oi gewalt!

a most mysterious pudding-shaped parcel

arrived in the mail today

the exterior wrapping was comprised of a feed bag

and inside the whole thing was wrapped up again

in plastic cling film

which, when peeled away

revealed a copper cauldron

full of magic

wrapped around the cauldron to keep it warm

was an enormous skein of the softest

5ply merino knitting yarn

and in the brown paper bag on top

were lots of small silken fragments

deeper down a small bundle contained

fragrant lavender

and a few rose petals

yes some of the pictures ARE a bit blurry

your hands would be shaking too if you'd

been surprised like this

unwrapping this wonderful collection

of delightful surprises

i remembered

the story about my grandmother

as a wee girl

finding treasures in that ball of wool

once again,

India thanks the Bird

[and the Elephant]

for their blessings