The year had ended. We’re starting something new. The promise of today remains, returns, renews. This time of year always puts me in a mood of reflection. Thinking about what the past year has been and what the new year brings. Last January, I chose the word aspire as one I would hold to through […]
14
Dec
The news of the horror in Connecticut leaves me without words. Tears keep threatening and will fall. But as my heart weighs heavy, I hear verses repeat. I played them as hymn on ivory keys and they echo still. Heaving hope into an ache that throbs. I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, […]
Hello, friends. I saw this morning that it has been a month since I last posted. It was a month that I needed. I withdrew, I took time, I was a misery to the people around me. Those diet changes landed me in some crazy detoxing. I felt awful for about four weeks: I was exhausted, […]
7
Nov
on needles: the new black and Island dreaming
Posted by Rachel Published in books, knitting, yarn alongThe two projects I decided to finish last week made it off needles and on wearers. Blocking…well, not yet, but they were busy being worn. Finishing those projects means casting on new ones! And in my typical fashion rather than the hat I had planned up next, I’m casting on for a pair of fingerless […]
6
Nov
You were all so sweet after my post last week about our diet change. Your kind comments helped to brighten what was otherwise a rather dreary week. Since I’ve received a few questions about how it’s been going, I thought I’d fill you in here. I’ve been up and down and all around regarding this […]
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