Stasia's Place Of Grace

Friday, December 12, 2003

 

Good Things Of The Day

This about sums up my philosophy on life:

Go To The Winter Issue Of Knitty

To that end, after my annual dental appointment today, I treated myself to this:

What I'll make with this combo of wool and acrylic yarns, I have no idea... suggestions? Please let me know in the Tag-Board!

I also purchased this lovely, greeny-gray ball of Patons Classic Wool (100% Merino). I absolutely love this yarn - it's so soft, and easy to work with. The color is called "Tree Bark Mix" and I cast on tonight for a top-down, ribbed hat for Hubby.

So far,so good, and it's coming along quickly on size 5 needles.

Thank goodness, I only have three more stupid garter-stitch squares to make for my sister's gift afghan! Then I have to attach them all together... I'm trying not to think about that yet. I guarantee that a "cup of Christmas cheer" will be in order when I sit down to do it!

Here is a picture of my sister's new rug, which I'm trying to match with the Lion Brand Homespun:

You can see the color of the afghan (mostly purple and green, with flecks of orange) in my previous entry, if you missed the stupid thing. I do not like knitting with a yarn that doesn't have "give" and I will be very happy to see this thing all packed up in a mailing box.

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A while back, a nice woman offered to trade some wonderful, handmade, lavender-patchouli soap with me for a set of stitch markers. The soap came with this soap sack:

I just tried Mitchell's Wool Fat soap - I like it!

I would love to get the pattern for this soap sack, but now I can't find the gal's e-mail. If you're reading, nice lady from MI, would you please contact me again?

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Is it any wonder my knitting progress is slow?

Someone just woke up from his nap.

"Nice nap, Valentine? Good - as long as you're comfortable."

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The weather has changed from rainy...

to downright wintry. I don't think it got up to 20�F in Milwaukee today. This little bushy-tailed guy was busy munching down seeds to prepare for the coming storm:

If you've ever seen how animals' behavior changes along with the barometric pressure, you probably don't wonder that many people are sensitive to those changes as well. Our need to hunker down in a warm quilt, to take a nap, or to eat something energizing when a storm is coming - they're all part of our instinct for survival.

Coming to terms with chronic pain means learning to listen to one's body and to live by its wisdom. This is easier for me to do when I slow down and recognize what Nature is trying to tell me. Watching the animals and birds outside my window helps me to maintain a view of "the big picture" in terms of my environment and its effects on me. It is also amazingly cool to see them as they go about their daily lives.

Is there anything more calming, quieting, or centering than a winter's dusk, with the scent of woodsmoke on the still, quiet air, and a fresh dusting of snow on the ground?

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The lovely Nanette B. posted some links to some blogs written in French. Unfortunately, I don't read French. Fortunately, Un journal de Marie had a link to a translation website. Plug in the URL of the page you want translated, and voila, tres chic!

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I got rid of my falling Java snowflakes because they seemed to make this page load too slowly - sorry about that!

I hope your day was filled with good things, too. Take a moment to have a cup of tea and just enjoy being.

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