Happy New Year Best Wishes for 2009

Happy New Year
It has been a year of changes for me. Closing my store and beginning my new life. I really like being at home. I had a great garden and have lots of indoor plants. I have orchids, begonias, paper whites, and Pink Princess Lillies blooming in my bay window. I still have more yarn than I will ever use and hope to continue selling off store inventory thru next year. Sales this holiday season were really slow. Perhaps next year will be better for selling handmade items and supplies. I will spend the winter turning my huge stash of yarn into hats, mittens and other useful items that I can give as gifts or sell at a craft show next fall.

Here is my happy little house covered in snow. I am warm and cozy working on my knitting and spinning.


Last Year Dec. 31 2007 an empty Otter Creek Store

Wearing my shawl on my Birthday

Last night I went to a baby Blessing shower for a Kim and my friends surprised me with birthday cakes. I really did not expect anyone to know it was my birthday. At 62 I am not used to having a cake and candles but I will admit It was fun and I am grateful to have so many wonderful friends.

The cakes were excellent very rich and topped with real flowers and red raspberries.

I wore my Danish shawl that I posted a picture of in my last post. You cannot see the cake dur to the flames of the candles and bad photo. You can see how the shawl wraps around making the shawl into almost a vest. I really love the way it fits.