Care Package

I am the luckiest girl in the world.

box of thoughtfulness

When Susan said that she thought some chocolate would help me to feel better about all my recent Sad, I expected a chocolate bar or two. I certainly did not expect enormous Box of Thoughtfulness that arrived yesterday! I would list for you everything in it but it would take a while so I’ll just hit the highlights.

CHOCOLATE. I started with the Raspberry, it matched my socks.

candy and socks

One sock is finished! WOOT!

And moved on to cherry almond (M had most of that one) and mint. We have barely scratched the surface. All the ginger candy is gone too – but there will still be stitchmarkers and music long after the treats are gone. The cats were even included – they swiped the catnip off of the table and took it down the hall to play with it. This is the best shot I got of that scene. Pardon the blur, there are five cats in that picture.

But, and I say this in all seriousness, the best thing was the muffin recipe. I even had everything in the house to make them (I took it as a sign and had them in the oven even before I wrote Susan to say the box was here). They are complex, unusual and pretty to look at.

magic muffins

I have had them for supper and breakfast. And I will have them for supper again! Except, they probably don’t go well with lasagna.

Susan might share the recipe if you asked very very nicely. What are you waiting for? Go ask!

PS Susan, I am pretty sure Thisbe and Betty are cousins.
PPS We have had a thunderstorm every day for the past two weeks.
PPPS Ernesto got his name.

Robbie Dingo

Sorry, I am having a bit of a movie phase at the moment, but I have to share Stage. It was filmed within the virtual world of Second Life, edited masterfully by Robbie Dingo, and makes me a little teary.

Sunday Edition – sailing

Special Sunday Edition

yarn on a boat

Ahoy!

We bought the little sailboat about a month ago. Today was the first day we took it out and it was really fun!

boat coming in

Yar!

PS I didn’t do any knitting in the boat, it’s too wet in there.

Getting on with things.

So. I’ve got a new normal. I don’t like it nearly as much as the old normal. But it will have to do.

his and hers

Awww. Our feet are twins!

I must say, I LOVE Instant Gratification. It was a joy to knit with, and not just because at 6.5 sts to 1″ (my preferred gauge for this yarn) it’s faster than lightning. The colors are vibrant and well chosen, the wool itself has a great texture, it’s superwash AND I can get a pair of socks for each of us out of two skeins. I’ll be buying more of this one.

Three more projects to finish and then I can start something new: the linen hand towels, the Elspeth sleeve repair and the Bittersweet socks (which I completely pulled out and started over on smaller needles).

And then there is this. It sounds AWESOME. I am SO in.

**Me and 400 other sock knitters apparently.**