avenue,” and much as I have had adventures on Route 66 in New Mexico, I decided to make sure that I got a bit of an adventure on Route 66 in Pasadena.

I started by actually going to the Michaels Craft Store and getting this photo of one of the signs:

The Michaels sign on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California
The Michaels sign on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California

My photo doesn’t really do it justice, but it is better than no photo, and I had a little more success when I went in to check out the yarn aisles:

One aisle of yarn in the Pasadena Michaels frequented by the little old lady from Pasadena
One aisle of yarn in the Pasadena Michaels frequented by the little old lady from Pasadena
Another aisle of yarn in the Pasadena Michaels

As is evident from the photos, it is very well stocked and very tidy.

From there, were were off to explore other Los Angeles County freeways with a busy day of driving, but even with all that, I did finally finish the written pattern for what I am now calling, the go-granny-go boho granny square:

The go-granny-go boho granny square
The go-granny-go boho granny square

in honor of the woman who inspired both Jan & Dean and The Beach Boys to memorialize her in song.