Next week is my mother-in-law's 65th birthday and for her present, I made a crocheted necklace and sugar scrub. (I think I'm pretty safe in blogging about it here, because I don't think she reads my blog - but if you are reading this, Barb, you might want to stop right here so you don't see the pics below!) I bought a new yarn - 100% merino wool, very lush - in a warm mulberry colour. It's very chunky, which I really like. I liked it so much I made one for myself....I just couldn't help it! I really hope she likes it!
I also made my first sale on a coffee & milk frother warmer! Plus, when Jonny was here, he asked me to make an Audrey necklace with matching earrings for a friend of his - so it's incredible how much work you can get done when you have company especially considering the last two days consisted of making an apple pie, eggplant (or aubergine) parmesian, going to the pub, going on a folly walk and then going on an eight-mile river Thames walk! Incredible. Idle hands and all that. So I would have to say it's been a good couple of days spent with lovely company.
I also made my first sale on a coffee & milk frother warmer! Plus, when Jonny was here, he asked me to make an Audrey necklace with matching earrings for a friend of his - so it's incredible how much work you can get done when you have company especially considering the last two days consisted of making an apple pie, eggplant (or aubergine) parmesian, going to the pub, going on a folly walk and then going on an eight-mile river Thames walk! Incredible. Idle hands and all that. So I would have to say it's been a good couple of days spent with lovely company.
Today more business: I'm going to visit two boutiques in town to see if they're interested in selling any of my products - good time of year for it I think. I don't know I feel so nervous to approach them, but I am. I think it's probably because I know how tongue-tied I can get and I'll go in with a clear idea of what I'll say and then it'll come out of my mouth in a big ball of jumbled up mess. Ah well. I just have to remember what this guy at the market said to me a couple of weeks ago; when we got to chatting and he discovered that I'm from America he said, "well, I think you're very courageous to make the commitment to living here." I walked away with a big smile and thought, "huh, he thinks I'm courageous. Yea, I am!" That will be my mantra today. I will report on my venture a bit later.
Also, most important of all, this weekend is my one-year wedding anniversary! Dave and I are going to London for two nights - we're going without much of a plan, really. It'll be nice for us to spend some nice, quiet time together doing a bit of sight-seeing and casually strolling around. Hopefully we'll end up at Portobello Market! In celebration of our anniversary, I thought it would be nice to provide a mini-slideshow of our special day. Toot-a-loo for now, readers! (Quickly before I sign off for now, a side-not about our rings. We had them custom-made by a Chicago-based artist who has a company called Simply Wood Rings, who did an amazing job. When Dave and I got engaged, we took home two pieces of quartz from the island where we got engaged and had one of the pieces incorporated into the band on my ring. Both our rings are made of rosewood, which has a beautiful, warm colour.)
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