I always get a little delight out of a packages with foreign postmarks! My SP10 sent this delightful package from across the pond!

ORANGE candles, Lindor chocolate truffle eggs (there were originally two Lindor eggs.. I couldn't wait to dig into one of them!) And British Blue Faced Leicester DK weight yarn, which she hand dyed herself - orange (swooooon) and mossy greens (more swoooooning!) They are soo soft that I want to knit them right away, like right now, but I need to formulate a plan - find the perfect project - this kind of softness deserves a special project!

And the boys, especially Connor, loves the goldfish note card, repeatedly pointing out the bubble.

Thank you Secret Pal.. you made my day!

And all the way from Japan, two little items that tickle my funny bone, and made for some fun time in the kitchen yesterday.

Last week after reading on Julie's blog, then on Oiyi's Crafts, a trip to a Bento store on eBay was in order!

I didn't take any pictures of the process, but if you look at Julie's or Oiyi's blogs you can see what they do. Basically you cook some hard-boiled eggs, and while they're still hot, peel them and place them in the mold, then submerge in cold water for 10 minutes. The end result? An incredibly cute shaped hard boiled egg! I still need to get the bunny and bear molds, so I see many more Bento accessories in my future. I just think they're all too cute for words. This particular Bento seller was incredibly quick! I ordered on Sunday and they arrived on Thursday. Wow!

As a knitting side note, I did indeed cast on Wing Of The Moth with lilac Cotton Fine on Thursday. I'm several repeats into the first chart, but I forgot to take some pictures while I had the camera out. So I'll devote an entire post to that project in the next few days. Who knows, maybe even tomorrow. I'm really enjoying it, having already memorized the chart, so this one should go fast.

Around a year ago on this day..

• Give Me A Break - 2006