Those who know me well know that this has been a particularly trying month. Between a death in the family, looming knitting deadlines and illness, this just hasn’t been my best month. Today, I was reminded, however, that I am richly blessed.

I received a surprise in the mail from my friends Linda and Luciana. These two sneaky girls have been conspiring for who knows how long to send me a care package now I know why I have been hearing giggling.
And what a package it was.

I got a gorgeous crocheted market bag with a decorative knitted rose bud from Luciana.

I am thinking this bag might have a fondness for holding yarn.

She also sent me the tapioca flour for her Brazilian Cheese Bread recipe. I can’t wait to try it out.

Linda send me a crocheted yarn tamer with a matching pin cushion of her own design containing a skein of felting wool.

The flower pattern on the pin cushion is repeated on the bottom of the bag.

She also sent two fabulous skeins of Mmmmmmmmalabrigo Silky Merino in the Helechos colorway which Google informs me means fern.

The color is prettier in person. The photo didn’t give the proper vibrancy to the greens.

Thank you Linda and Luciana for such a wonderful blessing in a difficult month. I am truly and richly blessed to have friends like you.

Love you both. ♥