I got a new toy last week and realized today that I’ve not posted about it here on my blog yet. I got an Amazon Kindle. I.LOVE.IT!!! It’s so awesome to have so many books just a click away in something that weighs just over 10 ounces (.28 kg). Here’s a pic of my new baby:
On a lighter note, I’m sure by now many of you have heard the Oprah declared the Kindle her “favorite new gadget“. As a result of her announcement, Kindles are currently on backorder through Amazon (at least, they are according to the Amazon rep with whom I spoke today). I actually received mine two days prior to her big announcement, so I actually had something BEFORE Oprah declared it to be the latest thing. I guess that makes me one of the cool kids. 
In stitching news, I’ve mostly been working on Hannah Beeby and Where There is Life lately. They are the two projects that I took with me to Hawai’i on vacation. Here are my latest progress photos:
Where There is Life (Little House Needleworks):
Hannah Beeby 1816 (Gitta’s Timeless Designs):
The little pin cushion in the Hannah Beeby photo is one that I picked up in a local Hawaiian quilt shop in Honolulu. They had some GORGEOUS quilts in there and it was really tempting to bring one home with me, but I managed to settle for just getting the pin cushion instead. :-)
We did manage to make our way to a local stitching shop while in Honolulu. It was called Fiddlesticks and they were so nice to us during our visit! I did pick up a couple of charts while there. I was mostly wanting to get some sort of Hawaiian-inspired design to stitch as a keepsake, but a couple of other charts somehow found their way into my stack, too. 
Well, I guess that’s enough for now. I’ll post again later this weekend. I saw on the Fair & Square blog that my partner received her Autumn exchange that I sent, so I’ll post some pics of it then.
Too funny. My Kindle arrived yesterday. I ordered mine mere hours before the Oprah show aired hyping it. So I called up Amazon and told them I wanted mime $50 off too. (and I got it!)
I’m in the middle of reading my first book right now. I’m not sure if it is true love yet, but I’m not hating it. I think I just need to learn how not to bump the buttons.
I hadn’t even heard of it till I saw Oprah!!!! I SOOOOO want one for Christmas!
OMG, I just ordered the “Something Wicked” chart! How funny!!
Saw it on Oprah and wanted to go order it right away but decided to wait until the adrenaline wore off first! I am guilty of being easily sold sometimes and always make myself wait through the cooling off period. Glad to hear it is as good as she says! Just may have to have one for myself!