Tea for Me!

Look what came for me today!

My Knitter's Tea Swap package, filled with all sorts of goodies.

First, the yarn. On the left, two skeins of hand-dyed (just for me) superwash merino in lovely blues, greens, and other complimentary colors. Really lovely. (She's obviously been reading my blog to know how much I'm loving this color scheme lately.) But, just in case I somehow didn't like it, she sent a skein of Diakeito Diamusee yarn as backup. (Gotta love a Pal who's thorough.) As it happens, I think all the yarn is lovely--but I like the hand-dyed the best.

Then, the cookies. A package of delicate Madelines. Ginger shortbread--I've had one of these already, and yum! Shortbread, which I already love, with just a hint of zing from the ginger. Chocolate-hazelnut wafer cookies (which actually were my first choice for sampling, but the chocolate was rather, um, soft from the heat in the delivery truck, so I stuck them in the refrigerator for a while). And a pile of chocolate-dipped chocolate biscotti. I'm looking forward to trying these with some coffee--and also sharing them with Mom, since chocolate biscotti is one of her very favorite things.

The tea? A box of six samplers from Adagio, who always have good tea.

And, to whom do I owe thanks for all this wonderfulness? Lu from Maglia. What a super Pal!

Oh, and this is a (blurry) photo of my assistant, who helped me unpack the box. Let's hear it for my furry little helper, huh?

This swap was such a nice idea--so, thanks Suzie. Great idea, and a wonderful job hosting!

The question now . . . How well would these new teas take to ice? Memorial Day is the unofficial start to Summer, and it appears to have taken itself very seriously this year. The last few days have been hot (well mid- to upper-80s) and muggy, and I really, really hate hot, humid weather. (This is why I don't complain about normal winter weather--I reserve most of my weather complaining for summertime.) I can't believe we're at the end of May already. Excepting allergies, it's one of my favorite months of the year.

Now, I need to write my introduction/stash confession for the Summer of Stash-along, and I also need to start getting my monthly book list typed in . . . the month's almost over, you know, and that list can take a while! Hmm . . . I've got to get those anklets finished, also, so I'll be ready to start the Trek-Along, too . . .

Comments

[Lu]

I am really happy you liked everything, and I hope the chocolate recovers from the heat ;-)

[Beth]

The hand-dyed yarn is gorgeous - and the colors are perfect for you. You got a great swap pal.

I think I'm Stashing Along with you after all, but unofficially. If I join for real I'll end up resenting the whole thing. Better to just knit from stash in the background.

[JessaLu]

Busy, busy busy! ;o)

[Lisa]

Thanks for the Summer of Stash info - I just signed up. Saw your post there. I made one of those pairs of Ugg booties (cute!!) and have some of the white furry stuff left over (somewhere) and some skeins of the Suede. What color booties were you thinking of making - I could send some your way. And you'd be helping me with the stash issue!!