A Gift from Down Under!

So, I got this wonderful yarn from Kathryn in Australia today. It took only 6 days to go all that way...it often takes 8 days for a letter to go 11 miles from our bank to our house!
230 grams of fingering-weight 100% merino wool. Hand-dyed. Did you notice it came from Australia? Kathryn dyed it herself, using powdered food color, apparently the counterpart of the Wilton paste food colors we use here.
It's beautiful. It makes me wish I were more poetic. It looks like a bowl of fresh summer berries. It was in a horrible tangle when it arrived, and took 6 1/2 hours to unsnarl and wind into two wonderful, plump, center-pull balls. Worth. Every. Minute.
Now...socks or shawl? socks or shawl? socks or shawl?

The Camper
Tom is intrigued by our camper and wants to see more pictures. Here it is, with the awning and screen room removed.

End view of the dressing area.

From the front, sleeping area on right, dressing area on left.

There was a picture of the camper closed, too, but it was being obstinate so I've sent it to the corner to think about what it did. That'll teach it. Maybe I'll let it come out and play later.