Journey…….Mar. 31, 2006

Contemplate in the morning.
Pull weeds in the afternoon.
The joys and labor of a single day
Are part of a whole journay.
Den Ming~Dao

I posted this verse once before, but in reading it again this
morning, as it is today’s quote, it meant something completely
different to me this time. I have been bemoaning the fact that I haven’t had time for
blogging.  I haven’t been reading many blogs, commenting on blogs or even emailing in general…..and am really
missing it, but my journey right now is a little different than it was
even a few months ago.  How does that happen?  How does life go from a nice even pace and then all of a sudden you find yourself in a whirlwind of busyness and not necessarily busy doing what you love?

To keep things in balance though, I have been squeaking in some knitting time.  This shapely shawl should be finished this weekend.  I think that I am going to add a beaded picot edging on it, to give it a little weight and dress it up a bit.

Judy’s yarns are so pretty!  The colors are vibrant and is a pleasure to knit with.  You can see a little of the shine in this merino/silk blend, although the pictures don’t quite give it enough justice.

Judy’s Spring Green colorway was going to be my next project, but Judy graciously sent me some of her new silk yarn to sample for her.  This is a new yarn for her, so it will be fun.  I think I am going to do a scarf in Barbara Walker’s Frost Flower pattern.  I haven’t written out how I am going to incorporate it into this scarf yet, but I have some ideas floating around in my head (that can be a scary thing…..LOL)

The  Puppies

Last week was the puppies first adventure in the big outdoor world.  I don’t yet have a doggie door, so to make carrying the babies outside a bit easier, I utilized my big canvas LL Bean bag.  As you can see from their little faces they were a tad confused about what the heck was going on

Slowly they ventured out of the bag into their little yard.  How fun it is to watch them experiencing something new with the tenacity and curiosity that only a puppy has.

Most of this week’s knitting was accomplished as I sat out in the yard for an hour or so each day, enjoying the sunshine, the fresh air and puppy antics.  You can see from these pictures, just how much they are enjoying Spring!