Observations on Christmas Cards:
I love Christmas cards!
The artwork and printed messages.
The handwritten notes. The
classic Christmas letters. The
photos. We returned from a few days in Portland to find a stack of Christmas cards: 18! That is more personal mail than I receive
during the rest of the year. There was the
hands-down cleverest Christmas letter I have ever received – it was done in
primer Dick-and-Jane style complete with vintage pictures. There was a family photo of 25 persons
spanning 4 generations – all in different Norwegian sweaters! Some inspirational stories. Some goofy photos. Delightful.
And, oh, that reminds me – I have about a hundred Christmas
cards to write this weekend!
Observations on The Winter Solstice;
It never got light today – just murky. Nightfall is a Godsend!
Observations on Weather:
What exactly is a “cold front”? Isn’t cold the lack of heat? How something that is the lack of something
else “move in”? Isn’t a “cold front”
just what is left over after the “warm front” runs away?
A Confession:
Okay, I am doing a little
bit of Christmas knitting. I know I
am setting myself up for the wrath of those for whom I am not knitting – but I kind
of got inspired and it is Gwen’s
first Christmas. So, here it is (in
process, of course – it hardly counts as Christmas knitting if one is not madly
chunking it out as the reindeer are clattering on the rooftop):
No, it is not her
first knit bra! It will be a stuffed
dodecahedron (12-pointed star) toy done in ferocity-style (i.e. unique with
different yarns and knit stitches). The
pattern (designed by Norah Gaughan – no surprise there!) is a free download from
the Knitting Daily e-newsletter.
And now for the Great News:
Sarah and I will be teaching at Madrona Fiber Arts Retreat! When we heard that they would be offering
“Minis” this year (90-min. classes), we contacted the organizers and introduced
ourselves. They invited us to submit
some class proposals and they have asked us to teach 3 of them! We are terribly excited! I feel like we have been called up to the
Majors!
Okay, down to Earth again.
I have to go write Christmas cards, knit a dodecahedron, and
raid the kitchen for Christmas cookies.
Maybe hit the Christmas cookies first – good plan!
