Care Packages

It's been a while since the e-mail has shown any great decline in Americans' willingness to pack Care Packages for our troops overseas. This morning it did.

Gentle Readers, the correspondent claims our young people are undersupplied with

"
beef sticks, hygiene products, sunflower seeds, corn nuts, and laundry products
"

and

"
blankets and hand warmers
"

for those in Afghanistan, where altitude can keep March weather bitterly cold.

Hmm. Amazon almost never has the best prices on most of these items, but it's time for an Amazon link-a-rama anyway. Here are some images to keep in mind on your next trip to the dime store:













...or the next time you knit or crochet!