{"id":2536,"date":"2010-05-28T23:13:19","date_gmt":"2010-05-29T04:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=2536"},"modified":"2010-05-28T23:18:55","modified_gmt":"2010-05-29T04:18:55","slug":"look-what-arrived-at-my-door","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=2536","title":{"rendered":"look what arrived at my door&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As you probably know, periodically I like to take part in an online swap. Usually these swaps have to do with knitting in some way, but often there is a secondary focus. This spring&#8217;s swap is tea-themed.<\/p>\n<p>Kelle sent me a box. A big box. An exciting box. It arrived as I was on my way out the door for work, so I had all day to think about what might be included in such a box. Anticipation is a good emotion. I&#8217;m really good at anticipation.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/4647494696\/\" title=\"Potential by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4020\/4647494696_8a506b0861.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Potential\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>What could be contained in the depths of such styrofoam peanuts? Hints of blue and green peeked through to offer teasers.<\/p>\n<p>I unpacked. A blue gift bag emerged tied with a stripey ribbon. Green tissue paper filled that. And underneath it all was this bounty:<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/4646881327\/\" title=\"Spring Fling Tea Swap by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4003\/4646881327_46275ddafe.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Spring Fling Tea Swap\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Isn&#8217;t that an awesome package?<\/p>\n<p>And the best part? It&#8217;s themed. Kelle incorporated many things from her home state of Michigan to give me a truly unique present.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/4646879791\/\" title=\"Michigan Sock Yarn by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4006\/4646879791_bb69454c44_m.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" alt=\"Michigan Sock Yarn\" align=right \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/4646879341\/\" title=\"Lynn's Luxe by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4013\/4646879341_4fd8b8a57c_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" alt=\"Lynn's Luxe\" align=left \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are two skeins of Michigan yarn. One is a wool-nylon blend that I suspect will wear like iron and show great stitch definition and that matches the sky. The other is a squishy merino-cashmere-nylon blend in a blue-green colorway called River&#8217;s Edge. And there&#8217;s a cabled sock pattern from a Michigan designer.<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/4647496486\/\" title=\"Teas by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4012\/4647496486_e2e49bc98d.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Teas\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Kelle included three teas. One comes in a travel tin so I don&#8217;t ever have to be further from a cuppa than a pot of boiling water. One is a summer Darjeeling blend in a cool canister. I&#8217;m looking to kicking off the summer season by brewing some up this weekend. The last one is from a famed Michigan foodie and is my favorite blend of tea &#8212; Keemun. Plus there are cookies and chocolate bars. Yum!<\/p>\n<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/4647497604\/\" title=\"Gardening Goodies by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4001\/4647497604_9cca95ddf3_b.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Gardening Goodies\" \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Kelle didn&#8217;t stop there. She made sure my garden wasn&#8217;t forgotten by including gardening gloves and nasturtium seeds and added a little metallic-encased notepad, which will live in my knitting bag. And this great and true card:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/4647497320\/\" title=\"Sheepy Card by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4009\/4647497320_338fc9ac31.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" alt=\"Sheepy Card\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you, Kelle! This is fantastic and has really made the receiving end of the Spring Fling Tea Swap a ton of fun! I hope you enjoy your end of the swap, too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you probably know, periodically I like to take part in an online swap. Usually these swaps have to do with knitting in some way, but often there is a secondary focus. This spring&#8217;s swap is tea-themed. Kelle sent me a box. A big box. An exciting box. 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