See this....

THIS! is coming to Pick Up Sticks

AND we are one of only three online sources for the yarn and the only Canadian one! Yahoo! Yipee!

we have a new merino/bamboo/nylon blend coming...............we have a cashmere sock yarn coming................we have new merino/tencel coming.............a new self striping coming........we have so much coming that I'm having a hard time keeping track! How exciting is this!...........we have Sock Blockers coming and we have a new FREE GIFT for orders over $60 coming soon! Yup that's right - free shipping and a new FREE GIFT!

What would you do?

There is a new Canadian lottery that pays $1,000,000 a year for 25 years. I believe this lottery is available only for the month of February and the draw will be on February 28th. And...yes, I bought tickets! However, here's the thing - you can either take the $1,000,000 each year for 25 years or have a lump sum payment of $17,000,000. The owner of the convenience store and I had a discussion about this - he said he's take the lump sum! I thought that was a good idea too because $1,000,000 from the first year would run out quick after sharing with family, paying off the mortgage etc. But - then I got thinking about it - that's leaving $8,000,000 on the table. Really - who would do that? The convenience store man's point was that in 25 years $1,000,000 would not be worth what it's worth today - meaning that $1,000,000 in 2032 would not buy what it could buy in 2007. True enough but $8,000,000? What would you do?

More Charity Knitting

More charity knitting arrived on Friday - 3 pairs of socks from Suzanne! Thank you so much! Everyone at Yellow Brick House is very pleased with our donations!

I had a very knitty weekend - seems I didn't do much but knit. It's absolutely freezing here and so going outside was not something I was inspired to do. But I was inspired to watch movies and knit almost all weekend. Pure joy!

This morning I was watching Breakfast Television and there was a woman who gave a knitted hat and scarf to one of the reporters BUT she knit it on some round kind of thing with teeth. Reminds me of some corking kind of thing but bigger. The hat and scarf were lovely but really - someone has got to get that woman some needles so she can appreciate the soothing click, click of them.

Big Splurge!

Guess what I did this morning? Treated myself to an early birthday present - turning 46 this month! I joined the Blue Moon Fibres Sock Club - after the big bank fiasco with them, I registered on the waiting list and this morning I got a confirmation number. So I did it - I mean it's not as if I have enough sock yarn - I don't think you can ever have too much! Happy Birthday to me!

And here is Barkley - the monster that woke me up yesterday with his barking. He was named Barkley for the dog on Sesame Street because he looked so much like him when he was a puppy.

I'm supposed to be.....

sleeping! Today is a Professional Development day at the schools so I didn't have to get up for the bus, breakfast, lunches etc. Even better was that Emma was invited to a sleepover at the neighbor's last night. But no - I was awoken at 7 am by my sweet (ugh!) Shih Tzu, Barkley's piercing bark. I tried to ignore him but I know what that bark means so up I get, pull on my coat and outside we go. Guess what? He would not come off the porch! No matter what I did, I'd lift him off, he'd jump back up, I'd lift him off, he'd jump back up. Is it possible that he knew of my plans and just wanted to ruin them. Anything's possible, I guess. It's now 1 1/2 hours later and not a peep out of him - I'm contemplating going back to bed but I bet as soon as my head hits the pillow he'll start again. Sneaky little dog!

I am knitting but can't post pictures because the socks are a gift and if the recipient sees them, then they will know exactly who they are for. But they are lovely, despite the fact that I had to tear them back to the cuff (I was at the heel flap) and change needles sizes.

I do have something I want to knit - I'm trying valiantly to avoid purchasing the yarn - it's the Lizard Ridge Blanket from Knitty. 24 balls of Kureyon! Given my one sock syndrome - I don't think it's a wise project for me - but still, that doesn't stop me from cruising the internet looking for a good price on the yarn. But still it's such a work of art! What would you do?