Mummy's Summer Vacation...My favorite day of the year!

Yeah, one day...It's tough to get away when you have three kids with busy schedules, but I did manage to coax my hubby into wrangling the pups last Saturday so I could "go out"!

I treated myself to a massage, a facial, dinner out with a friend and ice cream, but the best part of the day was a "Going out of Business Sale" at a yarn store across town. I know it is unseemly to capitalize on the misfortunes of others, but the lady who owns the store is retiring and the new owner didn't want to assume the inventory, so my glee isn't quite as rapacious as it might initially appear.

Anyway, despite needing more yarn like a hole in the head (see archived posts Re: 36 miles of stash) I did pick up small quantities of these beauties:



Some Butterfly 10 Cotton in springy shades of periwinkle and peach!


A mysterious wool/silk blend from Elite Classic Yarns in a heathery tan/brown colour. It's crispy rather than soft and there isn't enough for a sweater, but I think that I might be able to eek out a textured vest for my little nephew in the UK.



A buttery-soft merino in luscious shades of brown and taupe. (sorry, once again my blog writes cheques that my photographic skills cannot cash!) It is similar to, but a bit lighter weight than Zara.


And a little pile of these! I'm planning on starting a lunch-time "Learn to Knit" club at my daughters' junior public school, so it will be useful to have some inexpensive beginner's needles to lend out.

I guess I should get busy knitting, with all that extra stash to work through!