I could die happy right now, bloglines!

Monday love is writing itself this week...

A truly generous and thoughtful gift from Joan arrived this morning.  It's like a taste of her part of the world with a side of yarn.  I would show you the cute packages of cookies, but I've been eating them and they aren't as cute as they were.  She sent cookies from the people at Quaker Bonnet.  I'd never heard of them before, but I love those people now.  Macaroons with chocolate made with no phoney or fake stuff.  Just ingredients that we would use if we were making them at home... Okay.  If Carole was making them for us at home.  ;^)

So good...

I could die happy right now if I had to.  There are also peanut butter shortbread, but I'm waiting.  Too much happy and my head will 'splode. 

Plus some chocolate chicken wings and my own personal crack.

Pure maple sugar candy.

I don't see a lot of it because I live on the wrong coast, but I always think that may be a good thing because, if I could get it, I would live on it.

Sick, no?

Don't judge me.

And see the cute little mint holder?  How did Joan know that I've been needing to get mints for my bag?  I shouldn't think about that too much, should I?  o.0

And there's more!

The upside down yarn is silk lace weight called Gypsy Rose from the Cherry Tree Hill people.  It's gorgeous.

Pattern ideas?

And a skein of blues/purples sock yarn.  Also from the Cherry Tree Hill people.  Super wash, no less.

I am so touched by Joan and her thoughtfulness.  I have long admired her strength, faith and talents.  I will never be as strong a person as she is.  Now I love her for her taste in cookies.  :D 

Thank you so very much, Joan.  ♥

Think it's good or bad that the closer I got to the cookies the more my hands were shaking?

Don't answer that.

I used to make macaroons when there was a man who loved them.  Then he escaped and I stopped making them.  Mine always had that slight after taste of cranky that was hard to mask with the chocolate. 

What? 

Ya'll know I'm normally cranky.

And I shall be again...

Once I'm out of cookies and the happy has worn off.

Comments

[Frances]

now i'm hungry! what a good friend Joan is!
not sure what chocolate chicken wings are, though. .. . do i wanna know?
pretty yarn! i have never made a lace project other than socks, so i'm sorry i can't help with the pattern suggestions. pretty yarn! I'm sure it will look gorgeous no matter what you choose to do with it.

[April]

I need you to eat the peanut butter shortbread NOW so you can tell me whether it's worth $9.00 in shipping fees. Okeedokee? Thanks. :)

[Carrie]

Maple anything is my brand of poison. Pure maple candy? YUM.
Now I need some maple something. Why is there not maple gum so I can have it all day long and not double my currently-too-large size? Or better yet, all things made with real maple should be diet food. Ditto for the things you put it on. Pancakes? Calorie-free. And waffles. And maple cookies, and sugar...

[Suz]

Cripes, i better send more cookies...i sort of like seeing this side of you. ;)

[Michelle]

I believe that free cookies are a very good sign from the Universe. I'm jealous as that beats the hell out of my hummingbird and rainbow...

[Carole]

I'd be happy to make cookies for you. And you like maple sugar candy? That's a staple around here.

[AuntieAnn]

Yummy. Me, I'm still not tired of knitting socks, and was actually worried about running out. Never fear, there appears to be no chance of that any time soon.

[Angie]

Your happy glow can be seen all the way from Wisconsin. Yum-ola, maple sugar cand-dee. whew. Lovely yarns, too.

[Stacey]

Wow! Cookies do that for Cookie? I may have to bake some and mail them off! :) Of course, by the time I get to the post office, they may be hard as rocks!

It's wonderful to see the love :)

[Amy]

cookies - check
Maple candy - check
beautiful yarn - check

That is officialy an awesome package! For lace pattern ideas check out Victorian Lace Today or A Gathering of Lace. Both are fantastic books

[Kathy W.]

I'm sitting here with the blow dryer trying to clean up my keyboard because I was drooling all over it thankyouverymuch.

[jenifleur]

Lucky girl! Boy, people sure do like you, don't they? Either that or it's an experiment to see if they can change you from cranky to happy and gain control of your soul temporarily. Ever had pecan pie made with maple syrup? I'm not a huge fan of either maple or pecans, but that was the best pie I ever ate. Mmmmm. Why am I talking about pie? I must be lonely today. Anyway, my two most recent lace projects were Morning Glory and Print O The Wave and they were both fun and came out very nice, so I'll throw them out there as possibilities.

[Ann]

Oh my..I do love coconut macaroons..and chocolate with them..that sounds like pure heaven to me.