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The foggy sky was a rosy grey for a few moments. A sky of another planet, i thought, as the Japanese maple's flaming leaves glowed in its light, the redwoods dark and in silhouette.
We decorated for Yule yesterday, as i will be flying to Ohio next Sunday and won't return for over a week. It's the first time we've really decorated in a couple of years. I realize i have to plan for this trip and adjust my own traditions. I miss our junket up to the Flower Market in San Francisco, but we had a lovely breakfast at Hobees instead of the Flower Market cafe. The huge wreath for the fireplace is the one thing we can get at the market in the city and not nearby: this year the living room is not quite ready for such decor as the fireplace/video/technology pile is a jumble.
Hmm, as i ponder travel, i realize that i won't have my bright light for those days. I suppose something is better than nothing. Buying one of the less expensive travel lamps could help make the travel easier.
I pulled the scarf i'm making for Christine off the knitting loom and put it on my knook. The knit is not as even as the loom knit, but i do enjoy the knook so much more. I think i was getting a callus from the loom hook, and the motion to move the yarn over the pegs was so inefficient. I'm happy to trade perfection to get a more meditative movement. This knitted scarf -- a simple striped muffler -- illustrates for me the significant difference in knitted vs crocheted fabric thickness. The yarn seems to last forever compared to the skeins i went through for a simple scarf i crocheted for me last year.
We decorated for Yule yesterday, as i will be flying to Ohio next Sunday and won't return for over a week. It's the first time we've really decorated in a couple of years. I realize i have to plan for this trip and adjust my own traditions. I miss our junket up to the Flower Market in San Francisco, but we had a lovely breakfast at Hobees instead of the Flower Market cafe. The huge wreath for the fireplace is the one thing we can get at the market in the city and not nearby: this year the living room is not quite ready for such decor as the fireplace/video/technology pile is a jumble. Hmm, as i ponder travel, i realize that i won't have my bright light for those days. I suppose something is better than nothing. Buying one of the less expensive travel lamps could help make the travel easier.
I pulled the scarf i'm making for Christine off the knitting loom and put it on my knook. The knit is not as even as the loom knit, but i do enjoy the knook so much more. I think i was getting a callus from the loom hook, and the motion to move the yarn over the pegs was so inefficient. I'm happy to trade perfection to get a more meditative movement. This knitted scarf -- a simple striped muffler -- illustrates for me the significant difference in knitted vs crocheted fabric thickness. The yarn seems to last forever compared to the skeins i went through for a simple scarf i crocheted for me last year.
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