I confess. I’ve been stalling on this post. For some reason I got it into my head that there was only one US box still out there and that it was only a couple days away. There are actually two still out, so I have No Idea how I conceived this notion. I have had several dreams about Dish Rag Tag, it is a real possibility that this was one of them. So, with my abject apologies (and no further ado),

Team Number 17 to finish the race is:

Wannabe Racin’!

The bottles are vanilla-scented oil and yummy smelling soap!

Completing the arduous journey across the country, The Wannabe Racin’ box from Susan (her blog’s name makes me cackle every time) was a joy to unpack! Not only is the dish rag beautiful, but she included a little matching sachet bag! I am in love with the pattern (Susan posted it on her blog) – I wonder if it would work double stranded as a chair cushion pad… Oh! See the purple roll of candy? That is Choward’s Violet. One of the most interesting things I’ve ever tasted – undoubtedly unique and decidedly old-fashioned (well, it was developed in the 1930s)! Thank you so much, Susan – and your FiFi is breath-taking!

Eighteenth in the Final Standings is:

The Dirty Dishy Dozen!

That photograph is courtesy of Michael’s iPhone. The Dirty Dishy Dozen’s original box had such a hard journey that it was retired by the USPS. Kind of like when a football team retires a jersey.

Debi outdid herself!

The star dish rag is wonderful! I’ve never seen anything like it – and I am completely tickled by the wee tiny Belly Dancing Kit! It’s got finger cymbals and a sparkly stick-on belly button adornment! I can’t wait to practice, I am sure the cats will be very impressed. There is also some delicious hand lotion, some soap, very pretty stitch markers (with dangly beads that will forever make me think of them as the Belly Dancing Stitch Markers) and Twizzlers that Michael has claimed as his own. Thank you so much, Debi – I am sure everything in the box was cat-approved.

Speaking of cat-approved, we got a new printer today. I am already fond of it. William Henry is fond of the styrofoam in the box so we turned it to the wall so he couldn’t create a snow drift. As I was working on this post, I could hear him fussing with the box and trying to move it around. Then it got quiet. Too quiet.

Peep-eye, William Henry!

Dish Rag Tag Round-Up
1…..Hip-Knit-Tised…9/4/2007
2…..Team XDR…9/6/2007
3…..Rag Racin’…9/6/2007
4…..Lucky 13…9/6/2007
5…..Going the Dish-Tance…9/7/2007
6…..Rapid Rag Relayers…9/7/2007
7…..POST knITS…9/8/2007
8…..Cotton Commandoes…9/10/2007
9…..Happy Yarn Hags…9/10/2007
10…Skanks w/Hanks…9/12/2007
11…Ragtag Knitsters…9/13/2007
12…Rockin’ Rag Taggers…9/15/2007
13…Sweet Sixteen…9/15/2007
14…Dish Rag Divas…9/17/2007
15…Rags to Dishes…9/17/2007
16…Disparate Knitters…9/17/2007
17..Wannabe Racin’…9/20/2007
18..Dirty Dishy Dozen…9/24/2007