“I celebrate the spirit of Christmas. It’s the winter solstice celebration, rebirth and new possibilities.” 2020 has been a year most of us will not soon forget. Why should the Winter Solstice be any different? Here in the PNW, it's been a dark afternoon with downpours and the threats of flooding along with landslides. (For…Read more Winter Solstice 2020: The Great Conjunction
SkeinHerder’s Songs
Craftvent Day 4
If you are not doing what you love, you are wasting your time. ~ Billy Joel On the 4th day of Craftvent my unopened package reveled to me a surprise! (Sung to the tune Of the Twelve Days of Christmas.) The past few years I've struggled to get in the holiday spirit. Given the crappy…Read more Craftvent Day 4
Craftvent Day 3
Will you dare to be original? I can hardly believe that I'm posting about Craftvent Day 3 already, but there you have it. I'm posting about Day 3. I full expected the days with knitting to take me about a week to finish. The day job has been keeping me rather busy, and I'm working…Read more Craftvent Day 3
Craftvent: Day 2
In a controversy the instant we feel anger we have already eased striving for the truth, and have begun striving for ourselves. Sure, I bet you thought since Day 1 involved no knitting it wouldn't take me another week to post about Day 2? I thought that too! Then I remembered I have two calendars…Read more Craftvent: Day 2
Cowl-o-Ween: Days 5, 6 and 7
A river cuts through rock not because of it's power, but because of it's persistence. I know it's December, and I'm still talking about Halloween knits. What can I say. I'm a process knitter. This isn't my primary focus right now, but mosaic knitting is a bit easier to follow than lace knitting when watching…Read more Cowl-o-Ween: Days 5, 6 and 7
Celebrating Life: Tea
We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do. ~ Mother Teresa There is so much in life we could complain about. When you actively look for the small celebrations in life, you find you have more to celebrate. A few Fridays ago, I was celebrating just surviving the week. Every…Read more Celebrating Life: Tea
Craftvent Begins
Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. ~ Dalai Lama December 1 marks the start of reusable advent calendars. The first known advent calendar dates back to the year 1851. You can read more about the history here. Now you can find commercial advent calendars filled with almost anything. Chocolate being…Read more Craftvent Begins
Celebrating Life: Opt Outside
There's always something beautiful outside. Today is one of the biggest shopping days in the United States. As a child, I always thought it was strange that the day after we show gratitude we shop. As an adult, I recognize just how commercialized everything has become. The British Hubby often calls this country, The United…Read more Celebrating Life: Opt Outside
Haunted Handwarmers: Day 13
Nothing happens without a reason. ~ Marilyn Monroe Lucky day 13! Or maybe it's a baker's dozen? (Oh man, I can tell I've been pushing myself in my workouts this week. That sentence conjured up images of dancing pastries!) I'm supposed to be writing about opening the last package for my Haunted Handwarmers. I'm a…Read more Haunted Handwarmers: Day 13
Celebrating Life: Just glad it’s Friday
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ~ Confucius Hello dear followers. It's Friday again. For many of you it's already Saturday. I had a different post planned for today. When I was proof reading it, that post just didn't feel right. Why pretend everything is awesome…Read more Celebrating Life: Just glad it’s Friday
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