pretty things

Hi. How ya been?

I had a big party last weekend. I threw it for myself because I was so pleased about having patterns in Pretty Little Potholders and Pretty Little Patchwork. I called it Pretty Little Party--why miss out on the opportunity? It turned out just right. There were dancing and drinking pretty drinks and cupcakes and lilacs and bunches of fresh mint. We live a ways out from most people, so we don't entertain very often--it was nice to do it up right!

The spools (in a compote dish) were a gift from my friend Joe's mom. She gave them to me because she knew I would like them-- you know how it is with that sort of thing? The colors are so pretty, and it's so much easier to repurpose wooden spools than plastic ones. They make me happy.

Post party, the house is so clean I can't believe it. There has been no posting because I have been doing things like dusting the high shelves. I suppos I could have turned this into a cleaning blog, but um, that's just not my thing. It's probably somebody's thing though, right? Anyone down with the clean blogging scene?