YARN ALONG.

Each day I knit
and I breathe,
and I wrap it all
together into 
this life.

For many years I wanted to
learn to knit

so I could knit socks

and seven  years ago
this month, with the
help of Youtube,
I taught myself
this amazing craft,

 and I've been knitting
every day since.

.I usually like
to have only
two wip's going
at once, but I seem
to have thrown that
rule out the window
and now...

have three pairs
of socks in progress.

 Using yarn imported
from Germany,

 soft and colorful
 yarn spun by
a dear friend,

 and self striping
 yarn mass produced
for a box company.,

 worked on
 Knitter's Pride
Karbonz dpn's,

 Brittany birch dpn's

and Hiya Hiya 9-in

circular needles

slowly I make socks.

I am thankful in more
ways than one for having
this fiber love in my life.

On my night stand is a beautifully

written book...

The Last Painting of Sara de Vos .

 Joining Ginny

MINDFULNESS

Mindfulness is the aware,
balanced acceptance of
the present experience.
It isn't more complicated
than that.
Practice mindfulness.

2016!

My word for the year...
mindfulness....
and I am more than
determined to make
sure I am aware and
paying attention to all
the moments that come
my way.

The first weekend of the
new year I have hiked,
and been awed at my world.
I seem to have developed a
love all of things fungi and
can't help but notice them
when I am out.

There has been knitting, always
knitting...a sock, a wrap. Making
lists of future projects. Maybe just
knitting from my stash? Well, after
I use my Christmas gift cards, but
we'll see, although truth be told
I have more than enough yarn to
last me awhile.

Cooking collards and blackeyed peas
to eat on the first day of the new year.
Do you eat a special dish to bring in
a new year?

Babysitting granddogs for the weekend
and getting to visit with son and
grandson for a few hours.

Talking with my Emerson and hearing
all about her Christmas break. She is
getting so big and is now a skateboarder.

I am looking forward to seeing what this
year brings for all of us...Happy New Year
my dear friends!

Joining Karen

YARN ALONG

"I love the marsh. I don't know
of any place that smells like this.
It's a magnificent smell. It's the
smell of where all life comes from."

~ Pat Conroy

After finishing my blanket
[which I posted about here]
I was excited to cast on a new
project and Follow Me is turning
out to be the perfect knit for
me right now. I love the simple
lines, the easy to remember
pattern and having time to
sit in the grass, watch the ibis.
listen to the water and knit
for a bit.

The House We Grew Up In
is still on my night stand.

Joining Ginny.

Yarn ALONG

"Make each moment an occasion
  to live deeply, happily, in peace."

With the chance of damaging storms
my plans to sit on the beach and knit
had to be postponed so I took advantage
of the slightly cooler weather and knit in
my back yard.

There are 135 days left until Christmas
[I know, it's coming fast] so I am casting
on some dish cloths that I like to add to
gift baskets.

As soon as I saw and read the name of the
hat, Beach Stone Hat I was digging in my
stash to cast on. Come on, Beach Stone Hat
has me written all over it ;) It's a fun pattern
and I am enjoying knitting it.

I am reading a terrible book,  I thought I
was buying a light comedy, but The Vacationers
is just a poorly written book about a family
dealing with a failing marriage, adultery,
and too graphic s@# for my taste. I despise
wasting hard earned money, but life is
too short and I'm not sure I can make it to
the end.

Joining Ginny