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It's been lovely and spring-like here this afternoon, appropriate for the first day after the clocks change for summer time.
Toby and I have been in the garden most of the afternoon - I've been planting out my lettuce seedlings, onion sets and sowing some carrot seeds and Toby has been swinging, bouncing and running around in his jammies and wellies!
He's also had fun helping feed the girls.
It's lovely to be out in the fresh air together and to kick off our veg growing season for this year.
I've finally sewn the last arm on a little collection of 12 easter bunny cosies and will list them on etsy over the next day or so. We're definitely getting in the mood for spring here!
PS: if you miss out, then Lisa from Periwinkle is selling a couple of cosies from this pattern to raise funds for a very good cause.
Today I've been very lucky, with a cup of tea in bed and lovely cards & pressies to start the day.
Happy Mother's day to all mummys everywhere (especially my own lovely Mum). I hope you're having a lovely relaxing day!
Last weekend I had a little sale of my latest batch of knitted animals and again it highlighted the complexities of trying to keep everyone happy.
The problem is that my little mailing list has been growing and growing and the number of finished items I'm able to make is staying pretty much the same from year to year. Anyway, I've been pondering and I thought we'd give a regular lottery a try.
If you'd like to enter please leave a comment below. I'll draw one name at random and either give them a choice of what I have ready at the time or offer them a special order. This isn't a freebie giveaway so the person selected would still be required to pay for the animal (around £25 plus postage) but I'm hoping it will give a few of the people who've been missing out on my sales a chance to buy one.
I'll also continue to list a few at random on etsy and have timed sales on the blog from time to time and I'll keep the mailing list up to date with details of these.
This draw will close at 12 noon on March 31st 2010.
**Please could I ask that you only leave a comment below if you don't already have one of my animals, thanks.
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Update March 31st
Sorry for the delay in posting. The random number generator came up with 74 which was Gwen. Many thanks to everyone who took the time to comment.
I'll continue to do a monthly draw over on my shop blog so please pop over there if you'd like to enter for April
On Friday Toby slept through the night for the first time this year (fingers crossed it's the start of a new sleep pattern - a permanent one!)
my spring animal knitting is progressing well (news will follow shortly for those interested)
our little daffs have now flowered and so Amy & I have made a little easter display with the eggs I knitted a few years ago. The only downside is that the morning sun shows how much the windows need a clean. Time to think about spring cleaning!
Spring is coming!