Birthday cake for breakfast? You bet ! As last night we were too stuffed from dinner out, we couldn’t eat even a bite, so birthday cake was waiting to be cut into this morning. ((My top-secret-recipe cake, which I made myself for myself (I know!) … only as I love to have an opportunity to keep practiced.))
I now am a proud owner of a hand-made book stand, and Jeff made it for me, and on very short notice !
(Miss MacLeod , thank you for the epic read with which I am about to test out my new book stand ! xx)
The best thing about this book stand is that it has a very wide base and I can easily perch it on the half-wall under the skylight and read-while-knitting-while-standing. Its been a lovely birthday, thank you much for all of your sweet birthday wishes yesterday .
I really couldn’t be happier, because as I post this . . . it’s raining!
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The best thing about this book stand is that Jeff made it for you. It’s lovely. Lucky girl.
Lizzi, I agree how lucky I am ! I think he only had a few hours to make it too , as I casually ‘announced’ how I would love it if he could make me one, only last Sunday. He works long hours in the week, so he was busy even after work some nights too. He is such a builder !
It just occurred to me, how interesting the last photo is, a book stand that he made sitting in a house that he (we) made !
All of this – and rain, too! You are blessed.
Happy Birthday – a day later. Hope it’s a fabulous year!
Thank you Laura, it has already started out superbely ! 🙂 xx
I love chocolate cake – that looks utterly delicious! Your shelf looks fab too! It’s great having a ‘handyman’ that can do things like that. My Dad is the same, he can turn his hand to anything. I, on the other hand nearly electrocuted my sister changing a lightbulb. 😄
Kelly you are sooo funny ! I love my little book stand (and the big book which stands on it ! 🙂 xx
Happy Birthday and many happy returns! I love that book ( and the book stand, of course!) – it is a PhD in knitting…
Thank you Swantje ! I am a little intimidated by the book, but hope to become less so very soon 😉 xx
If it is any consolation – I have certainly not read it cover to cover! Whenever I embark on a new technique or think I am about to ‘invent’ something incredible I open THE BOOK and voila, it’s all been done before by the expert and written up in great detail. To have it sitting on your beautiful stand is just the best idea, and then you can just browse and look – or even browse/ look knit!
Yes, I agree, that is a great “knit studio” idea !