My Deepest Gratitude
I want to thank everyone for your kind comments and emails in response to my mother's death. Every note meant so much to me, and provided a great deal of comfort at an overwhelming time. While I'm doing well, I still find myself asking what happened. It was so unexpected that it seems surreal at times. It's been a very long week, but thanks to the support of friends and family, both present and online, it went along a lot easier than I would have thought. Happily this new week seems to be leading to good things. Jim started his new job today, and he's VERY happy there already. After a little over three years of dissatisfaction, it's nice to see him excited about work again. I've made a lot of progress settling the disposition of the last of my mom's belongings, and have even gotten back to some of my regular pursuits.
But before I show you what I've been up to the last few days, take a look at our new porch furniture.
We had been looking at this a couple of weeks ago, but when we realized we were going to have a lot of company for the funeral, we rushed over to Target to make the purchase. We love it! The weather this week was just perfect for porch sitting, and with the addition of a fan, I should be able to enjoy sitting and knitting here even on the hottest days.
On Saturday, I had to do some errands, and found myself at Barnes & Noble. Of course, I had to pay the knitting books a visit, and came away with this.
I haven't crocheted in years, and when I did, I made doilies using tiny hooks and thin thread. But I've been wanting to try this new kind of project, and this book looks like it has a lot of fun critters. I was actually supposed to be taking a sock knitting class on Saturday, taught by Lucy Neatby, but after such a draining week, I just didn't feel like sitting inside all day. Too bad, because I used her book, "Cool Sock, Warm Feet" to teach myself to knit socks and was hoping to meet her. Hopefully, she'll come back some day.
On Sunday, Jim encouraged me to go to the regular knitting day at Knitch, and I'm glad I did. It turned out to be a much smaller group than usual, but it was nice to get out and see my friends and enjoy just sitting, knitting, and gabbing - and shopping, too.
Because I missed Lucy's class, I decided to treat myself to the next best thing.
And there's been a shop model of a bag that I've been admiring for a while. I bought this Kureyon

to make this
Cute!
Some sock yarn also found its way into my bag.
But this is sock yarn with a difference. It's not for me (you know I only make socks for myself, don't you? LOL.) Instead, I'm making them for someone who doesn't know she's getting handmade socks. And not just these, but the Thuja socks I just finished, as well as the pair I have on my needles (hopefully to be completed this evening.)
I spent this afternoon knitting on the porch. The trees are such a luminous green this time of year, the birds chirp merrily, and the breeze is cool. I also happened to notice that the tree in our front yard was looking at me. Really. Can you see his face?
He looks a bit grumpy. Maybe all those squirrels in his hair are making him crazy! Hope your Spring is as pretty as mine and that you'll find time to get out and let the breeze blow in your hair. It's fabulous!




























