Three Thank You's.

Look at the sweet surprise I received in the mail the other day! 

Lady Linda wrote to tell me she had found something that needed to come to my house. 

Oh, I do think she was right!

She's the cutest little blue and white pottery doll 

wearing a headscarf and carrying a basket of berries.

The stamp underneath says she was made in the USSR.

She is so similar to the Polish cheese ladies I collect.

She looks perfectly happy here with her "cousins"from across the border.

Thank you, Linda!

I love her!

I'm making pretty good progress with my Giant Granny afghan.

After that first disastrous attempt, I read all your suggestions and started over. 

I ditched two yarn colors, loosened my tension and added an extra chain to the corners.

I am still getting a bit of a twist,  so it's not perfectly square.

But it's not nearly as wonky as before.

I'm on row twenty-something and I like the way it looks.

Thank you so much for all your help!

And last, but not least....
Do you know what these two words say?

No?  Me neither.

Which is why I am pleading with you to
please please please turn "Word Verification" off.
It's so hard to figure out what the letters are.  I type it wrong almost all the time.
It's a huge source of frustration for anyone who wants to leave a comment for you.
I do think it's a good idea to use "Comment Moderation" instead,
and change your blog settings to accept comments from "Registered Users" only.
For a really good explanation about how to turn  "Word Verification" off
and "Comment Moderation" on,  please visit this post over at Run Around Ranch.
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