LYS Day

Monday, May 11, 2026

Home Again

I landed in Hamilton around 7:30 last night. Dad picked me up, we stopped at Tim’s and I was in the house before 8pm. So much better than flying into Toronto.
Our welcome in Victoria.
I love watching the pilot boat. They bring out a pilot to get the ship into harbour.



Saturday we were in Victoria and I went whale watching.


I didn’t take many pictures. I tried for a few minutes but kept missing things. These are from Orca Spirit whose boat I was on. These pictures are the humpback that we saw first. We followed him around for a bit and I think we saw him about 7 times.




Then we saw Orcas. The Naturalists onboard said it was the first time this year that they’ve seen two different breeds of whales on the same trip.






We followed the Orcas for a while. It was awesome. It was too bad we had to head back to shore.


My trip was amazing. It was a much smaller ship than I’m used to which has pros and cons. 
I received an email from Emma’s that we can start preordering Smalliday sets. I will have all the information tomorrow.
“Smalliday Sets” are our version of advent sets. We call them “Smallidays” because the idea is you open one “Small” a day during the holidays! Each mini skein is individially wrapped and meant to be kept secret until the first color is opened December 1, and another each day after for 24 days total. The perfect holiday gift for any fiber artist!

Did you know the music video for The Beach Boys’ hit song “Kokomo” was filmed at The Grand Floridian Resort at Walt Disney World? The tropical vibes at the then-new resort were just right for The Beach Boys, and they are just right for us! We were inspired to create a set of day-at-the-beach, islandy colorways to bring some sunshine into the winter season, so it’s only fitting that our color theme for this year’s Smalliday Set is “WAY DOWN IN KOKOMO”. 

  • Available in three different bases: Practically Perfect Sock, Simply Spectacular DK, and a new base we are bringing in just for this set: Seashell Sparkle Sock. It’s very similar to our Practically Perfect Sock base, but has a little sparkle throughout. 

  • Each set includes:

    • (24) individually wrapped and numbered Smalls in brand new colorways exclusive to the set

    • a 2.5 oz Little Bee Lotion Bar

    • a new “Emma’s Yarn” sticker

    • a pearly progress keeper handmade by Emma’s

Tomorrow we’ll get back to knitting in the posts. Beth is not too subtly telling me to hurry so we can watch Survivor from Wednesday night.