I am so excited - I got a package from my Sockret Pal Angel (and I apologies in advance for any typos in this post as I have had two glasses of wine and am at my in-laws having had a huge dinner)

This morning we left our house at about 9.45 to head off to Heathrow to pick up J’s uncle who was arriving from San Francisco. As I was backing the car out of the drive I noticed the post man coming along in his van and as he drew up towards us he started flashing his lights and beeping his horn. At first I thought he was protesting at me for blocking the road as I reversed out and put my seat belt on. Then I realised he’d jumped out of the van and was waving - “I think he might have a parcel for us” I said, so J got out to investigate.

“no.57?” asked the postie - “Yes” replied J.

“I saw you reversing out and thought, I’ll catch you - here’s your package”

As J walked towards the car I could see an Amazon logo on the box, had I ordered something for someone for Christmas and forgotten about it? As he got in the car I could see another label on it and realised it was from someone recycling the Amazon box.

“Where’s it from?” I asked. “Buffalo” says J. Hmmm, well I do know someone in Buffalo but she couldn’t possibly be sending me another package. Hang on - maybe it’s my Sockret Pal!!!!!

But we have to get to Heathrow to meet the plane! I have no time to go back in the house and open it!!! I’ll open it in the car when we get there.

Except the traffic is fairly heavy and by the time we get to Heathrow we have to go straight in to the terminal to meet the uncle and cousin. No chance to open the package. And it would be rather rude to get his uncle in the car and say “Do you mind if we just sit in the car park for 10 minutes whilst I open my parcel?”

So now I have to drive 250 miles down to the in-laws in Cornwall - with the package sitting on the back seat taunting me every time I look in the rear view mirror.

Finally at 4.30 we arrive in Cornwall, unpack the car, make frienfly noises to the in-laws and then at last I can sit in front of their fire and open my parcel and it was like Christmas all over again. I am so overwhelmed - thank you so much to my wonderful wonderful Angel.

Pictures -

This is me sitting on my mother in law’s sofa about to finally open my parcel

What’s inside????

All these little packages - a little pink tissue paper package. A sweet little carrier bag marked “The Elmwood Yarn Shop” and 3 (yes three!!!) little colourful gift packages that look like they probably contain yarn. What to open first?!!!!!

(btw - perfect place to open surprise parcels is in front of a real fire in a house in Cornwall above the sea with the wind and rain howling outside and a glass of wine on the table)

Inside the Elmwood Yarn carrier were all these goodies

…a “d-fuzz-it” comb to de-fuzz my woolies, a little knitting reference book to keep in my knitting bag, a bottle of lavender woolies wash, a tape measure (a girl can never have too many of these especially when she has a habit of leaving them in the bag with a WIP and forgetting where they are!), Udderly Smooth udder cream (this is heavenly), a needle gauge (perfect as I just lost mine), the most amazing pair of little scissors ever - they look like a pen but take the lid off and there you have a pair of snips, fantastic!!!, and finally and best a little box containing 3 aromatherapy roller balls - Adjust you Tension, Nimble Fingers and Knit Wit (for aching shoulders, creaky fingers and fuddled brains).

and there’s more -

This is the contents of the little pink tissue paper parcel. Four bars of Buffalo chocolate “Fowlers” - Caramel, Peanut Butter, Toasted Almond and Krisped Rice. These may not last much beyond tonight……..

So finally I come to these three intriguing little parcels and inside them is……

…and this is from the top -  Socks that Rock “Xmas Rock”, I want to start knitting with this RIGHT NOW!!!!!! Sockotta in a lovely pink (this may not be socks for me as it is my God-daughter’s 6th Birthday in a week’s time and I want to knit her socks to go with some great pink roller boots she got for Christmas) and a new yarn on me - Cascade Yarns Fixation - cotton/elastic yarn in a lovely burnt orange

I am so pleased with all this and want to send a HUGE thankyou to my angel in Buffalo  for making me feel loved once more!

THANK YOU!!!!

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