Homey Comforts

Knowing that more snow/sleet may be coming our way tomorrow (eek!), I decided that the necessary run to "big town "(New Bern) must occur today. And since my afternoon and evening are already claimed, Julia and I jumped in the car at 9:00 AM with her science textbook and drove down the road.

I had to go to Michael's this week. Their Lion Brand yarn (all of it) was 50% off, plus I had an additional 10% off on all Lion Brand yarn after that. Making this colorful blanket is using up my yarn quickly, and I was hesitant to start a new row in some colors, unsure if I had enough even for a row! Time to restock. I bought the above colors (two in some of them) in "Vanna's Choice," a good acrylic worsted weight.

Adam's been eyeing this Fishermen's Wool yarn, longing for me to knit him a sweater. Ha! Well, at 60% off, I finally bought two skeins and told him I might try to make him a vest. I'm nervous. We'll see.

This "Amazing" yarn is also Lion Brand. I made an infinity scarf with it before, and it's lovely. A good buy at this price.

Once before I bought a pound ball of "Impeccable" in an off-white, and it was very useful.

And I bought some "Homespun" also -- not much, but in some rich colors. The lime green over there is already claimed by a customer who wants a big infinity scarf.

A friend posted this and tagged me :)
I replied, "I'm on the road to the yarn store WITH A COUPON."

And ... on to books! Last week, four books I'd ordered online finally arrived. My blogging friends have recommended Gladys Taber for so long, but her books are hard to find. Abe Books, a used, discount online seller, notified me of free shipping on many books, so I hunted for her titles. I bought all four for less than $20 -- a great deal for Taber these days.

I taught our ladies Bible study this afternoon, and will be going to K's house tonight for movie and dinner. A busy, fun day. I nibbled on a bowl of my split pea soup for lunch -- delicious! Homemade soup is another cold-day homey comfort.
Adam's made garlic/rosemary breadsticks for us ladies this evening. They're beautiful, and now the house is wafting with rosemary scent.

Julia found this pink/salmon sweater at Rue 21 in town for $6 this morning. It's a "large," which she is not, but she bought it be a comfy, snuggle-sweater for evenings at home.

We're all about homey comforts here, you see ~~ yarn, bread, books, sweaters. The only thing missing in this post is a cup full of hot tea!