Hello my lovelies, did you miss me?! It was very strange going for so long without talking to you – in fact for much of last week I didn’t have internet access at all, which meant no blogs, no Ravelry, no email…… it was quite terrible!!

So, I’ve got lots to tell you. First, the holiday. Cornwall is pretty (although in my biased viewpoint, not quite as pretty as Pembrokeshire) and the estate we were staying on was just gorgeous. It was an old country house, with extensive grounds, and really luxurious lodges scattered throughout the grounds. There was a lake, and woodland, and the daffodils were already blossoming beneath the trees (in December!), and an old gazebo, so very picturesque. I was going to take lots of photos to show you, but didn’t quite manage it….. more on that later……

The first morning we woke up to a scrabbling, scraping, chattering, and opened the curtains to find this little cutiepie tapping on the door for breakfast.

Once he discovered the delights of roasted corn (no salt, don’t worry!) he must have told all his family, because by the next day there were five squirrels waiting for us to wake up, not to mention dozens of birds. Delightful.

Most of our time was spend lazily enjoying the rest, Tony vegging out in front of the TV, me knitting and reading. I finished the Wool Peddler’s Shawl – hurrah! – more on that tomorrow. But we dragged ourselves out on the Wednesday for a trip to the Eden Project. What an amazing place, and how sorry I am that we live so far from it, because I’d love to see it in summer. I did get slightly distracted in the Tropical Biodome though, by a rather nice Scandinavian sweater (my lens steamed up, but you can still see the details).

And of course there were gorgeous plants to look at too, even in winter.

Now comes the slightly embarrassing part of our holiday story. It was Wednesday night, we were sitting waiting for The Old Curiosity Shop to come on, and all of a sudden a great wave of homesickness washed over us both, and we decided to come home early. Yes, I know, crazy. But those of you who adore your animals as much as we do may understand. So we came home a couple of days early, and enjoyed the rest of the holiday at home. Hence no more photos.

It was a glorious break, just what we needed, although after the insane scramble of last night’s sale (every scrap of yarn gone within 30 minutes!!) I think I could use another break! No, really, it’s good to be back. Thank you all so much for your lovely emails and comments, it’s so nice to know that you see us as the friends that we see you as…. if you follow me!

So, back to work, lots of parcels to pack, and this week’s yarn to dye. We’ve got some goodies for you over the next few weeks, to smooth over the post-holiday blues, so look out for those. And if the shawl dries today (its blocking) I can show you that tomorrow.

Well, the last post is out, our bags are packed, and we’re almost ready to take off. But before we go, I wanted to thank you all so much for your support of Posh Yarn over the last year. It’s rare that a day goes by when we don’t remind each other how fortunate we are to have such a wonderful business, to be able to work together, to do something that we love and that gives us job satisfaction. And it’s all thanks to you, our lovely, lovely customers.

Thank you for your emails, your comments, the photographs of finished Posh projects, the mentions of us on your blogs, the recommendations on discussion groups and forums. Thank you for coming along each Sunday, and joining us in our crazy yarn parties! Thank you for your friendship and support in the difficult times, and the way you rejoice with us when things are going well. Thank you for being there, and for making it a pleasure to start work each morning. We’re going to miss you over the holidays, and I’m especially going to get some blog withdrawal pangs! So take good care of yourselves, and whatever you’re doing, be as happy as you possibly can, because you deserve it.

Mwah.