GRATEFUL

"If you must look back, do so forgivingly.
If you must look forward, do so prayerfully.
However, the wisest thing you can do is be
present in the present...gratefully."

~ Maya Angelou.

 Now that the rain has moved on
we are starting to slowly dry out,

and it is fun seeing all the
mushrooms that are springing
up.

 The drive is still a wee
bit soggy, but the sun
is shining and I have
managed to get my walk
in each day.

 I have a plan for when I
'must' visit the market and
that is to try at least one new
thing. I get tired of eating/
drinking the same thing over
and over, I need to try new
foods, it helps keep my world
interesting. This week I tried Suja
Juice and have plans to buy
more, it was quite good. Have
you tried it?

 Along with celebrating Veterans
Day, this week was also the 240th
birthday of the Marine Corp.
Since I am the daughter of a
career Marine and live in a
town that trains recruits this
was a really big deal in my world.
I am so grateful to all the service
members for their sacrifice.

 It was a great mail week,
I received a package of
handmade bookmarks
after winning a giveaway
hosted by A butterfly in my hair.
Thank you so much V, I love them.

I am finally finished with
my chunky [cheater:Karen;)]
knitting, I had a few requests
for chunky knits, but I am
now thrilled to be knitting
with needles that don't feel
like logs in my hands.

Emerson had her 2nd grade school
photos taken and I will admit to a
few tears, she is so beautiful and getting
so big!

Enjoy the most wonderful weekend
my friends. We are going from a
high today of 80F to 63F and maybe
I will see the first frost of the season,
fingers crossed.

Much love,
Tracey
XO

AN AUTUMN YARN ALONG

I'm so glad I live in a world
where there are Octobers.

~ Anne of Green Gables

    [Chanterelles !!!]

I took a little time off from
knitting my shawl to work
on a few hats, [here and here],
but now that they are done
it's back to the zen knitting 
this shawl brings.

Station Eleven is on my night
stand and Autumn is my after-
noon reading.

Joining Ginny

MY DOOR IS OPEN

"When our eyes see our hands doing the

work of our hearts, the circle of creation

is completed inside us, the doors of our

Souls fly open and Love steps forth to

heal everything in sight."

 

~ Michael Bridge

Heavy rains and winds on Friday
brought in much cooler weather
making a place by the woodstove
the prime spot to sit. While the
ground is still a squishy, wet,
and muddy mess, the skies are
now crystal blue and being outside
feels rejuvenating.

There was the usual weekend trip
to the market, making me long for
the time I can pick my dinner
from the garden,  a little house
loving and of course knitting.

Once a week I am taking the time
to create something other than
knitting and while the plan was
to set up my easel and paints
I found myself drawn to the
felt basket and spent some time
playing around. I used a knit gauge
swatch I had for the center and
added bits of cotton scrapes
and thread to make a needle book
to carry in my tool bag.

How about you, is your door open?

Weekending with Karen

YARN ALONG

The human
spirit needs
places where
nature has
not been
rearranged
by the hand
of man.

 

 

 

 With cooler temperatures arriving
I have resumed work on my blanket,
one I started back in May of 2013!
The blanket has spent months in
timeout due to a careless mistake I
made and then kept knitting thinking
it wouldn't bother me, it did. I ripped
out 6,960 stitches and am now back
on track.  I would love to give this
as a gift this Christmas so it will be
seeing a lot of knitting time.

On my night stand this week is
The Honey Thief, a book I picked
up while thrift shopping and one
that has started out quite well so
I have high hopes.

Joining with Ginny

A WORLD OF BEAUTY

Nothing is more beautiful than
the loveliness of the woods before
sunrise.

~George Washington Carver

The world is filled with beauty and
I hope you are taking the time to notice.