for the love of a good towel

When I went to Michigan in July for a family reunion, I happened upon some wonderful dishtowels in a place called Mackerel Sky.  They were large and soft and beautiful and French and kind of expensive.  Since I didn't buy any at that time, I immediately started having dreams about them.

I know, I'm a bit obsessive when it comes to dishtowels.

Since that trip in July, I have been planning and scheming on how to acquire a few of the beautiful towels.   I could just buy them, but planning and scheming and figuring out how to get what I want was a little bit more fun :)

I thought about how many towels I needed (needed - can you imagine that me, dishtowel queen, would need more towels?) and I figured out the cost.  I even called the store to inquire the exact cost so that I could maybe budget it all out if my birthday hints didn't pan out.

I went to dinner with my inlaws and for my birthday they gave me a check.  A few days after that, I waltzed into the gallery and bought a stack of dishtowels.

I never thought of the in-laws in my plans and schemes! 

So the dishtowels I photographed are the ones that I lovingly chose for my new stash.  I ended up having to retire another dozen of my beloved old towels when I got home.  They have been around for 20+ years and just couldn't hold up to any more wear and tear.  A few of the towels were badly stained, so I retired them, too. 

I'm so excited that I was able to get a few of these towels.  I bet my dreams of owning them will finally stop.  Now all I need to do is send a lovely Thank you note to my Mother-in-law and tell her how much I love my gift.  She gave me the perfect thing :)

Have a great day!
Kristin