Lucky me

I've been very lucky over the last couple of weeks, and have won two giveaways. Both were from abroad so I think my postman must be thinking I have turned very cosmopolitan getting foreign mail all of a sudden :0)

The first item to arrive was this gorgeous brooch from Gillybean on New Zealand's South Island. Handmade and so unique which are both attributes I love. Best of all it was in my favourite colours.



And it looks wonderful on my jacket, don't you think? Thank you Gilly!

Next I received this lovely hand made hanging, from Evy at Green & Crafts based in Sofia, Bulgaria. Check out her blog, she has been having a frightening time lately with earth quakes, and as she says not funny when you live on the 6th floor! Thank you Evy, and I hope the quakes are over and you can relax a bit now.

A couple of weeks ago it was OH and my wedding anniversary, and at my request he bought me the wool that I had had my eye on for ages, to knit up a gorgeous jumper, to put up ready for the cold weather, which lets face it could be anytime. I usually have good intentions of making myself jumpers for the winter, and then think about starting when it is too late and already freezing cold, and I don't want to be knitting thick wool in the summer either when it is hot and sticky outside, (I'm not fussy really!) so this year have got my act together, and with the help of OH buying my wool, am already well on target to finishing this weekend, then I can pack it away feeling virtuous in the knowledge that I'm ready for winter. It's my birthday soon so perhaps some more wool might be on the cards, my Mum is buying me a set of bamboo needles as I've heard these are nicer to work with, and at least don't make so much noise :0)