Sock Progress

Unseasonable rain and high wind means more indoor time-time well spent with the self striping yarn. I decided to try a new for me technique-knitting socks from the toe instead of from the cuff. I found it fiddly at first and had to frog many first efforts, but somehow it is turning into a sock.

It's very zen, the repetitive movements, the quiet clicking, the portability of the project. The tops of the trees are swaying back and forth with the wind and the house keeps shaking with every gust. It's a good day to be warm with a basement full of firewood. Not many people can be barefooted in winter, but a wood furnace in the basement keeps the floors warm.

Made lemon curd and blueberry muffins this morning and both are delicious. So much for trying to eat less gluten!

The Beauty of Wood

I love to look at the patterns that stacked wood make. We burn 14-15 cords a year, so much of our life is dedicated to cutting down trees, bringing them out from the woods, cutting them to length, then splitting the blocks so that they fit in the furnace. Since Neil sells firewood too, the cycle continues. As the old saying says, wood does warm you up many times!

It also makes me smile that the dog is so colour coordinated! She doesn't like the bell ringing, but always enjoys being out in the snow. 

It's been a long, cold winter so my secret desire to start a blog has surfaced again.  This time, I'm going for it.  The trouble with reading blogs is that you think that what you have to say is unimportant, but my little part of the world is a beautiful place and maybe that would be of interest to others.  So, here goes with my life of music, quilting, knitting, riding, and family.