YARN ALONG AND SHOWER GIFTS

You are the finest,
loveliest,
tenderest, and most
beautiful people I 
have ever known~
and even that is an
understatement!

Thank you so much for attending
the Baby Shower for Ginny last
week, it was a joy to have all
of you here.

I have a few gifts to distribute
and with the help of my husband
we randomly drew names....

1. Debrorah [A Delightful Glow]
a pattern of your choice from Ravelry
up to $12.00 donated by Karen.
Karen is Swanski on Ravelry so you
can send her a message.

2. Tania [ Hedgrerow Harvest] a pattern
of your choice from Ravelry up to $12.00.
I am 1tims on Ravelry so just let me know.

3. Donna [Knit1Spin2] I have a skein of
yarn for you if you wouldn't mind messaging
me your address.

My knitting this week is a sock. I am using
Opal yarn and am enjoying each new stripe
as it appears.

I have a basic vanilla sock pattern in my head
that I use and while I have always knit a slip
stitch rib heel this time I tried something
new, Eye of Partridge, which I think is quite
pretty.

On my Kindle is a book I highly recommend,
Secrets of a Charmed Life. The book reminds
me a lot of books written by Kate Morton, even
the setting and time frame [England during
WWII] are the same. This is my first time
reading anything by Susan Messiner, but it
won't be my last.

Joining Ginny

WELCOME TO GINNY'S BABY SHOWER

"Surround yourself with people
who make you hungry for life,
touch your heart, and nourish 
your soul" ....

Ginny, thank you for giving
that to us each and every week.

 Welcome to my home
and Ginny's baby shower,
I am thrilled that you are
here.

It's a beautiful day here
on the coast of South Carolina

 so I thought it would
be nice if we could all
gather outside

 under the apple tree to
talk, laugh, open gifts
and celebrate together.

 There is hot coffee,

 tea,

 and juice on the table
so please help yourself.

There are some oat cakes,

 and these amazing looking
cupcakes that Debby has so
graciously brought!

Please, enjoy.

 If everyone is settled
lets open some gifts!

Ginny, since you know
you are having a girl I
decided to put together
a little baby spa set.
I knit little booties with
big pink bows,

 and found the sweetest little
buttons to finish them.

 I made a wee hat in the
softest bamboo yarn

perfect for a sweet baby head.

 And then there is an
In Threes

 cardigan/robe knit in silk and
bamboo.

 There are also a couple of
knit wash cloths and some
lavender-olive oil soap.

And now for the prizes...
to keep things simple
I am going to add everyone's
name to a hat and have drawings
which will be posted on next
week's Yarn Along.

The prizes? Oh, yes,
First up is a skein of yarn:
Sierra Quatro by Cascade Yarns.

Karen has graciously donated
any pattern [up to $12.00] of your
choice from Ravelry and I am
also doing the same.

Thank you everyone for coming,
it was my great pleasure to have
you here. Okay, who would like
to be next to share their gift?

Please mail your gifts to::

Ginny Sheller
PO Box 9073
Fredericksburg,VA 22403

HOW GINNY'S BABY SHOWER IS GOING TO WORK

A baby is a blessing
A gift from heaven above
A precious little angel
to cherish and to love.

I wanted to take a moment to tell you
how next week's baby shower is going
to unfold [hopefully :)].....

You should take your photo[s] of your
gift and post on your blog as you normally
do for your knitting and reading each week
and then link in on Ginny's  Yarn Along
post as normal.

I will be serving [virtually] all the goodies
that are served at baby showers, along
with a few prize's that will be given out
on my blog.

At this time Ginny is not registered for
gifts anywhere, but I wanted to let you
know that Amazon gift cards are always
a wonderful gift idea and greatly appreciated.

At the end of my post I will share my email
address so if you have a gift to mail you can
write me and I will supply you with Ginny's
address.

If you have any questions please don't hesitate
to ask me okay? I am looking forward to seeing
you next week.

YARN ALONG AND A BABY SHOWER INVITATION

If I am thinking correctly, said Pooh,
a new baby is probably, undoubtedly
the grandest gift that could ever be.

~ Winnie the Pooh

It's hard to believe as we are just
entering pollen season, but before
we know it the Christmas season
will be upon us and I want to be
ready. This year I am planning on
socks for all those on my gift giving
list so I needed to start early.  One
of the great things about sock knitting
is how portable they are so I have
several pairs on the needles and
am carrying one with me at all times.

I am reading The Book Club for my
book club and while I know many
others like romance books, I do not,
but I am determined to finish this
book before the next meeting.  And
no, I don't recommend it.

As many of you know our Yarn Along
founder and hostess Ginny is expecting
a baby girl this summer and I thought it
would be nice to give back to someone
who gives us all a chance to gather each
week and share our love of knitting and
reading.

While it is not possible to have everyone
here in my home, although that would be
so much fun,  we can do a virtual baby
shower and I am writing to let you know
each of you is invited!!!

The shower will be held on April 20th
so this gives you plenty of time if you
wish to hand make a gift.

On the 20th I will post on my blog to
begin the shower and then you can link
in so we can visit your space, just like
Yarn Along only this time with baby items.
I think we should also have a game or two
with prizes, but more on that later.  For now
I just wanted to let you know about the
shower so you can mark your calender's.
I hope you will join me !

Linking with Ginny

IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS

It's the little things
that make life
Wonderful!

~ etsy

We had a baby shower this
weekend, a baby shower for
the newest grand that will be
here soon. The weekend started
out rainy, but by noon the sun
was shining, the air was warm,
and the sand gnats were out in
full force. I spent most of the
night holding the sweetest little
four month old who drooled
all over me and eventually fell
asleep in my arms; I wanted
to bring him home. Oh, and
I ate cake, really good cake.

I have spent today sitting in the
sun, knitting, finishing a book,
[it wasn't the greatest], starting
a new one, talking on the phone
with my youngest sister and
just enjoying the peace that always
accompanies my Sunday's.

Weekending with Karen.