A cold front moved through last night. It's chilly. It's damp. And it's cloudy. Now, I'm not one for melancholy, but my piggies are crying, "I'm cold!"
I came home from errands, and this was sitting on my porch.
Any time "lovely" is next to my name, well, it just makes a little ray of sunshine. Especially on a cloudy day.
And this parcel had been travellin'!
From here.
Oh. What a beautiful sight!
And this was the first thing I pulled out. I LOVE cuffs. LOVE, I say. This will not be leaving my wrist any time soon. LOVE it.
This was the second thing I pulled out of my parcel. At which point I let out a rather large guffaw. His name is Thal. He is my special pet.
Thal is short for Thalassophobia. Thalassophobia is the fear of the ocean. HA!
Just as my day was getting sunnier and sunnier, THIS came out of the parcel. Oh joy! A hottie! Now, you may not realize this, but Burrow House is a big ol' drafty place. In fact, early on in the renovation process, our shoes would freeze to the floor in the front hall when it was particularly cold outside. Really. That is not a joke.
This beautifully made hottie cover is BY FAR the coolest hottie cover I have EVER seen. (inside view)
The backside of this beautifully made hottie cover.
The equally amazing creator of this beautiful hottie cover.
Now, hotties aren't super easy to come by 'round here. And spectacularly beautiful hottie covers are few and far between!
But, ironically, I was going to go on a quest for hotties this week. My kids BEG for hotties. And we've been quite suddenly thrown into hottie season.
I immediately took this.
And I did this.
And now I'm sitting like this. Oh. There are going to be some fights in my house for this thing.
Just a little slice of heaven. Manna, I say. Thanks Beth. I can't express just how perfect that parcel was! And I SERIOUSLY think you should put some hottie covers on Etsy.
addendum: some of you may recognize this blanket that Erin made. Yep. It's mine. My fav, in fact. Now it has a friend.
(note: Elsie just woke up from her nap and took the hottie away from me. It's on.)
(second note: Lily just got home from her squash lesson, spied the hottie from across the crowded room, and took it. Now it's REALLY on.)
Totally awesome package! I love nothing more that curling under blankets with a warm rice bag or water bottle and reading the night away!
Posted by: jessica | October 27, 2008 at 07:34 PM
sweet blanket.
hey - i seriously was thinking of making a cover for a hot water bottle just the other day! this one is so cute!
Posted by: erin | October 27, 2008 at 08:11 PM
I've never even imagined a hottie before and now I'm almost obsessed! Excellent swap bounty.
Posted by: Amy | October 27, 2008 at 10:44 PM
I am so glad you like it! I love the lobster, he just makes me laugh and laugh. My hubby thought that no-one would be brave enough to wear it as a brooch but I just laughed and said wait and see!
Swapping with you was a delight. Thank you :)
Posted by: Beth | October 27, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Squash lessons?
Posted by: Tracy | October 28, 2008 at 02:07 PM
that birdie is adorable!
the lobster reminds me of last night - we were walking down the street, trying to keep up with the kids while they begged neighbors for candy, and i saw a crawdad (sp?) crawling on the side of the road!!! my husband picked him up and returned him the canal which runs through our hood. poor little guy!
and yes, i did recognize the blanket. erin inspired me to make two of my own. it's probably time to get it out of the closet and cozy up.
Posted by: molly | November 01, 2008 at 06:01 PM
Well, Lovely Caroline, you scored!
Posted by: Suzan | November 02, 2008 at 07:54 AM
What a great surprise. We'd be fighting over it too - we've already had our first snow.
Posted by: Liz | November 03, 2008 at 06:23 AM
hopefully a little parcel from the uk should have arrived by now too...
Posted by: charlotte | December 01, 2008 at 08:04 AM