I had a few moments this morning after getting breakfast to sit here at the computer and have a read and most of the blogs that I follow, have not put up a new post for a little while or at least have been very sporadic over the last little while. I'm assuming that there are not too many people who have a whole lot of time these days. With Christmas coming, I'm thinking that more than just myself are preparing for the season. Although I do have to say that yesterday I didn't do a darn thing for Christmas... I just knit all day. I worked on my scarf and as a result it is almost finished.
For over a week though, the beads that I am using for more Christmas gifts, have been sitting on my dining room table waiting for me to get to work....
thus rendering the table completely useless for anything else. But I will finish that scarf today and then go to work on the beaded necklaces until such time as I can put the whole mess away. Besides the necklaces must be finished this week as one is winging its way through the mail to New Brunswick and another one will be for the NPSW gift exchange... and the others are for the Daughters for their stockings.
Once again it is excruciatingly cold out. -29 this morning, when the cat came in... he was covered in frost and was quick to cuddle up with the wee kitten... (who's not so wee anymore)...
I was rather shocked to discover a few days ago that in the downstairs bathroom (with the freezing gaping hole under the tub), my Christmas cactus was blooming beautifully...
I've always noticed that Christmas cactus' like the north side of the house and bloom beautifully there. When I moved into this house I was dismayed that there were no north facing windows. So when we renovated the house last year the first thing I did was put the Christmas cactus on the window shelf that I had designed for the downstairs bathroom.... doesn't it look lovely? It's postively inspirational.... and yes it is pink but pink flowers and pink sunrises/sets are ok in my book.
It is not snowing but -29 is pretty darn cold. As one of my friends said recently.... I went outside and froze my a-- off and then spent the rest of the day trying to figure out how I could get through the winter without going outside... (not exactly those words but I think I've got the gist of it!) So I have resigned myself to trying to keep my feet warm... I have only been wearing s--ks sporadically... today I've hauled out the Crocs and am wearing them in an effort to keep my feet warm... I'm still bootless.... and shoeless... except for a very old pair of warn out runners and a couple of pairs of dress shoes... I have perusing the Sears catalogues in an effort to find some winter boots that will please me... still no luck! Hmm..... the feet are complaining bitterly. I guess I will have to break down and haul out a pair of s--ks!
I have also finished another shawl.... I am pleased to show you all....
This is the same pattern as the one I showed here earlier in the fall but it is made with hand spun yarn as opposed to commercial.... and very pleased I am with it too. I wish you could all see the smile on my face each time I look at it...
So if everyone else is like me then it is no wonder I'm finding nothing new to read on any of my favorite blogs.... what are you doing? Are you prepping for Christmas too?!
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