Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in mind. ~ David G. Allen

The past month has been challenging in my work life and personal life. When does life work out according to plan? Naturally, this has impacted my crafting and hiking time (remember at the start of the year the 52 hike challenge?) I have managed a few rows on my purple projects. Check out my progress photo below:

• Meandering Lace Shawl: I’m on repeat eight of ten in section three. While a ribbing shawl sounds like it would be boring to knit, this is actually interesting to see take form.
• African Violet Shawl: I just finished the second lace mesh section. If you look closely, you can probably spot the mistake in the middle. I attempted to fix it, but the shawl wasn’t having none of that. It’s now a design feature.

Earlier this week, I caught Burt and Gracie almost snuggling cause it was chilly. I’m pretty sure neither of them realized the other was that close.