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Reading and Knitting for Peace
I am making progress on the Christmas Request knitting. I have one more sock to finish, and perhaps another pair of slippers – depending on how the sock moves along! I am also knitting my four repeats daily for Project Peace – and I am really enjoying it. From daily...
Christmas Card Insomnia
Tuesday…You are becoming more dreaded than Monday! Trying to work out a convenient thing for Tuesday's is giving me fits! Perhaps even causing insomnia! Okay, maybe my insomnia is a problem of an entirely different sort – you know, the one that comes with being a...
Welcome Anticipation
I am taking part in sprite writes virtual Advent tour and today I am sharing Anticipation. My favorite part of Christmas is the anticipation that Advent brings. I love the twinkling lights, the decorations, the candles, and the music. They all add to the anticipation...
Peaceful Fiber Friday
The start of peaceful knitting began yesterday at Casa del KatKnits – and it feels so, well, peaceful and meditative! While knitting yesterday I was thinking of other knitters who are joining me in this journey – there are 2,192 projects currently listed on Ravelry...
Hello, December
For this week's Think Write Thursday we are welcoming December with a hearty hello: Hello, dear December, I love you so much, but you can be a bit overwhelming at times. With the flurry of activities that you bring, it seems that you can be over and done with before I...
November Knitting
November has just flown by at warp speed. If it were possible, I'd ask Scotty to beam me back! Perhaps he has and I don't know it – yesterday it was well into the 60's here with the same today. This weather does not seem at all Novemberish! But, December is knocking...
Randomly Tuesday
It seems that Tuesday's have become the Black Hole for blogging. So, I will share the jumbled thoughts in my brain on this grey Tuesday...read at your own risk! Have you seen the reading list for resistance? I have added several these to my reading list! If nothing...
Holding On
I, like these determined little leaves, am holding on to November for dear life! December is looming large and I am not ready for all the Christmas things quite yet! Add to that the feeling that this year has just gone by far too quickly and I am very happy to revel...
Waning November
A few days ago I walked along the edge of the lake and was treated to the crunch and rustle of leaves with each step I made. The acoustics of this season are different and all sounds, no matter how hushed, are as crisp as autumn air. Eric Sloane No lakes here, but...
Ave Atque Vale
Or, as Sherman is gleefully shouting - Hail and Farewell! I tried all week to get Sherman photos, however he was having absolutely no part of it. In the end, Steve picked him up and he participated, albeit unwillingly! This photo was right after I said to him, "I...
Wool Friday
The knitting continues – today this blue yarn will become the slippers that Steve requested earlier this week. It is a super simple pattern and will be done in short order. And, really - thank goodness for stash! I have also been trying to spin a few minutes a day –...
Thankful
Today's Think Write Thursday is to write about Thanksgiving. I am most thankful to have discovered Michelle recently and I participated in both Gratitude Week as well as Just Five Things. So, today – I am going to challenge you all to spend some time today thinking...
Super-Secret Knitting
The phase of Frantic Knitting has arrived – I have some holiday knitting to complete and yesterday Steve added one more item to my list! So, that means this post is short on photos of things in process. However, I can share my handspun Squad Mitts – they are for my...
The Trader Joe’s Effect
It has been two weeks - 14 short days - since the election and the Southern Poverty Law Center website tells me that there have been more than 700 incidents of hateful harassment's since the election. That is more than 50 incidents per day, which boggles my mind, but...
Listed Monday
In a week that comes armed with a list of things to get done, I think it is a good idea to pause and reflect before hitting the ground running. The weekend started out with crazy and insanely warm weather – it was in the 70's on Friday and we had windows open much of...
A blaze with color…still!
Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. Albert Camus
The Best Thing
It has been a rough couple of weeks at Casa del KatKnits – stress has been on overdrive in all aspects of my life. However, then there is Sherman. Who greets me each day as if it is the best moment of his life and he has not seen me for ages! Which is hilarious,...
Houston, We Have a Mitt!
Well, the gauge issues with the Squad Mitts has been solved! One mitt down, one to go! I am so happy with how they are turning out – and I am even happier they are 100% handspun yarn, most of which has been spun on a spindle! And it is Friday!! Bring on the weekend, I...
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