Another icy day

School was called off because of ice today. It's kind of amusing to watch the news and see people commenting about schools closing because of ice. Yes, the main road in front of my house was clear. However, the back roads were sheets of ice, and it would have been dangerous to have school buses on them. Our drive was solid ice, and my car was sheathed in ice, so I had no desire to go out!

Instead of venturing out, I worked some more on my Reyna shawl (free pattern by Noora Backlund on Ravelry). I've now finished 88 rows, and I still have the correct number of stitches!

My Ice Drop today is another basic one, this time with five picots... such a bold choice! ;-) The shuttle is another by Rita Richmond of Shuttle by Design. I'm still tatting with Lizbeth Boysenberry Dk.

Round 4 of Jon Yusoff's tat-along is complete! This round is in Lizbeth #668, Green Orchid Dk. Somehow, I managed to purchase two shuttles commemorating Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday. Guess what? I don't mind! These wonderful little shuttles are not expensive, and I really do like them. You can check them out at Roseground.com. I see there are two Christmas shuttles that I don't have in my collection. Do I dare order them?

International shopping

Sometimes, I can only find what I like overseas. Thanks to the Internet, I can shop in places I never would have imagined when I was younger.

I love collecting shuttles, and when I saw that there was a shuttle commemorating Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday, I knew I had to have one... well, two. When will we ever see a queen celebrate her 90th birthday again?

When I saw Fox's post about the Japanese thread she's using for Renulek's Spring Doily, I boldly contacted Wendy to see if she'd be willing to purchase some thread for me. I did try going to the Japanese site, but I couldn't figure out how to place an order. Wendy very graciously agreed to purchase the thread and mail it to me. This is the second time I've brazenly asked someone overseas to purchase something for me, something I really don't want to abuse. I am very grateful, and I can hardly wait to try out this new thread! Thank you, Wendy!

Dave's been keeping me busy helping him with invoices. I really don't mind, but it does cut in to my tatting time! Despite spending time helping him out, I've managed to tat three spokes of my newest Spinning Wheel glass mat in size 20 Manuela.

The invoices are piling up on my foot stool, so I guess I'd better get started!