Birthday, Part 1
This year in recognition of being too truly wonderful to be contained to one birthday celebration I thought I'd have two.
Mum, Dad and I celebrated our three birthdays at the start of the week. The cake was a big hit (thank you all for your lovely comments) as too were the silk scarf and the socks. I have been advised that I may knit any amount of socks for my Mama's tootsies which I am super excited about. This is just a slight improvement on the reception of my Dad's Christmas socks - lingering unworn - I shall try again there though - he will be won over to the wonders of hand knit socks. Mwa ha ha ha ha!
With a few well placed hints (also known as urls) I got some rather fabulous knitting pressies for part one: a ball of Sirdar Blur, a skein of Artesano Hummingbird in Turtledove, 3.75mm Brittany Birches and these little beauties.
Part 2 also known as the official birthday will be tomorrow and in a fit of total extravagance the Mr and I are heading to Bristol for a weekend of fun and being pampered at a lovely hotel that I used to gaze at in awe in student days - fingers crossed it lives up to expectations. I should have photos to show on my return as I am led to believe that tomorrow I will become the owner of my own digital camera, it's like coming of age!
The first stop on our visit will not be for a trip down memory lane though, no it will be the flesh and blood version of a favourite online haunt: Get Knitted YEY! I have wanted to visit this vast and splendid palace of yarn all year and with my Ma's comments ringing in my ears I planning on going in all guns blazing for the sock yarn :o)
Queen of the Froggers has kindly bestowed this rather natty award upon me:
The lovely Marianne also awarded me the badge a little while ago. I've been remiss in passing it on - I just don't know where to start - I think that the blog owner of every blog I read rocks. Every day I realise more and more how much this community rocks - so as it's almost my birthday and that means I get to do what I like I hereby give it to everyone in my sidebar :o) Hope you all have a rocking weekend.
Mum, Dad and I celebrated our three birthdays at the start of the week. The cake was a big hit (thank you all for your lovely comments) as too were the silk scarf and the socks. I have been advised that I may knit any amount of socks for my Mama's tootsies which I am super excited about. This is just a slight improvement on the reception of my Dad's Christmas socks - lingering unworn - I shall try again there though - he will be won over to the wonders of hand knit socks. Mwa ha ha ha ha!
With a few well placed hints (also known as urls) I got some rather fabulous knitting pressies for part one: a ball of Sirdar Blur, a skein of Artesano Hummingbird in Turtledove, 3.75mm Brittany Birches and these little beauties.
Part 2 also known as the official birthday will be tomorrow and in a fit of total extravagance the Mr and I are heading to Bristol for a weekend of fun and being pampered at a lovely hotel that I used to gaze at in awe in student days - fingers crossed it lives up to expectations. I should have photos to show on my return as I am led to believe that tomorrow I will become the owner of my own digital camera, it's like coming of age!The first stop on our visit will not be for a trip down memory lane though, no it will be the flesh and blood version of a favourite online haunt: Get Knitted YEY! I have wanted to visit this vast and splendid palace of yarn all year and with my Ma's comments ringing in my ears I planning on going in all guns blazing for the sock yarn :o)
Queen of the Froggers has kindly bestowed this rather natty award upon me:
The lovely Marianne also awarded me the badge a little while ago. I've been remiss in passing it on - I just don't know where to start - I think that the blog owner of every blog I read rocks. Every day I realise more and more how much this community rocks - so as it's almost my birthday and that means I get to do what I like I hereby give it to everyone in my sidebar :o) Hope you all have a rocking weekend.
Comments
Hope you have a lovely weekend and it does live up to expectation.
Those little ladybird stitch markers are just gorgeous - you`ll need to get some really nice yarn to keep them company ;0)
What a fabulous array of treats!