Stasia's Place Of Grace

Sunday, August 22, 2004

 

Happy Things For Today...

Purcell on the CD player, a glass of Kendall-Jackson 2002 Vintner's Reserve Sauvignon Blanc (very good and very inexpensive), and a fall nip in the evening air as the katydids chirp ever more slowly... what a lovely night!

(Check out the gorgeous heirloom tomatoes on the Kendall-Jackson site - those are the kind I grow. They taste marvelous! You can get seeds for next year from Seeds Of Change... it's never to early to think about next year's garden! Look for "Tigerella" - very prolific and hardy, good in containers, and yummy!)

Can you believe that the trees here in Wisconsin are already showing fall color? I think we are in for a very cold winter! I happened across some fall craft ideas...

The Lovely Mizzes Kary and Judy sent me some neat-o goodies! The skein of silk was hand spun by Judy on a spindle - it's gorgeous, and so fine! The scrumptuous purple batts are Kary's "Kitchen Sink" offerings - and I can attest that they are wonderful!

Kary also sent the breathtaking oak leaf and acorn - they are real, coated in copper! She chose them because I have adopted the oak and acorn as symbols for personal growth - what a meaningful talisman this ornament will be! It is from Still Life Real Leaf Gift Collection, Corte Madera, CA, 800-211-2511.

Thanks so much, guys!

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I finished the back of my Peace Fleece Everyday Cardigan (in Zarya Fog) and am happy with it. Fun and easy to knit, great yarn, good company. Now on to a front panel!

My friend Di is expecting (along with all of her friends - hope I will see her after they all deliver and have children in common! ) so I am going to make the baby set from "Mindful Knitting" for her. The recommended yarn, shown here in the "Ur" colorway, is Organic Inca Cotton, and the Yarn Barn not only has this difficult-to-find stuff in stock, but has the most reasonable price I could find... four dollars a skein less than any place else!

I love the "Mindful Knitting" book, by the way. It doesn't just compare knitting to meditation - it instructs you in making a meditation practice of knitting... good for antsy meditators like myself!

I can't find it on their website, but I swear it's in their catalog... just ask for it.

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Sherman The Rat is such a good boy! What an adorable, affectionate, intelligent pet! He, like me, is a night owl... so when the rest of the house is asleep, I do my knitting or reading or e-mail (or just sit and listen to music) and he comes out into his playpen:

Shermie has an identical wheel in his cage, but as an "only rat" he needs some additional mental stimulation and a change of scenery. The playpen and wheel are from CritterStore.com and were very reasonable. If you have a rodent for a pet, be sure to check out flat-surfaced, safe wheels such as the one Sherman has, or the Wodent Wheel, recommended by Nan's Minnie!

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The Tabachek giant Plying Spindle in Cherry that I mentioned recently is now on its way... soon I can show you my complete Cherry Tabachek Spinning Set! Stay tuned...

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I took the What Mythological Creature Are you? test by !

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Have a lovely day, whatever you are up to! Take a deep breath, and really notice whatever activity you are doing... it is noticing the little moments that leads to a life of wonderful memories.

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