Getting the goods in the through the door.

Thank you so much to everyone one who has purchased my Expandable Tote Pattern.  Blimey! Wowsers! and other happy exclamation words.  It sure is a compliment; I know you have plenty of patterns to choose from so I'm very grateful you have picked one of mine :)

I had a smashing weekend.  Did a spot of gardening (well it's not gardening - it's more hacking our jungle back).  Also, Florence, Helen, Jo and myself prised ourselves from behind our respective computer screens and we all popped out together for the usual gossip, stash shopping, and 2/3 hour coffee and cake session.  Great fun!  Call it collective weakness (or strength), but we all ended up buying a fair amount of fabric (which was a steal!) and shoes (which were less of a steal, but happiness making nonetheless).  It all amounted to a fair few bags of stuff.

Found this in the undergrowth on Sunday.  Amazing how this Peony (with green beetle visitor) is happy to show her gorgeous self in our garden despite severe lack of TLC from us...

All of these...erm new acquisitions got me to wondering how do you folks get your stash into your homes.  Do you stride proudly in the door with your cleverly thrifted/shiny new: crafting gear/shoes/clothes/pet toys etc. or do you creep gingerly to your shed/wardrobe/laundry basket/ work room to deposit the goodies to later admire your ill gotten gains in private? 

As for me? On the rare occasion I shop for stuff (because non-stash shopping hurts my brain).  It depends, if it's sewing stash I can call it 'supplies for work' (heh!) if it's other stuff...uh it varies, it sometimes gets secreted to the ironing pile (and then I''ll say I've had the clothing item for ages) or staight to wardrobe only to wear some weeks later (and then I'll say I've had the clothing item for ages).  I hope this is one of the posts that Al doesn't get to read - opps!   :)