I'm enjoying a delicious tea that my mother-in-law recommended while BFJ is loading the back of the garage with firewood, and turning my garden beds over for the winter; two boys are watching cartoons, and one is coloring. Someone pointed me to the perfect barn and giant tree for my afternoon photoshoot. This evening, I'm invited to a birthday party for one of my favorite little girls. If I were just binding off the perfect sweater, or sewing down the binding on a sweet little quilt, it would be a flawless fall day.
I haven't posted a lot of knitting on here in the last few years. Not much to say about it but I still knit. I knit because I love to create. I knit because I love sweaters. I knit because I grew up with a mom who is artistic beyond the acknowledgement she receives, and it's in my blood to do something creative. I knit because I love the good things God grows, like sheep and wool and muskox and cotton. I knit because I love colors. I knit because my boys wear what I knit. I knit because I like the rhythm. I knit because it has a beginning and an end, and they are achievable. I knit because when my hands are busy, my mouth slows down, and it gives my brain a chance to make better decisions. I knit because I'm really, really good at it, and it's one of the few things that others acknowledge, and we all need that. I knit because I love to knit. I'm working on a colorful shawl in alpaca.
Glorious photos, Karen! Our hubbys are both doing the same things today! Have fun at the party!
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Beautiful photos Karen! I'm thinking if you got out of stacking the wood, it was definitely a perfect fall day! ;-D
ReplyDeleteFabulous pictures as ever! thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove the textures in these photos!
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