My boxes have arrived!!

I had them pretty much packed in June when we sold the house. At that point everything was either given away, sent to storage or packed to come to Taiwan. In July I did a little bit of last-minute rearranging when I thought my suitcases were too heavy. 

Then, at the end of July, the boxes were picked up by the shipping company, ready for their slow boat to China. I had thought, back when we were comparing shipping costs, that waiting until the end of September was just fine. By then we would be settled in a little and I'd be ready for some diversions. Unfortunately, the shipping company was not in any hurry to load them onto the boat and kept asking for paperwork they already had. Once that was cleared up my precious cargo started on its 68 day tour of the seven seas and arrived in the lobby of my hotel this afternoon.

So what was inside? Clothes (boring but some of it will be useful and some of it I'll probably never wear because it will never get that cold) and craft supplies:

My table loom, yarn and equipment for weaving. A sewing kit, office supplies, knitting needles and yarn for knitting. And before you begin wondering, yes, I usually use different yarns for weaving than I do for knitting. There are also a couple of small blankets and the quilt that I've been making for our 10th wedding anniversary. I'm almost done with it and we've only been married for 31 years. Good thing it arrived so I can get it done just in time for our 32nd.

Now the hard part comes in - finding a place to put all the stuff.