Little Surprises

Advent calendars are favorite things around here.  For a couple of years, I bought myself a yarn/project one from Jimmy Beans Wool, and the last one came like this:

It struck me last year that I could make my own calendar by filling those drawers with little treats throughout the year.  I've been opening one a day, and among the favorite things I squirreled away for myself were two pins from The Clever Clove.  First, a yarn shop that could not be any cuter:

 and then a knitter:

I don't know how much time you spend thinking about cattle, but if you do, and if you're like me, you think Scottish Highlands are too, too, too pretty.

It's been fun, and I honestly had forgotten every single thing I put in.

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