Ok, to bring you up to speed-Last year I became friendly with an English Californian knitter called Carol through the Rowan International Home and Hearth exchange.
(She's the girl I made the denim table mats for.)
She's an avid reader of this blog and has got my tastes sussed down to a T.
On a recent trip back to the U.K. Carol sent me these beautiful presents-
Blue Moon Fiber Arts
Socks that Rock
Hand Dyed 100% Superwash Merino Lightweight
in Purple Rain.
Aren't the colours beautiful?
The yarn feels wonderful too.
Abuelita Mexican hot chocolate drink, which is yummy with its cinnamon kick.There were six (now two!) blocks of chocolatey goodness, which you blend and melt in warm milk - it's rich but not heavy, very tasty.
This one is because of the Spanish connection. She knows I'm a Spanish teacher and likes to keep me up on how Hispanic culture is celebrated in her neck of the woods.
Now the teachery bit-
abuelo = grandfather
abuela = grandmother
If you put the suffix -ito (masculine) or -ita (feminine) onto a noun, it's a diminutive, implying smallness, endearment, affection. So, abuelita means granny or nana or dear old gran or such like, hence the lovely Mrs. Doubtfire lookalike on the packet. Hot choc just like gramma used to make. Yummy.
Thank you very much for your thoughtfulness and generosity, Carol xxx.
