Do you remember this doll I made for an exchange a wee while ago? Well, the post today brought the shawl that my dear friend Mel knitted for me.
Oh I love it so much! It is incredibly soft and the colour is divine.
As soon as I put in on a real warmth spread over my shoulders. I know that it's not just the warmth of the wool. But this is like wearing a million hugs.
Mel wrote a gorgeous note that she sent with the package telling me how much she carried this shawl around with her while she was working on it and how often she thought of me while she was knitting it. And I can feel it, there in every stitch is her love and care. I am carrying her warmth and friendship around my shoulders and it makes me smile and feel so glad and happy to have found a friend like Mel :-)
I want to show off to you my lovely winter boots:
I had spent a few evenings looking and searching for just the right thing online (there just isn't the selection here locally so it has to be online) I finally found the right boots and I was so lucky because my mum wanted to get them for me as my early Christmas present :-) yay for sheep lined, warm winter boots and yay for mummies who buy them for you (thank you Bubs!)!
So I am feeling better again. Allowing myself to feel my feelings last weekend was very freeing and in fact I have felt so much better we have even been doing some painting...
Yesterday afternoon we made Joa his Halloween costume for Buddies.
He'd make a great Mr Strong...if only I could persuade him to wear it ;-P
It's hard if your mum thinks you have hilarious shoes and she wants you to wear them all the time...and it's hard when you have a big brother like Benny...
Ah, Laura darn it- now you've made me cry!
ReplyDeleteYou look so beautiful in it, just as I imagined. When I got that color, I kept second-guessing myself about it- but was so incredibly drawn to it for you- I see why now- it's perfect on you!
Now a part of me is with you, when the real me can't be (yet!).
Love and hugs, Mel
you were so spot on with the colour Mel, I am so in love with everything about it. Thank you from the bottom of my heart :-) How lovely it is to wear a hug from you :-) x
DeletePS LOVE THE BOOTS! AGGHHH!
ReplyDeleteI know!!! tick all my boxes. I've acutually been wanting a pair since I was about 10 years old. I think they will last for years and years!!
Deleteguess what, I love the boots too... ;) next time we'll meet we can run around look-alike woohoo :D
ReplyDeletethanks for your help anna, oh won't we be the stylish talk of west cork next time you come for a visit ;-)
DeleteIt makes me very happy to see you smiling like that. Wrapped up in hugs suits you. (:
ReplyDeletethanks Melissa, I am a happy lady at the moment, hugs to you x x
DeleteThat is such a beautiful shawl, how wonderful to have someone make something so lovely for you. It looks gorgeous on too xx
ReplyDeletethank you liz, and I am so delighted and so lucky, I know that x x
Deletelaura,
ReplyDeletethe shawl. yes.
also,
i love your boots. i was thinking of them for my teen daughter, could you tell me, how do they feel on your feet?
much thanks,
rebecca
HI Rebecca :-) I love my boots too. They are quite stiff at the moment, they are the kind of boots that are so quality and so well made but they will take a while to break in. Saying that I have really sensitive feet and I have been wearing them non-stop and have no blisters or anything. I really can recommend them :-) x
Deleterebecca,
DeleteI've been wearing this kind of shoes ever since I was 13 (I'm 29 now) and still love them. they're really really solid - usually they last a couple of years before they break, and if you grease them properly and often enough, are almost water-proof. I have sensitive feet too and very large as well and am totally happy with them. well... I wouldn't wear them with an evening gown, of course ;)