O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done;
The ship has weather'd every rack, the prize we sought is won;
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
There's Yarn Aboard, it's all for me, to spin this glorious roving!*
Though not all the way from Cathay, Sig. Polo did make the trek from New Jersey to Oklahoma in record time. And he was, of course, carrying valuable cargo!
Click, click to view my new personal mantra.
Thanks Deb, for the inspiration!
Heeeeeeere's Marco!
Deb loaded him down with 4 luscious ounces of chocolaty Corridale, which seriously looks good enough to eat. Eight fluffy ounces of Natural Cormo and a variety of kool-aid packs with which to dye it. And 4 sublime ounces of Interlacements Silk Roving (yummy, yummy, yum)!! Amazingly, pirates did not ransack our intrepid explorer!
Actual edible goodies included Pirates Booty
(very much in keeping with the YA theme)!
Oral Fixation Night Light Mints (caffeinated chai) in a really cool black tin!
Marco has been loaded up and is off to his next port of call! Keep your eyes peeled! (Listen y'all: I barter with my husband to get out of wrapping Christmas presents, so this whole wrapping in brown paper thing? Serious show of love and support for our YA hostess! Just sayin')!!
PS. If I owe you a sock bag, they are sewn and in the mail!
*Apologies to Mr. Walt Whitman
Comments (10)
Oooh, lucky you!
Posted by Carole | August 18, 2006 3:09 PM
Posted on August 18, 2006 15:09
Glad you liked it. I had fun picking everything out! (And, obviously, a lot of fun decorating it. The housework sticker is my favorite, too.) Enjoy the Pirate Booty--it's one of my favorite snacks!
Posted by --Deb | August 18, 2006 3:50 PM
Posted on August 18, 2006 15:50
How Exciting and what a great post. I can't wait til I get this puppy in the mail.
Posted by Marisol | August 18, 2006 5:28 PM
Posted on August 18, 2006 17:28
Interlacements silk! That stuff is so great! And your hair, by the way, fantastic!
Posted by Cheryl | August 18, 2006 5:56 PM
Posted on August 18, 2006 17:56
Oh, fun! I am loving watching this box travel around. Good stuff!
Posted by Kathy | August 18, 2006 9:26 PM
Posted on August 18, 2006 21:26
Well, if you wrapped it in brown paper than it's off to ports far, far away. You really got a treasure chest of goodies!
Posted by margene | August 19, 2006 8:11 AM
Posted on August 19, 2006 08:11
How fun to think of all the cool things the yarn can become. I can't wait to see what you do with it!
Posted by sprite | August 19, 2006 2:31 PM
Posted on August 19, 2006 14:31
You're so marvelously clever!
What great pirates' bounty! - Is it heading off to me next?????
Posted by Teyani | August 19, 2006 10:15 PM
Posted on August 19, 2006 22:15
Boy oh boy...you got some really great bounty there! I can't wait to see the silk roving spun up. Have fun with it all!
Posted by Karen | August 22, 2006 8:22 AM
Posted on August 22, 2006 08:22
Marco Polo made it here - and everything is wonderful. Thanks! :o)
Posted by JessaLu | August 25, 2006 9:13 AM
Posted on August 25, 2006 09:13