About time I posted

Thanks to a poke from Kneyda on Ravelry, I'm finally posting to the blog.As promised, here are the new spring yarns. From left to right, we have Katia Bombay which is a sport weight, mercerized, self-stiping cotton. I got it to replace the discontinued Katia Jamaica which turned into Big Niece's Christmas dress. The next one is Bamboo Silk from Ella Rae. It is really soft and, according to Annie, has a great hand. (I'm making that Annie knit all the samples.) The last one is Sugar Rush. It is made with sugar cane! How fun is that?! It is very slippery and drapy but super shiny.
I'm really happy with these yarns. I already need to order more of the Bombay. The colors are gorgeous and I've set some aside to make a baby dress for a friend. Can't wait to try it!

Busy and Boring

Well, I'm really falling down on my New Year's resolution to blog more. The problem seems to be that I'm super busy but it is all boring stuff. The shop is busy (nice but boring), everyone's healthy (nice but also boring), I'm making a lot of headway on the bookkeeping (seriously boring) and I'm knitting a lot of socks (not a newsflash). The most exciting thing this week is that I've gotten out for a bike ride twice. Maybe spring is coming after all.
I'll try to do better. You guys want to hear about the spring yarns? I'll try to post those soon.

Went to the Dentist Today

This is big news. I haven't been to the dentist in a very, very long time. However, Annie inspired me to make it a New Year's resolution so in I went. I had an exam today and the word is that my teeth desperately need a cleaning (this is not news to me) and other than that, I have no new cavities (just one old one and the filling is still good, phew!). This is the one of the reasons I don't go to the dentist that much. I can get away with it.

Fortunately....

Miss Wanda knows how to deal with this kind of weather.

Unfortunately, my little nephew is sick home from school today.
Fortunately, that means that I didn't have to get up at the crack of dawn on the coldest morning of the year and take him to the bus stop! It is -3 out there! My sympathies go out to anyone who has to be out in this. Stay warm!

Mmmm, Alpaca

A whole box of alpaca!
I love alpaca *sigh*

Riding the Rollers

I'm really enjoying riding my bike on the trainer but I think I may have to stay in the doorway for quite a while yet. I tried riding in the middle of the room and completely fell off my bike about three times. I decided not to push my luck and moved back to the doorway. I could just imagine the emergency room conversation if I'd really hurt myself:

ER Nurse: Ma'am, how did you get injured?
Me: I crashed my bike.
Nurse: Where?
Me: Um, in the house.
Nurse: What were you doing?
Me: Trying to watch TV.
Nurse: Hmm.

Post Holiday Blahs or What Am I Going To Do About The Rest Of The Winter

Anyone else feeling that way?
The shop is looking better. We got a big box of yarn today and another of needles so the shelves are looking much less pillaged than over the weekend. Even though the shop was much busier this fall, I'm not sure if that will hold over to the new year, so I'm ordering more yarn to fill the shelves but trying to do it moderately so that I can pay for it all. It is always a balancing act. Can't sell it if it's not here but also can send some to the power company to cover the gas bill. Ah, the wonder of retail. No wonder I'm not bored with it after all these years.