This weekend we went to Cleveland to visit A Christmas Story House! We’ve wanted to do this for a long time, and finally made it happen. We brought kids and stayed with kids in their new house, so it was a wonderful kid-filled weekend!
The kids (including Bob) enjoyed getting into character. It was a lot of fun!
We also enjoyed the museum, which included a room filled with some of the costumes.
I was disappointed there was only one sweater.
Remember when I waxed rhapsodic about the handknits in the movie? I can’t find this old post, or I would link to it.
They have a fan art room, and I’m tempted to recreate Esther Jean’s stockings and donate them to the museum.
The gift shop was also a lot of fun. I picked up a few small things, including this charm I’ll use as a progress keeper!
I also got to meet a new family member on this trip, Cannoli. ❤️
Do you watch A Christmas Story every year, like we do?
Snakes & Cranes 
Yes I do….(and “we” did) Love the pics….
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I don’t recognise the movie location or props so I don’t think I’ve ever seen it. Looks like you had fun and your beautiful coat you made looks great
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Thanks Liz! 💙
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We don’t watch it every year, but often enough that it counts. Fra-GEE-lay! Looks like a fun time!
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We do watch it every year! That looks like such a good time 🙂 So glad you guys went and had fun!
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Count me as A Christmas Story fan, too. Enough so, that the narrative style opening started playing in my head as I viewed your pictures! If you had told me I would like a movie (and a Christmas movie at that!) about a boy and a bee bee gun, I would have said ‘No Way!’… A lesson in never judging a book by its cover, so to speak. 😄
I have also always been a fan of Ernest Saves Christmas and well, all things Jim Varney.
BTW – Where did you find that great blue coat??? It fits you perfectly and looks so warm! 😍
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Thanks, I made it! Here’s the post: https://headknits.com/2022/03/05/clare-coat-finish/
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Oh I know Alissa, I was just kidding you! But quite serious about it being a great coat and that you look wonderful in it! Enjoy!
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Hey on a different topic here’s a link to some natural yarn and rovings that I thought you might like: https://rainbowfibercoop.org/ This yarn is wonderful for durable items like small rugs and shoulder bags. I used some to repair a Navajo rug and was very pleased with it. Thought you might like to try spinning it! 😊
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Thanks! I am signed up for their emails, but haven’t purchased anything yet. Glad to hear you are pleased!
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Wow that is so awesome! Last night we just watched A Christmas Story Christmas, the movie made with the grown up characters – it’s Ralphie as a Dad with his kids!
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