Last night I spent some time winding my new sock yarn so I can start knitting it. I have found that the circular sock machines work much better if the yarn is very loosely wound in a pull ball and put on the floor.

I heard a very interesting idea for Christmas. My co-worker’s grandma gives each person $100 for her gift, in advance of Thanksgiving so they can hit the sales. Then she has them over for a Christmas meal (actually before Christmas) and they are supposed to bring whatever their gift choice was, wrapped, and open it in front of everyone. Grandma gets to see what she got the family, and they have a very good time at the party.