YARN ALONG: 12-12-12

We listen too much to the telephone
and we listen too little to nature.
The wind is one of my sounds. A
lonely sound, perhaps, but soothing.
Everybody should have his personal
sounds to listen for—sounds that
will make him exhilarated and alive,
or quiet and calm... As a matter of fact,
one of the greatest sounds of them all
—and to me it is a sound—is utter,
complete silence. 

~André Kostelanetz

 All the hustle and
bustle that comes
from along with this
time of year has me
retreating, taking my
needles and wool, along
with my book, to
the quiet of the woods
were the only sounds
come from nature, to
the quiet that soothes
my soul and wraps me
in comfort.

I have completed another
check on my to do list,
a pair of fingerless mitts
and a hat for a young man
who is like one of my
own babies, I think he
will like them.

I am now working on
a pair of knee warmers
for my mil. I received
a phone call early Monday
morning asking if I could
knit a pair of knee warmers
since her knees have been
so cold and bothering her.
Why yes I can, and I even
found the perfect pattern
so I don't have to wing it.

My reading this week is a
book I've read before,
Hundred Dollar Holiday and
truthfully it is a book I wish
everyone would read. While
I don't shop on Black Friday
I have seen and heard of how
shoppers behaved and it makes
me sad. I need to comfort my
heart and this book helps.

What have you been up to this
week? I can't wait to see.