Well, I can’t complain that that first bar of soap didn’t last very long, huh? I mean, my order from Blessed Juno only came last June … as in, June 2007 … I mean, don’t think I’m slovenly, or anything. I promise that I shower daily and I do wash my hands regularly–I just don’t always use soap (since, even the most moisturizing soaps can dry your skin), and I use body wash in the shower … so, since this bar has sat in the bathroom’s soap dish. Well, yes. It lasted 15 months.

I guess the “Hand knit” scent that I’m starting next doesn’t really need the “Newborn” label any more, since I think it’s aged sufficiently now… and I certainly can’t complain that this lucious bar of handmade soap (in the “Sunshine” scent, which I loved) was too extravagant a purchase, huh? At this rate … since I had bought three bars … I won’t need to buy more soap for my bathroom until 2011.

In other news–here’s Ingenue! In theory, it’s completely done except for weaving in a few ends. In practice, though, it was a little short when I tried it on, so I’m adding a few more ridges on the bottom. I was going to block it FIRST and then go back if necessary but I know myself better than that. Once my psyche considers it “done,” it’s DONE. I like making things but hate mending them, so if it needs tweaking, now is the time to do it. Once it’s entirely off the needles and washed, well, if it’s not wearable then, it’s not going to be, you know? I really hate mending–even a handknit.

And, okay folks–a couple more calendars for you, if you’re interested. The Skies over New Jersey (oversized and regular-sized) and the Skies over Martha’s Vineyard. Skies, you know, because things are looking up. (Or so I keep trying to tell myself.)

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