Lux&Co and HMQueenG SwaParty

Hello Everybody!

We had a great Party with boubles (reserve particulier of the Queen)& nice food (Lux&Co) and of course the best ... gifts.

Mine was hide behind african wax ...

So nicely exciting. But, am quite curieuse, so after all, I decided to open.

Here it is.

Wow!

Crown (observe details, like free crochet design and fine sparkling beads) .... wow-wow-wow .... , Cranberry with chocolat and a wonderful rose-pink yarn with white moustache to crochet something with ... To follow...

Am happy & very gratefull.

Thank U Lux & Co.

Thank U Kathy Ann 4 organising this swap.

Hello to Australia.

Very friendly,

HM QueenG

My Swap Box is Here!

I was super-excited when I got this in the mail yesterday:

It's the package from my swap partner and it came all the way from Australia!

And I laughed out loud when I read the contents on the label and "vegemite" was listed! Ha! I had to get a picture of that.

And I was not disappointed when I looked inside at all the goodies my partner had sent me...

Here's a close-up of the vegemite bottle. I actually had some on toast for breakfast and it wasn't bad at all! I was surprised at the very dark color of it. I don't know why I expected it to be light in color and look kind of like hummus, but it didn't at all. Its taste was salty, but not really much flavor beyond that. Kathy had told me in her card how to eat it -- lightly spread on a piece of buttered toast.

And this was the last item I took out of the box...a cup towel.

Thank you so much, Kathy! I loved every bit of it!

I can't wait until the first time vegemite comes up in conversation or I hear that song by Men at Work. Now I can pipe up and say, have any of YOU had a vegemite sandwich?? Well, I HAVE!!

Okay, it was toast, but still.

Queen G and Lux@Co swap party!

Queen G and I live in the same neck of the woods and decided to have a swap party! Lux (my cat) was there, so was my son (but he kept to his computer).

I was spoiled rotten. Not only did I receive an amazing surreal pot holder (bronze/lurex with snowflakes), a book on Egypt (I can't never get enough!), a 2010 diary (already in use) green lurex thread (lovely, wouldn't you say?), two pop portraits of Lux and Hungarian salami (it was eaten last night...). We also drank champagne.

(Wouldn't you call that being spoiled?)

Thanks again QueenG!

World's Largest Crochet Blanket...part 2

Here's the photo Ghost alerted us to. It's some crazy crocheting!

World's Largest Crochet Blanket...

Ok maybe I have too much time on my hands but today I was thinking 'What is the world's largest crochet blanket?' and much to my surprise I found the answer on Google. Here's an extract from the article...

Val Stone, a Devon, UK,-based pensioner has made the world's largest crocheted blanket and plans to sell it to raise money for a cancer fund. Stone, a leukaemia patient, has spent 11 years making the blanket, which is larger than a tennis court. The blanket measures about 24 metres by 8 metres when stretched out and weighs about 90 kilograms.

The blanket, which is recognised by Guinness World Records, is a combination of squares, all different from each other. "Every square is different. No-one has been able to spot two of the same yet," she was quoted as saying.

You can read the rest of the article here. I don't know about you guys but I want to see a photo of it, (why is there no photo?) an afghan as large as a tennis court? WOW! And can you imagine all the ends and having to sew them in ahhhhhh!

The final question I have is who's interested in making an afghan that covers a whole 2 tennis courts???? hehehehehe. If anyone can we girls can! hehehehehe.

New Afghan between renovating and wedding planning

Finally got some photos of a new afghan I'm making. It's going to be for our new and improved living room, well once the place is finished being renovated and who knows when that will be... I decided to be a bit more adventurous with the colours and used a white border (Usually I use a dark one). I'm thinking of making it about 8 by 10 squares just large enough to cover the couch seat.

Thanks to everyone who's posted photos of their swap packages. I'm starting to worry now just noticed on my postoffice receipt there's no 'air mail' after the USA postage item. I hope it's not traveling by ship! Sorry Pammy might be getting yours late! arrrrrr Fingers crossed that it's not!

Swap Parcel for Bev

I got this email from Bev a while back and she asked me to post the photo of her swap package because she couldn't work out how to. I thought it was important to also add what the email said. Here it is in red.

"I have already received my swap package from Janet Goulet. I've attached a picture. Isn't it just the most special thing you have ever seen? I absolutely love it -- and am so excited she sent it early. You see, I have cancer and things are pretty dicey right now so she sent it early. Isn't that sweet of her?
Bev
P.S. I hope you don't mind that we traded early. It seemed like the right thing to do. Thanks!"

I agree Bev, it is a wonderful swap parcel! Thank you to Janet for making Bev's day and for being so thoughtful and sending it sooner. I hope Bev is alright and enjoying her pot holders and other goodies!!!!!