Lots going on but nothing to talk about

Wow, what a boring way to start a blog post - "nothing to talk about"!  You see, I have been knitting non-stop since the beginning of September but I can't say on what because it's Christmas presents.  Those of you in the know are sworn to secrecy because my sister-in-law is just dying to know what I'm making and she reads my blog and is on FB.  Ha, we're a tight knit group Deb (pun intended), you won't get it out of us!

Anyway, I do want to gush a little on my recent needle purchase.  I got a set, or rather 15 sets, of 8 inch bamboo double points with 5 needles in each set.  The points are not as sharp as I like but that was easily fixed. A Dollar Store nail file with 8 grits of emery paper ground, shaped and smoothed each tip to my exact specifications!  The next project I used them on went like a dream! Now my $20 set of needles performs like a $100 set of needles all for $1 and a little elbow grease.

Oh, and another thing I can talk about is this -
I love this picture!  It represents so much of who I am.  The yarn winder in the foreground I was able to buy with gifts from my mother-in-law. It has been such a joy to use recycling sweaters from thrift stores; the swift in the background was made by my dad without blinking an eye when I asked him :-); and the yarn of course will always remind me of my mom who gave me the love for all things crafty especially those with yarn.  I love all of you :-)

May God bless your stitches,
nance