Hello! Feeling sad, angry and worried about the terrible conflict that is causing so much suffering, I thought I wouldn’t publish a blogpost this week. But I changed my mind, realizing it’s important to keep paying attention to good, beautiful, gentle things, too. No matter how seemingly insignificant they are. So here are some words and pictures from my small corner of the world after all.
On the knitting front, I’m focusing on finishing my WIPs one by one. An 18-month-size cardigan is drying on my blocking mats. I’m not blocking it the way you’d block a lace shawl, but just laying the pieces out – not stretching them at all, only using pins in a few places and for the rest patting them flat.
I can’t sit around twiddling my thumbs while the cardi is drying of course, so alongside finishing WIPs, I’m knitting a few simple gifts. Quite a few actually, but I’ll also focus on them one by one.
This way, I’m making good progress and that feels great, I have to say. The weather is also conducive to knitting. With cooler temperatures and some dark and rainy days it’s beginning to feel a little like autumn. The wild violets are still flowering and most trees are still green, but the bracken is turning coppery brown…
… the forest floor is littered with chestnuts and acorns, and fungi in many different colours and shapes are popping up everywhere.
We’ve harvested our last tomatoes, and the last of the farmers’ markets of the year is also behind us. It was windy and rainy and very quiet. We had a chat with some of the stall holders and then it was, ‘Goodbye, see you next year!’ Only one of them said, ‘Let’s hope we’ll meet here again next year.’ He is in his eighties. Yes, let’s hope so.
We left with some groceries in our shopping bag, tea/coffee and cake in our stomachs, and a bunch of branches with tiny rosehips wrapped in a newspaper. Just imagine how many teeny tiny roses there must have been on them.
It’s been good sitting here selecting photos and quietly tapping away at my computer. Thank you for visiting and see you again next week!
Afwerken kan een heerlijk opgeruimd gevoel geven, zelfs in roerige tijden!
Ja zeker, het geeft een gevoel van voldoening.
What a nice, comforting post. Badly needed these days when there is so much suffering in the world.
Thanks, it’s good to hear from you.
Thank you for your beautiful images and post. I’m curious about your project with Rowan felted tweed held double! Also I admire your commitment to finishing; that always feels great.
I’m glad you enjoyed it, and I think you’ll recognize the project once it’s finished.