I know its been a long, long time since I've posted in this-here blog, but I have a very good reason! I have been knitting voraciously (can that apply to knitting?) on a lovely shawl that I've dubbed a prayer shawl. Its for a friend and I will tell you that while its not been hard to knit, it has taken some intentional knitting time to get it finished. When I realized I was through with the body of the shawl, and was about to start the last 10 rows, I was elated! Then I calculated that 10 rows of 200 stitches means 2,000 stitches for the edging alone. I said out loud the other night, how proud of myself I was, for staying with the project to the very end. My tired fingers are thankful its done. Now to block it and take some photos. I promise those will be in the next post!
As a diversion, I started a pair of men's gloves, using yarn I bought several weeks ago at Joy of Knitting in Franklin, TN. They are soft and cushy, and are a joy to knit, as a matter of fact! Size 7 bamboo DPNs and sport/worsted weight yarn. Easy-peezy! Love it!
We've spent quite a lot of time lately with our lovely new granddaughter, babysitting, giving a bath and shopping. It is probably obvious that I am not ashamed at all of being a grandmother.
I am 47 years old and proud of it! I feel as though I've earned every wrinkle, gray hair and moment of memory loss! There's a lot of stuff under the bridge of my life! Being a grandmother is like a great reward for a job well done! I'm thankful, actually, for all the ups and downs of a full life. It makes me appreciate the little things way more than a young person could. It takes time to live a full life, like investing in a collection of precious items. Every valuable moment of my life is important, even if I didn't realize it at the time it was happening.
Today, I am who I am. Older, but wiser and hopefully I don't get too bogged down with the things that don't matter. Today I realize how short life is, and plan on making the most of every last ounce of it!