It still feels odd calling this Thanksgiving Week. It still feels too soon, too early,too something.
But in my quiet and silly way, I still have so much to be thankful for that I don't care that it is early.
I usually spend my day of Thanksgiving thinking and praying and giving thanks to the universe for all that is important to us all-peace, love, happiness, joy, friendships and all relationships. I like to spend the day to myself, and I try not to interact with anything other than my quietness. I don't need to stuff myself silly with food to find thankfulness. I just need quiet time and me time.
I have almost finished with the pink yarn. Whew! It has been a marathon to finish the last bits and get it plied. I did most of the spinning singles with a really good YA audio book called Gone-Away Lake. It is about cousins spending the summer holiday exploring the woods and having adventures. He is 12 and she is 11. They find a hidden swamp that was once a summer lake resort. The homes were abandoned when the lake disappeared. But they find a very eccentric couple of elderly people living in two of the abandoned homes. It is a really interesting book, and helped me get the work done.
I also am done with one sleeve of the winter sweater. I am going to finish the body now and then knit the next sleeve. I am so close to starting the yoke. I am doing a very simple stranded colorwork, but it has to be more interesting than the stockinette of the body and sleeves.
I also started another hat, and I want to finish that before I start over on the colorwork bag.
Today has been a gloriously warm and sunny day! I just ate a sandwich sitting on the back deck in the sun. I am getting plenty of sun on my arms with just a tee shirt on. I also am barefoot, so the feet are getting some sun, too. I remember when I had to scrape ice on my windshield at this time. So this is glorious weather!
One of the women in my knit group just published her first pattern. Yeah! Cassie Dominnick. I don't think she will mind my telling her whole name. She will have more, I am sure.
My friend CJE has been so worried about her mother. She has been very ill, and not managing herself well. Yesterday at the doctor she is discovered to have the worse case of shingles the doctor has ever seen. She has never had them before, and suddenly she is covered up one side of her back, down her hip and groin, and down the leg. The doctor told her it is following a nerve path. That is probably why she is so sick and weak. It is scary, isn't it?
I need to take advantage of days like today to work in the front flower bed. But....I think I like just sitting in the sun.
Noodles has not been well, and I haven't figured out totally what is wrong. I finally figured out why he is limping so much. He has scabs all over his head, neck and shoulders, There is one big wound(scab) under one arm pit. That means fights with a straggler who has ventured into our yard. Yes, he is very defensive about his territory. But I haven't figured out the occasional tics in the face. I researched it online, but just like humans, he could have a brain tumor, or seizures, or anything. He doesn't show any ataxia, so I am ruling out seizures or a brain tumor. Oh, well, it is almost time for yearly well-check and shots. So unless he shows major changes, I will wait.
H and R have had to put one of their dogs down. But they now have rescued Georgina and added her to their family. Granddogs are great!
So nothing else new. Remember to have a lot of gratitude this Thursday for all you have. Happy Thanksgiving!
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