Digression

Even though I have ZERO inspiration to write, I thought I'd spoil you with a little blog post. Of course I couldn't let another day go by without thanking you for all the positive vibes and good thoughts I felt hurtling my way during the whole of last week. I think they may have helped me enormously, though I can't be sure until the judge makes her decision on November 5th. So keep these good vibes coming.
I have three people to thank specifically in this post. That's the reason why I'm posting in the first place. I have so much to show and tell you that you may want to reserve some time in the next couple of days to spend with me, because I have at least two more blog posts planned. But I digress. In the last month or so I decided to try my luck and participate in some blog pressie give-aways. I have never won anything in my entire life (except for a photo shoot at the most horrendously old-fashioned photographer's studio you can imagine. I only entered the drawing because I pitied the poor photographer, thinking that he would surely not find any names to draw. His photos were that awful. Indeed, as I suspected, there must have been only one name to draw because I WON). But I digress. Again. Okay, I never win anything... except these blog pressie give-aways! Four of them! I think I know how this came about. You all felt sorry for me, didn't you, with me being ill and Pelle having the sneezles too, and then you ran your list of entries through the online randomizer and clicked the 'randomize again' button until my name was at the top of the list. That's how I did my list of 'Things to stitch in 2009', until I had an order of charts I could work with. Anyway, I digress. Randomized or not, I won 4 blog prizes, one of which (Rachel's) has not arrived yet, but the others have and so here is a list of my three favourite people at the moment:

1.) Anna, aka the Stitch Bitch (who is actually surprisingly un-bitchy, if you ask me. Sorry girlfriend!), sent me this to die for pumpkin fob for her monthly blogaversary give-away. Isn't it the niftiest? I love the green fabric Anna used for the backing. She must have skinned Kermit the Frog alive in order to achieve this look, and it was worth it. It totally rocks, Anna, thank you!

2.) KarenV, who gave away Ann Grimshaw on her blog a couple of weeks ago. She says she likes this chart, but it's so huge she can't see herself stitching it. Now that I've seen it, Karen, I'm not so sure I could start and finish this one myself in this lifetime, but once Beatrix Potter is finished (after I've started, obviously), this will be my next Quaker. Apparently Karen memorized my wish list, because she remembered that I coveted The Glory Sampler by La-D-Da, so she threw that one in as well. Thanks, Karen!

3.) Nancy, who sent La-D-Da's Zippity Do Da and included four fabulous Vikki Clayton silks. I love the chart (that's why I entered the drawing) and I'm in love with the silks, which I have never used, beheld or sniffed before. Thank you, Nancy! I'm thinking of a way to use Zippity for my Me, Myself & I Neighbourhood. The chart is surprisingly big, but I could stitch it over one...

But I digress, because that's a subject for one of my next blog posts. Until then, I hope you stay warm, dry and healthy.