February 2010 When the sun comes out . . . I don't know if anyone has mentioned it to you, but Pacific Northwest winters? They're gray. Really gray. The cheerful "suns" of this crocheted baby afghan remind me of that rare gift: a Sunshine Day. It's something we really look forward in the middle of a blustery Oregon February. xo, Alicia

Somewhere in my memory is an Illinois summer that seemed too hot and too long, a spare room at my grandma's where the bed was dressed in white cotton and roses, a forest of oak trees that towered above the neighborhood, Mrs. May's porch swing where I read novel after novel, the school parking lot where I rode my imaginary horse over imaginary jumps. Humidity cloaked. Lightning bugs floated. Thunder rolled and passed, dark and deep. I was a dreamer, then, and everything moved me.

These days, far from home, I dream in calico and crochet hooks. Entirely handmade in my home studio in Oregon, Posie: Rosy Little Things is my original line of accesories, gifts, crochetwear, handbags, craft kits, patterns, and other pretty little things I have been developing, making, and selling since the spring of 2000.

Thanks for visiting me here, in my little web shop, where I sell some of the things I make. My web site, AliciaPaulson.com, has more stuff about what I do. My blog, Posie Gets Cozy, is where I write about how and why I do it. Stay the afternoon. I'll show you all my favorite things.

Thank you,