knitter’s treat spoils

Posted by: amanda j on: May 10, 2007

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Oh. My. Goodness. You might remember a couple of posts back that my daughter had neglected to let me know there was a note from the postie about a package to pick up. She upped the ante Tuesday when she actually watched the post van arrive, let the postman knock on the door and then walk away. Admittedly she was in her pyjamas, but I was just out the back hanging clothes on the line! Lucky I am a pacifist. Seriously.

So again, I was tempted with a note. The SuperSpunk went to the post office for me, but the package hadn’t made it back there late Tuesday afternoon. He returned to the post office on his way home from work yesterday and when I got home I found this:

The quarantine people had opened it and been through, looking for yarny covered drugs perhaps, or smuggled in fruit flies but they didn’t find anything. At least they left a note:

When I opened the package, the most delicious smell emerged. I unfolded the pink paper and this is what I found:

Oh my goodness. I screamed KOIGU! “Bless you dear!” Oh my, they just don’t get it. I am amazed by the kindness of Jeanne. This is the most delightful and divine lot of goodies. I have Cadbury chocolate made by Hershey’s! That’s hilarious (Cadbury chocolate factory is not a world away from here, just a couple of hours!). There is CANDY. We don’t have candy in Australia. We have lollies or sweets, but not candy! There are caramel chocolates with lovely little sayings inside their wrappers like: When two hearts race, both win. Cute! There is mohair fibre to spin!!! There is a Spin Off magazine with socky goodness in it (the pattern looks gorgeous. You will see this knitted soon). And a card. Thank you does not cover it. You must be the best Treater out there Jeanne!

All this has distracted me a little from Sockapalooza. I must not cast on the Koigu. I must finish other things first. If I keep telling myself that, it could mean my knitting goes very quickly!