In Christianity, Epiphany refers to the moment that a person believes that Jesus is the son of God. To symbolize this, Western Christian churches generally celebrate Epiphany with the arrival of the three kings at the birthplace of Jesus 12 days after Christmas, or January 6 on the current calendar.
January 6 is also our wedding anniversary, another memorable personal event.
This video was made three years ago by my husband for our 20th anniversary. It bears repeating.
Happy Anniversary, Gene.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
January 2013
Welcome, 2013
Thank you to all the readers of this blog for the time you take to check in with the thoughts and images I have shared here in the past five years of blogging. Thank you for the comments you have left and for the friendships that have been sparked through the sharing of ideas. You are all a wonderful group of creative and talented internet friends. And for you lurkers out there on the innerwebs, thank you, also for reading and visiting.
May you all have a happy and prosperous 2013. From St. Francis:
Thank you to all the readers of this blog for the time you take to check in with the thoughts and images I have shared here in the past five years of blogging. Thank you for the comments you have left and for the friendships that have been sparked through the sharing of ideas. You are all a wonderful group of creative and talented internet friends. And for you lurkers out there on the innerwebs, thank you, also for reading and visiting.
Pictures from Marjolein Bastin
May you all have a happy and prosperous 2013. From St. Francis:
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where there is sadness, joy. Good Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console, to be understood as to understand, to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
Friday, December 28, 2012
Counting Down the 2012 Knits
Just because I was curious, I looked over on my Ravelry page to county the number of knitted projects I finished in 2012. Drum roll, please....there were 27 garments.
Wowser Dowser, that was a heck of a lot of knitting in the past year.
Last project finished thus far were for a friend with arthritis, an avid gardener who supplied us with squash and tomatoes all summer. We really enjoyed his produce. Here is one of Mr. Gardener's ... actually Mr. Woods'...wristers:
Then the husband said his old ones were not as sturdy as the ones he was modeling, so he wanted a pair like Mr. Woods was given. But he wanted a pair with the thumbs knitted for extra warmth, so I modified this pattern and should be through with another pair shortly.
Other modifications on the pattern: sport weight yarn was held double to achieve a more sturdy fabric. The yard used was 90% alpaca from Lonesome Stone Fiber Mill in Granby, Colorado. They have 70 alpacas they rear and shear and process wool for their family owned business. This is a picture of their mill:
Lonesome Stone alpaca fibers can be accessed here if you want to purchase yarn directly from their mill.
And these are the wristers for the Mister, half way completed:
Participating in Finished Objects Friday and Fiber Arts Friday. Look at others' projects by clicking on the highlighted links.
Update 12/29/12, a pair of wristers for the husband, with an attached thumb:
Wowser Dowser, that was a heck of a lot of knitting in the past year.
Last project finished thus far were for a friend with arthritis, an avid gardener who supplied us with squash and tomatoes all summer. We really enjoyed his produce. Here is one of Mr. Gardener's ... actually Mr. Woods'...wristers:
Then the husband said his old ones were not as sturdy as the ones he was modeling, so he wanted a pair like Mr. Woods was given. But he wanted a pair with the thumbs knitted for extra warmth, so I modified this pattern and should be through with another pair shortly.
Other modifications on the pattern: sport weight yarn was held double to achieve a more sturdy fabric. The yard used was 90% alpaca from Lonesome Stone Fiber Mill in Granby, Colorado. They have 70 alpacas they rear and shear and process wool for their family owned business. This is a picture of their mill:
Lonesome Stone alpaca fibers can be accessed here if you want to purchase yarn directly from their mill.
And these are the wristers for the Mister, half way completed:
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Update 12/29/12, a pair of wristers for the husband, with an attached thumb:
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