Don’t forget about the Biteberry Yarn contest, which runs until 6 pm CDT, Friday, July 20!
Eliza’s printing some small sock pattern books on an old-fashioned flatbed press (sounds very cool). She’ll give a copy away to a random commenter – you have until August 1 to leave your comments.
Time for thank yous! The random number generator loved me recently – through its graces, I received some Azul body butter (lemon), which is one of the products available at Kristi’s new store. (How does she have time with those busy twins??) I’ve actually been using the body butter as hand lotion and while it didn’t feel quite like what I’ve been using (duh, it’s body “butter,” not lotion), it’s done great things for my chronically dry hands. Thanks, Kristi! Think I’ll be ordering some more – maybe the “chocolate mousse” scent…
The random number generator also selected me to win some yarn in Jewel’s recent contest – I picked those two lovely skeins of Regia Bamboo. Thank you, Jewel!
I got that great (partially obscured) card of Charlie for supporting Debby’s husband Chris in the Get Your Guts in Gear bike ride to raise money for Crohn’s and colitis research. (Charlie the kitty has inflammatory bowel disease, too.)
“It looks like a kitty, but it doesn’t smell, taste, sound, or feel like a kitty. I give up. What is it?” -Mayhem
I received mix cds from Van and from E, plus a great insulated sheepy water bottle carrier from E! Thanks, Van and E!
“More of these wee unsheep. Hmph.” -Mayhem
“I see what you mean about the unsheep, May. Hey, I bet you could fit in this bag.” *hee hee* -Chaos
“Hmm, big kitty, I am not sure you have my best interests at heart…” -Mayhem
KnitNana sent me these adorable personalized black kitty stitchmarkers from Wee Ones. I love them! You should really go check out Wee Ones – she has more cats, penguins, sheep, dogs… Thank you so much, KnitNana! (She also sent some homegrown… catnip… but that’s a post for another day.) (The photos are most excellent.)
No, you don’t get caption commentary from black cat stitchmarkers!
Remember last week when I mentioned getting a little distracted over at etsy? I picked up two black cat-themed pouches and a black cat key fob from bagladiesinpa, and she threw in a matching black cat hair fastener for being a return customer! Awww…
“Big kitty, you better get over here! There are an awful lot of black kitties… Should we be worried?” -Mayhem
“I think it’ll be ok, May… unless you steal that hair fastener. Bet that’ll get Mom shrieking at us again.” -Chaos
“But it’s so cute! I can’t help myself!” -Mayhem
Somehow I kind of got the feeling you liked black catchen…… nice haul!
Hee hee, I’m pretty sure Gandalf thinks his “real” name is “stopit!”, or “stopbeingaspaz”.
Good haul!!! Yay you!
PENGUINS……zooom out!
Glad you liked it – shea butter is great for dry skin, isn’t it?
By your last caption, Chaos, we see that age does indeed bring wisdom.
Always tempting the kitties, aren’t you?!
You always know where the best contests are! Aren’t Wee Ones the cutest? I have rabbits and bears.
May and Chaos seem quite taken with your new goodies, Chris! And no, I somehow don’t think Big Kitty always has May’s best interest in mind 🙂
So many goodies! Must go shopping now.
Those bags are very cute – are they large enough for sock projects?
In one pic, it looks like May has staked her claim on a certain pressie!! Great haul!
So many great goodies! I love those stitch markers. Somehow I think Chaos has a lot of experience with the Mom shriek. 🙂
Black kitties EVERYWHERE!
Lookie at all that swag with black kitties! Black kitties are taking over the world — it could be worse.
I like the black kitty swag 🙂 But not as much as the black kitties!
ok i NEED some stitch markers from her etsy shop!
today’s kitty adventures were especially funny to me today lol….ty for giving me a laugh to start my day with.
Wow! Check out all the goodies.
Kitties listen: Don’t you think it’s unfair that your mom is always baiting you with such great goodies and then yelling at you when you “take the bait”? When will the abuse end? Stop the cycle. Next time she lays a trap/photo shoot. Don’t give in! Be strong! Besides May…your hair isn’t long enough for a pony tail.
Sounds like you’ve had some really good mail for some time now 🙂 Yeah for kitty things and mixed CDs!
What a great haul!
And I’m delighted you love the WeeOnes. I can’t resist them!
Now…I can’t wait to see those catnip shots!
(((hugs)))
Heeeeee. And the kitties are having a wonderful time with it all! 🙂
Oh the stick markers are so cute! I didn’t see another update about your health. I may have zoomed by, I hope all is well.
I posted an impressive kitty belly on my blog that you may enjoy. 🙂
http://devilwmn.blogspot.com/
Something tells me a mix CD from Van would be pretty dern good.
And hey, I forgot to comment on this yesterday, but I think you having a forestry degree is totally cool. It makes me think of a book that you might really enjoy, if you haven’t read it already — Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver.
How are you feeling lately?
Wow, that Etsy shop is dangerous! I inquired into the possibility of stitch markers to match our animals — 3 cats, 2 dogs — and I don’t even USE commercial stitch markers, just random ends of yarn.
Great haul and cute kitties and memorable captions as always.
kitties everywhere!
I found a book that is right up our alley, but I haven’t read it yet. I sold our only copy in the bookstore before I could have a peruse.
Three Bags Full, by Leonie Swann. A flock of sheep investigate the death of their shepherd. Sounds like fun!
Great loot! Must… resist… urge… to… shop…
Those stitch markers are so cool! My favorite stitch marker is a drawing of Max I got in shrinkydink form from a swap on craftster.
You should have taken a shot of the CD-R!
Tracey cracks me up. I bet the pony tail would be dashing on Mayhem’s cat tail.
Wee unsheep. lol! And no caption from the catchen keychains? Nive haul!
I put that greasy stuff on at night, and sometimes on my feet (under socks). What color is your subaru? (fancy detective work, eh?) Nice pks!
Oooh, cute cute black kitty stuff…kaythx,bye
Those are super cute markers and cat pouches!
My friend loves elephants and after she had me teach her to crochet, I bought her some wee elephant stitch markers at WeeOnes. She made especially for crochet stitches. Very cool!
So there’s already a “Flat Stanley”–what does one name a “Flat Sheep”? (inquiring kitties want to know).
“Distracted at Etsy” sounds a bit like Shopping Therapy. After your checkbook cover, I ordered a key fob and a couple of other things. And I really like it. Hope that you enjoy yours-spunky AND handy.