If you notice a change in our temperment over the next few days, we apologize in advance. We have upgraded our software system and all of us have to learn the nuances of the new system. Yes, we COULD read the manual, yes we COULD pay an exorbitant training fee, but quite frankly, we all prefer to muddle through this together! So as we catalog new items in a completely different way, print labels that don't quite match up to the inventory, or create non-existent purchase orders to recreate a shipment, please be patient, OK? We promise we will get up to speed as quickly as we can. The good news is that a credit card transaction now takes about four seconds and our receipts hide all the numbers. Yay!

We DID receive some things correctly (with the wonderfully patient Lew looking over our shoulder). Just in time for Mother's Day, check out the GORGEOUS Lantern Moon needle cases and embroidered knitting bags that arrived today. Sheer elegance.

Also a great gift idea, Martingale Publishing's KNITTING COASTERS. How perfect for those summer drinks on the patio! At only $12.95 for a pack of eight, these are fabulous! And to accompany, their new book EVERYDAY STYLE. Great summer and fall sweaters.