It's been a very busy time.  The grandchildren visited for 11 glorious days full of hugs for Grandma and Grandpa while the parents flitted from DC to Denver, San Francisco to Miami, and back to Denver.

One of the outings while they were here was to visit Lonesome Stone Alpacas.  They had so much fun hand-feeding some of the herd (mainly the boys--the girls were in the far meadow).  "Alpaca Grandpa" (Marv) and "Alpaca Grandma" (Linda) were fabulous hosts, as usual, and made the day
memorable.

After lunch I got to see some of the beautiful hand-painted yarns Linda produced for me.  I left with a number of color ways which range from subtle to vibrant.  We all have our personal tastes in colors and that makes it a bit challenging to get "out of our boxes."  Take a look at what you normally wear and think about what color of yarns you gravitate toward in the yarn shops.  Chances are they are the ones that compliment your skin and hair.

Oh, and by the way, these yarns will be featured in a forth-coming pattern on Ravelry.com.