Stasia's Place Of Grace

Tuesday, October 15, 2002

 

Today's Gratitude

Today I am grateful that...

• Kary inspired me to stop being so fiberarts-selfish,and I cast on some worsted-weight acrylic slipper socks for The Ships Project. They are going quickly at about 5 sts./in. on size 3 needles. I turned one heel tonight and hope to have a photo for you tomorrow.

  I learned from their website that all slippers or socks need to have cuffs because of military regulations... there are other guidelines there as well, and if you join the news-only Yahoo! Group, there are links to patterns and photos and other info, too.

  Jeff and I were speaking recently about how Freedom is not free, but comes at a cost, and how thankful we are that some members of our society are willing to pay that price. No matter what we believe politically, I think it is still important to let the members of the military - those willing to fight for our Freedoms - know that we appreciate their dedication. So I knit away...

• I figured out how to "subscribe" to my pals' Blogs, using the Internet Explorer browser, so that I'll be notified automatically when their pages have been updated, and I don't have to check every single one manually each day!

• Scientific American Frontiers was on tonight, and it was about how the hemispheres of the brain work. (There's an interactive tour of the human brain at the site.) I love PBS and am really grateful for it, especially since we don't have cable! I will have to send them a donation, now that I think of it...

• The heater man has come and gone, the heater filter is changed, and the humidifier is (hopefully) fixed. I dislike waiting for servicemen to come to the house - I get all antsy, wondering what time I should put the dogs in the bedroom, whether the house smells too "doggy", wondering if I should vacuum, wondering if I have time to go to the Post Office or use the bathroom. You'd think the Queen Mother was coming for a visit. I am hopelessly shy and get nervous, that's the real problem... but all was fine.

• Jeff has the virus I had. I'm not thankful for that, but I am thankful that it didn't happen last week, when he had a hockey referee certification test, and that it will be over in time for his next sales trip to Canada. Sometimes I'm amazed at how Providence makes the bad events in our lives better than they could have been... there's always enough sick time for Jeff to take when I have an accident, or enough money if something breaks in a car or in the house. Things could be a LOT worse! If Jeff had to get the virus, this is the best time for him to get it - and he's recovering quickly thanks to copious amounts of tea and FruitWater, my Artful Afghan keeping him warm (it made it into the latest Lion Brand Yarn catalog again - yay!), and a positive attitude.

• I am grateful that I ordered the extra four shafts for my Ashford Table Loom, but not grateful that the kit is being held up in California by the shipping problems! Well, it will give me some time to plan some eight-shaft weavings, right? And time to finish my works in progress: Gray cable sweater yet to be seamed, Rainbow Ruana to be assembled, Jeff's hunting socks yarn spinning to be finished, and these Ships Project slipper/socks. Maybe by the time it arrives, I'll have made some more progress!

• My Cottage Creations patterns came today from I See Spots Farm (no affiliation, great service). I'm looking forward to doing the Rambling Rows afghan and using up a pile of stash. I intend to do it in "crazy quilt" format with nothing matching.

I hope you have something to be grateful for today!

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