Warning! Germ laden post ahead!
I have the plague! Or the San Joachin Valley fever (COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS for you medical types)! Or maybe its just bronchitis. But anyone who feels this bad should be able to garner all the sympathy they can. And packages feel like sympathy! So, though I may be coughing up a lung every two minutes, I'm happy! (In addition to being a bit loopy on the cough meds I'm taking)!
Renee over at A Good Yarn is my Special Swap partner. (Lynne of I Was Knit Together hosts the Special Swap, and the theme is Hearts and Roses in honor of Valentine's Day). And Renee is special indeed. It's more than obvious that she gave a lot of thought to putting together my package, and she couldn't have done a more perfect job.
Renee included two balls of RYC Cashsoft 4ply in Poppy with a pattern from Fiber Trends called Falling In Love Scarf. Rose Petal Tea from The Republic of Tea. A rose scented candle in a valentine votive holder. Pink heart stamped tissues. A mini pail of chocolate hearts (be still my heart)! Pink heart soaps with a hand knit heart embossed facial cloth. Rose scented body lotion. And the pièce de résistance? Vesper Sock Yarn in Ramblin Rose! (Squeee)!! Woman, you know how to rock a theme!! And if you like the package you get from me half as much as I like mine, you will be one happy camper. Thank you soooooo much!
And in the same vein (heh), Keri of Knitty Gritty Thoughts sent me the Love Issue of the Knit.1 magazine (as a reward for posting a cheerful comment on a recently trying day).
There are several cute patterns in this mag, but the one that really caught my attention was heartfelt.
This is so wrong, and yet so right on so many levels!
I am so going to make this little pillow. It appeals to me for several reasons. As one of the above mentioned medical types, it tickles my frequently irreverent funny bone. And because the comforter and curtains in my bedroom have been a classic rose pattern for years and years (and not likely to change anytime soon), I think it will be just twee (gold star for me Amanda! I used it in a sentence)!
Comments (20)
Rose Petal tea is SO GOOD. Take care of yourself and feel better soon. Packages like that will surely help!
Posted by margene | February 20, 2007 4:03 PM
Posted on February 20, 2007 16:03
you're too funny! you did indeed use it correctly in a sentence! and your package of goodies from renee is fabulous. you deserve it. and you deserve to be cough free. feel better soon!!!
Posted by amanda | February 20, 2007 4:17 PM
Posted on February 20, 2007 16:17
We just went through having my daughter diagnosed for (possible) valley fever. She visits her grandparents every summer in CA so she's susceptible. Turns out she had pertussis. I hope you get to feeling better soon and that it is truly not valley fever.
Posted by Dj | February 20, 2007 4:25 PM
Posted on February 20, 2007 16:25
Wowee!!! What an absolutely awesome package! I don't think I've seen Vesper Rambling rose before...
I hope you feel better soon. I've been down with the flu myself and was out of commission with fevers, achiness and chills 2 days last week. I feel much better but can't seem to get rid of the cough! Drink lots of the that yummy tea and feel better soon:)
Posted by Marisol | February 20, 2007 5:01 PM
Posted on February 20, 2007 17:01
Yay! Valentines' is so goopy (except for the candy and the sweetness) everyone deserves to have a nice heart complete with aorta and ventricles and all. I love it!
Posted by Emily | February 20, 2007 5:01 PM
Posted on February 20, 2007 17:01
That hear is almost as good as the knitted womb from Knitty of a few years ago! Lovely package...oh, gracious, what a lovely package!
Posted by Lynne | February 20, 2007 5:14 PM
Posted on February 20, 2007 17:14
Those really are wonderful packages. I hope the coughing stops soon!
Posted by Carole | February 20, 2007 5:18 PM
Posted on February 20, 2007 17:18
Glad you liked the goodies - especially the Vesper. I wasn't sure if you'd like the brown part, but finally I couldn't resist the theme.
Feel free to keep your germs out of the package you send me :-) Just kidding - hope you're feeling better soon! Don't worry about getting to the post office until you're well.
Posted by Renee | February 20, 2007 5:56 PM
Posted on February 20, 2007 17:56
Oh you poor thing! I had never heard of valley fever before. It doesn't sound nice! I hope you feel better soon!
I can see why your packages have cheered you up. Lovely, lovely goodies!
Posted by Karen | February 20, 2007 6:29 PM
Posted on February 20, 2007 18:29
Twee indeed. I like it. Sounds like despite your illness, the week has been pretty kind to you. Hope you feel better soon.
Posted by marnie | February 20, 2007 6:52 PM
Posted on February 20, 2007 18:52
Feel better!!
Posted by --Deb | February 20, 2007 8:47 PM
Posted on February 20, 2007 20:47
oh, I hope that you are feeling much better soon. It's a nasty germ that is going around. we had it here a couple of weeks ago.
what wonderful goodies you got!
Posted by Teyani | February 21, 2007 9:20 AM
Posted on February 21, 2007 09:20
the package is lovely - hope you feel better soon!!
Posted by Esther | February 21, 2007 2:47 PM
Posted on February 21, 2007 14:47
I'm always convinced I have leukemia every time I get the flu. And I love that heart pillow!
Posted by Theresa | February 21, 2007 5:10 PM
Posted on February 21, 2007 17:10
Oh no - feel better soon!
Posted by keri | February 22, 2007 2:59 PM
Posted on February 22, 2007 14:59
Please, oh PLEASE make that pillow so I can knit it vicariously through you. It is brilliant!
Posted by Becky | February 23, 2007 3:58 PM
Posted on February 23, 2007 15:58
I hope that you are feeling better!
That pillow is so fun.
Posted by Gracie | February 23, 2007 9:42 PM
Posted on February 23, 2007 21:42
It sounds as though your gift packages couldn't have been timed better! I hope they brought you some physical healing as well as a mental lift.
That knitted heart is too funny. Perfect for a medical office or as a gift for your favorite medical professional, too.
Posted by Rachel | February 24, 2007 3:30 PM
Posted on February 24, 2007 15:30
Sorry you're feeling rotten, but what a lovely package. You might like to check out www.magknits.com this month where you will find a lovely sock pattern, also called Falling in Love.
Posted by Mandella | February 24, 2007 4:49 PM
Posted on February 24, 2007 16:49
I hope you're feeling better! What a delightful package you got. Lucky you!
Posted by Casey | February 28, 2007 1:20 PM
Posted on February 28, 2007 13:20