See that little patch of blue sea? Just behind me is a house - what a view to wake up to!
Thank you so much to everybody who left birthday wishes - it's very kind of you all. I had a lovely day - I was taken out to lunch and enjoyed a lovely walk through Trebah Gardens, rounded off by an ice-cream on the sea-front at Falmouth. A perfect day!
The day yielded a few little goodies. Mr Champagne Bohemian surprised me with a new digitial camera which is a perfect size to slip into my handbag when I'm out and about. The girls (with a little guidance from me!) "surprised" me with a clutch of new knitting books.
I love knitting books
Some really cute little bags in the Emma King book, good for using up oddments. The Stitch n'Bitch book is good fun with a variety of patterns which are growing on me - no plans to knit anything from it just now. The Knitted Gifts book is a good source of ideas and I have to admit to casting on for something from it straight away - more on this next time.
My mother just laughed when I said that I would like some new knitting needles for my birthday... There's a couple more pairs but they're holding onto some knitting for me at the moment!
The postman also brought the new Rowan 37 which hasn't leapt up and grabbed me - might need to come back to this one. I love the photography but I'm a little ambivalent about the designs. This usually changes when I start to see a few things knitted up! Also the latest Interweave Knits which has some interesting stuff in it.
So, lots of reading and a little knitting going on here.....
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Did you see the latest Magknits? I really like the Nothin' but a shirt pattern.
Posted by Anita at March 1, 2005 12:34 PMWow, green grass and blooming trees on the first of March. In Boston we have clouds, cold, and six inches of snow on the ground. Sigh....
Posted by: Colleen at March 1, 2005 02:41 PMHappy belated birthday. What a gorgeous view - it must be like waking up to a special day every day.
Posted by: Carol at March 2, 2005 10:55 PM