The Yarn Fetish
I cannot stop buying yarn.
So, when the Salvation Army Ladies' Auxiliary held their annual craft/fabric/yarn sale, I knew enough to wait until the last day to go. I really needed them to sell most of it before I got there.
In addition to craft items, fabrics and yarn, they had a lovely selection of wicker baskets which I picked over as soon as I walked in the door. I chose one basket that would complement my livingroom furniture, then I took a deep breath and turned toward the yarn section.
Oh rapture!
Lost in a dream, I floated to their collection of yarns.
The colors!
The textures! ("I'm just going to stand here and fondle this one for a while, okay?")
The cheap cheap cheap prices!
I picked out too many, put some back, and picked out too much more.
Finally I decided that if it fell out of the basket, I had to leave it behind.
So there.
And I managed to walk away.
At the cashier's table, the Ladies fell over themselves to help me.
"Oh, such pretty yarn!"
"Thank you."
"You know we have a lot more."
"I know, but this is more than I really need already."
"You can leave this here while you pick out more."
"No, thank you. I had to walk away. You see, my basket is full."
"We have more baskets for sale."
"I know. I grabbed your biggest one."
"I can get you another one..."
"Stop it! I don't need your help!"
What I need is an intervention.
7 comments:
Roses: Great blog! I put it on my Reader a while back (can't remember how I came across it). I think you are funny, too.
Just a question from an ignorant new visitor...What does ACK! THBBBT mean? As I said...I'm sure that EVERYONE ELSE knows. Please indulge me...I love to learn.
Andy: Thanks for visiting!
You're not the only one wondering what Ack! Thbbbt! means. I'm not sure it means anything, really. I stole it from Bill the Cat from the Bloom County comic strip. Seems those are the only things Bill ever said.
Not sure what Bill meant by them, but I take "Ack!" as meaning, "That's awful!" and "Thbbbt!" to mean "How pointless."
Try to keep your life somewhere in between. :)
Hi Roses! Thanks for clearing that up. With all the short-hand phrases used on the net, it's hard for an old guy to keep up...thought it may have been one I missed.
Once again, very enjoyable blog.
I'll help with your yarn fetish if you help me with my blanket fetish.
Actually, Rave, if you feed my yarn fetish, I can feed your blanket fetish.
How demented is that?
Works for me- where would you like me to send the yarn? :-)
(I'm very competitive..haha)
When do we get to see your new treasures?
By the way, I've just MADE my own yarn! I have! I hope to have pic's up in a couple of weeks. Maybe.
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