Whoops – I had the wrong link for Karrie’s contest yesterday, so I’m posting it again with the correct link. Sorry about that!
Karrie’s having Fake Rhinebeck Post contest – if you didn’t go to Rhinebeck, go stashdiving and get excited again about yarn you already own! Post a picture and blog about it before midnight PDT, October 27, and you could win a fibery prize.
Largehearted Boy is having a funeral song contest – what would you like played at your memorial service? You could win Arcade Fire’s Funeral, the Mountain Goat’s Ghana, and Eudora Welty’s novel The Optimist’s Daughter! A winner will be selected at noon CDT on October 29.
Thank Yous
I have been extremely remiss in thank yous for the wonderful get well presents people have sent to me! I’ll start remedying that right now.
Margene sent a wonderful mixture of cats (cute bowls), chocolate (truffles, hidden by Chaos head), and cashmere – thank you!
*sniff sniff* “Are these kitty treats?” -Chaos
Debby sent yummy gluten-free goodies, lovely Austermann Step (which I haven’t tried before), and some healthy kitty treats that Chaos and Mayhem love – thanks from all of us! And do stop by to visit Debby – her kitty Charlie passed away this week. 🙁
“Ok, these are definitely kitty treats. Hurry up and open them, Mom!” -Chaos & Mayhem
Frarochvia sent some of her gorgeous bellamoden sock yarn, pure dark chocolate,
and a stunning Flower Basket Shawl knitted from her lovely yarn! Thank you so much!!
Chaos really liked the shawl…
“What the heck are you doing under there, big kitty?!” -Mayhem
*purrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr* -Chaos
Makes me so happy to see it well loved! Hee hee hee. Thank you for you, friend.
Awwww….he looks like a big purple ghosty for halloween!
There’s just no fooling May with your Barney costume, Chaos! She’s one clever kitty.
OMG.. ROFL I love that photo of Chaos!! (Actually I love it so much that I just stole it for my desktop photo for today.. at least until Ms. Kitty sees it.)
Love the picture of Chaos!
Oh, Chaos looks so cozy comfy. Gandalf is a bit jealous here, and Atticus a high-five paw to Chaos for his brilliant idea!
That’s quite a haul! Yay you!
Lovely get-well presents! (The Austermann step is wonderful stuff and I have about three pair now including that exact colorway!)
All right, so tell Chaos I’m not afraid of him anymore – purring in the purple shawl? Endearing. The yarn from Bellamoden has finally goosed me into ordering from her shop this morning. I keep window shopping, but I haven’t purchased yet (I know! VERY unlike me.)
Wonderful gifts, especially that beautiful shawl!
Hey! Chaos! That shawl’s for mom!
Drat, WHERE did I see a glowing review of some new gluten-free beer? Might be the new BeerAdvocate.com paper mag.
Isn’t blogland wonderful, whereyou can make such fabulous friends and feel the love across the miles? Hope you are back in the pink very soon!
LOL! Chaos looks very content under the shawl. What lovely presents.
He looks like a cover for the book “When I Get Older I Shall Wear Purple”!
Holy mackerel! I feel like I should send you some delicious Brussels Sprouts! 😉
this totally kills my idea of a basket of power bars and a golden gophers foam finger…
What wonderful things you received! That shawl is really lovely, and I hope Chaos will share it with you. I’ll have to check out Bellamoden.
What wonderful gifts! Don’t let Chaos hog the shawl! : )
Aw, Chaos purring in the purple — priceless! We missed you at CAP@MOA last night. Dale-Harriet from WI asked after you.
What lovely gifts! It looks like the kitties approve.
That is a beautiful shawl and what wonderful presents! 🙂
LOL at Chaos under the shawl. He looks like an ottoman.
Now there’s a cat who is secure in his manhood – even if he doesn’t have them anymore. ;o)
oh my stinkin’ heck – is May standing on Chaos in that shot?
Chaos is Wise in the Ways of Yarn. That is a beautiful shawl. He has excellent taste. I cried for your friend’s kitty because, of course, I had to search her blog until I found a picture. It’s so hard losing furry loved ones.
We are so glad you liked the treats! It was fun to put the box together. Hope your wireless woes are taken care of too!
what a beautiful shawl – and all those other gifts so sweet too.
You deserve every bit of all that lovin’ – hope you are still continuing to improve every day.
Mayhem loves socks, Chaos loves shawls! They both have excellent taste in my opinion!
Great stuff!
(((hugs)))
Hamm, that bellamoden sock yarn is beautiful, as is the Flower Basket Shawl.
What great gifts, the shawl is beautiful
The shawl is unbelieveavble. Hand dyed just for you or a perfect find? Totally “Oh my Goodness” worthy. And knitting that you don’t do. And..And…
LOL–total kitty kneading coma! AND an invisible kitty tent! Wahoo! Please tell us that May jumped him shortly after you captured the moment.
Can’t wait to see both pairs of socks (and what you think of Step).
Kitty Party at The House of Mayhem and Casa Chaos!
Knitting party with Chris. Online. Virtual.
That’s right, you’re getting better–it’s back to the regular order of operations.
Chris- The shawl is amazing- I’m all ga-ga over shawls these days.
I treated myself to “Rhinebeck Consolation” yarn- apparently it took quite a bit of consoling.
Noogies to the babies.
Hehe, last picture is SO cat 😉 Hope that lovely lace edging survived the chomps and rubs it got!
What amazing gifts, see how much you mean!!
obviously C thought it was an Elven invisibility cloak.
Lovely shawl! 🙂