Sweet Notes

Our mailperson has delivered some fun things to the Seashore this week.

Because I didn't have enough pink yarn, or any pink ribbon yarn, I had to have this:

It's Yvonne's fault. She knew how to speak to my weaknesses: "This ribbon yarn is named Rosebud. When I created it I thought of the sweet rosebuds of spring and summer. It varies from deep pinks to subtle soft pinks. The yarn has a beautiful luster to it that shines in light and sunshine."

Rosebud. Summer. Sunshine. Yes, I will click and add to cart right this minute!!!

The yarn comes with a free pattern for a headband. I love headbands, but some of the fabric ones I've gotten at the store keep creeping to the back of my head. Does that happen to you? It will be nice to have one that is made to fit. If you would like to see more of Yvonne's yarn (I want her kit for the pretty ribbon swimsuit bag next), you can click here.

For a Project Spectrum contest, Heather at What's Cluttering My Couch made these CDs. I am one of the lucky recipients:

All of the songs have a word or theme relating to the PS colors. It is such a cool idea. Thank, you, Heather!!

About a month ago, the Domesticat blog posted a note about a Knitterly Penpal Swap that I couldn't resist. I used to have lots of penpals in high school, and loved writing & receiving letters, but then email took over. I missed seeing pretty envelopes in the mailbox. Now I have met two new knitting friends, Shannon and Amy (Amy is a brand new blogger!). It is really fun getting to know them, and the cats who love them, through their letters. I do read their blogs too. :)

The mystery gift is about 3/4 knitted. It is so hard not to talk about it here! I'll try to make progress on the Helen's Lace shawl too, so that I can at least post photos of that. And I still have to wind that pink and green yarn for the other project. Good thing I have a lot of episodes of Rosemary & Thyme left to watch!

Our basement is close to dry now. We were fortunate not to have more damage; some local towns were under water and families lost a lot of furniture and personal belongings. What a tough beginning to spring! As I was racing around in the car doing errands at lunch time today, I had stopped for a red light, and heard the most beautiful little bird song. Despite the cold, gray, non-springlike day, and the destruction that the rain had wrought, this sweet bird was singing his heart out, and I could have sat and listened to him all afternoon. He reminded me that there is always a bit of beauty to enjoy if I just stop long enough to look and listen for it! I hope the birds in your neighborhood are singing to you too.

Comments

[Kristen]

I enjoy knitting with ribbon yarn, and that pink is gorgeous. Thanks for tipping us to Rosemary and Thyme; I just added it to the Netflix queue! Though some people are annoyed by birdsong in the morning, I love it, being an early bird myself.

[Brigitte]

Lovely pink yarn!

[2paw]

Very Springy/Summery yarn. I have that headband problem too. I thought I just had a weirdly shaped head!! Thank you for sharing that!!! I LOVED Rosemary and Thyme!! Felicity was so excellent in The Good Life and she almost looks the same and Pam Ferris is always good value.

[Felicia]

"Rosebud. Summer. Sunshine. Yes, I will click and add to cart right this minute!!!"

LOL There was probably no way to resist!!

[Nancy]

Thanks for the tip - it never occurred to me to make my own headbands! I have a very large brain and thus have the appropriate-sized cranium which means average-sized headbands are just too small for my big brain. (cough-cough) The birds are singing away here, too. Where I work there are tons of mature trees and we have an amazing chorus of tweeters. At home, however, it's newly developed so most of the "singing" is loud honks and quacks! :-)

[Sheepish Annie]

Ooooo! Pretty, pretty yarn!!! It needed to come live with you, I can just tell.

The waters here seem to be receding as well and people are slowly getting their electricity restored. The damage is unbelievable, though. It really makes you respect the raw power of water!

[Yvonne]

Thank you for the very nice comments about my yarn!

I have already sold a skein this morning thanks to you! I put in an order for some more ribbon yarn, so there should be even more up in a couple of weeks!

[heather]

Glad you liked the CD! :)

[Lori]

That yarn is absolutely beautiful. I'll have to check out her shop!

[Elinor]

Oh man, I hope things dry out soon! The CDs are such a great idea! And that yarn is beautiful!

[Chris]

The letter swap was such fun, wasn't it?! So clever, our Domesticat. And you won one of the cds - lucky you! The Crafty Modster came up with that last PS and Heather's carrying on the tradition. I guess I'm on the spot to do the next several colors, to spread the burden. :)

[tiennie]

That is really pretty! Have fun with it.

[Kendra]

The yarn is so pretty! It looks like it is made from jewels.

[Beth]

That's such pretty yarn! I've never heard of Rosemary and Thyme. Does it air on PBS?

[Erika]

The yarn is beautiful!

I was just watching some news coverage about the flooding in Westerly...it looked terrible. I'm glad to hear your basement is recovering.

[Teyani]

Glad to hear that things are beginning to dry out on your end of the world.
Lovely pink yarn too!

[Sue]

The yarn is gorgeous! Thank you for sharing your thoughts about the bird ~ I love to listen to the birds, too, but most of the time when I tell that to people, they look at me as if I should be caged. Ha!