Blog Summer Break

Having the kids home for the summer is limiting my computer time so I've decided to take a break for the summer.  I'll start fresh in September with new ideas.  See ya then.

In a Funk ...

I know that it has been a while since I've posted, and I hope you'll bear with me.  There has been a lot for me to process this past year, and sometimes that processing gets the best of me.  I've had 3 surgical procedures, my mom has leukemia, and a close uncle suddenly passed away.  I have plans for this blog, but either my emotions or my physical healing seems to get in the way.  I will continue, even if it is at a slower pace than I originally planned.

I just seem to be in a funk lately.  I've been knitting, but I can't seem to take pictures or put witty words together.  (Actually I've take a couple of pictures, but I don't like them.)  I can't believe that a month has passed and I haven't gotten my act together.  Well, I'm tired of feeling tired with no energy.  I'm starting a Walk to Run class on Monday, and I really have hopes that this will bring me more energy.  My husband runs, and I'm hoping that this might be something we both enjoy and can do together.  I don't think he's going to take up knitting anytime soon so I sure hope I like running.

You know you're really sick when ...

you have to rip out all the knitting you did the day before in a congested haze.  I'm in the process of making a little ripple blanket.  I've crocheted lots of them, but I've never knit one.  I've been doing really well until yesterday.  I've gotten some kind of bad cold or nasty virus thingy, and I'm calling a sick day.  No more knitting until my head clears.

I'm really need to take some pictures, and yesterday was my day to catch up.  I'm a little insecure in my picture taking, and I've been procrastinating, but was it really necessary to make myself sick over it.  I'm sorry for such a downer of a post.  When I feel this way, even jokes come out snarky.

Quote of the Day

Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock again.

~Dorothy Day

Knitting helps me think better than almost anything else.  I've solved knitting problems, mysteries, household dilemmas, and calmed my anxiety.  My thoughts go from frenzied circles to ordered sentences.  It is so nice and feels as good as breathing.

Let me ask you a question:

What is your favorite handmade gift to give or to receive?




I think my favorite is to make a dishcloth set for the kitchen in pretty colors that match either the decor or the season.  Sometimes I add a pretty bar of soap.  In this picture, I added a set of coasters.  I think this was a home welcoming gift to one of my good friends.