The cure to writer's block...

...clearly isn't lace-knitting.  On the other hand, I did spend the weekend terrifying the cat by indulging this inexplicable need to VACUUM ALL THE FLOORS! and after that there was little to do but settle my blown eardrums in for a concerted bit of shawl-making.  Result: Omelet is officially off the needles.  Get excited!  Well, or not, obviously, but somebody's bound to love the pretty pictures.  Turns out it's this beautiful frothy bit of style-over-substance when you do it in true laceweight and big needles.  But who needs substance anyway?  Behold!