Dear Secret Lace Pal,
Wow! You've sent a fabulous package! First, I didn't know your son had made
the great bobbins you've been sending on. The newest two are wonderful! I've
just pulled them out to take out to my shed to spangle them. I went to the
bead shop yesterday to buy some seed beads to finish a piece of embroidery, and
went a little crazy picking out a few for future naked bobbins. (I also got a
new one when I ordered some from Holly, a great Stuart Johnson bone bobbin).
The bobbin stacker book is wonderful. My sweet GrandDad passed away this
morning, so it will be helpful to carry the pillow with me to whichever town
they decided to have his service. I haven't used one before, so I'm excited to
try it. What a clever idea!
The needlecase is great, and now added to my car survival kit. I always keep
a little stitching in the box between the seats. I made a new "grab to go" kit
for needlelace that I put the little wooden one you sent into. Speaking of
needlelace...You are quite talented! I love the little fairies. I've copied
the pattern onto my paper to get ready to work. My niece will be moving out
here soon, and they will be an excellent surprise for her new room. I've taken
her to a pottery shop where she paint her item and they fire it for her. It
was a great girlie day (we saw a little girl movie and had lunch and played at
the park) and she made the prettiest fairy.
I've put the little bag in my rosaline lace bag to hold my tools on my
pillow. Now my scissors won't slide off! They'll be happy to have their own
handy home.
The bath salts were wonderful, as well. It was a hectic week and when I
opened the package, out they came right away.
The diploma has cracked us all up. As we try to help our oldest decide on
which colleges to apply to, and I try decide whether or not to get my "bigger"
degree now or later, it was quite appropriate!
The little blue tit is so pretty. We don't have many bright birds in our
neighborhood. What they lack in color, they make up for in character, though.
Our family loves to watch the silly things they do here. We've had a
mockingbird run several of our fun guys off lately. I think my FIL is ready to
scare it off. He's kept up very late by the bird's shennanigans.
I haven't seen the little Honiton teapot pattern before. I will enjoy making
it once I clean off one side or the other of my pillow. On one side, I've
designed a little junco that I keep re-doing the rail on. The other has another
filling sampler so I could try some new things. I may just finish the junco,
though. It was supposed to be for the IOLI entry last year. Guess I'm a
little late!
Thank you so much for all of the little presents and the wonderful letters
that you send. I hope to get to know you better!
In Lace,
Laura
Lace! in New Mexico, USA...hot, dry, windy, gusty, and dust bowl-like right
now.
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