Santa was good to me. . .

I must have been a good girl this year because Santa brought me lots of wonderful things.  My favorite of them all is this beautiful Needle Tree that Theresa's Dad made.  Somehow Pete, Theresa & her dad conspired to have this beautiful work of art made just for me!  I could hardly believe it when I opened the package and saw it there!

Don't know what a Needle Tree is?  It's for holding your knitting needles, of course!  And holding them in style, I might add.  Theresa's dad made her one of these a while back and I have admired it *so* much!  I'm so flattered that her dad made one for me! 

I received lots of other goodies too!  (I'm spoiled -- really I am!)  Pete got me some CD's (Chutes too Narrow by The Shins & The Tyranny of Distance by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists -- both *excellent*), a super comfy robe, A Man without a Country by Kurt Vonnegut (my all time favorite author) and he's getting and assembling a new desk chair for me.  Don't I have a great husband?

Other favorite gifts -- lots of Origin's ginger stuff from my sister, MAC make-up brushes from my Mom and an awesome Le Creuset French oven (cast iron pot).  Yeah, I'm a lucky woman!

I almost forgot (probably because after I opened this gift it was taken away again for safe keeping) my Mom got my sisters and her tickets to see Wicked!!  It's going to be a girls day out -- to lunch and the show.  How fun is that?!?

Favorite gifts that I gave: The Final Solution print by Jay Ryan of The Bird Machine.  He is one of Pete & I's favorite artists.  And Jay Ryan's new book -- 100 posters, 134 Squirrels.  (Pete has been looking at this book a lot -- so I think I did good  :)

And of course it was fun getting gifts for Maddie.  She is so appreciative & filled with wonder at this age -- it's very fun. 

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!

Comments

[Marie]

Merry Christmas - a little late...sounds like you had a wonderful time...oh I LOVE Kurt Vonnegut.

[jess]

Lucky you and your family! Happy holidays!

[in addition to your lovely patterns, you have great taste in music and literature! ;) ]

[Imbrium]

That needle tree is just gorgeous! I'm already hitting up my woodworking friend for one. ;)

[Pete]

How many times do I have to tell you? You're not spoiled if you deserve all the good things you get. And you deserve all of that, and more.

[Vera]

What wonderful presents. I had never heard of a needle tree before. That's so neat.

[claudia]

That needle tree is wicked cool. I want one too!

[Amy Boogie]

The needle tree is simply gorgeous!