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Saturday, February 16, 2013

An Interesting Winter



 The weather here in Baltimore has been up and down and up and down again!


Our back yard is snow covered

and

our pond is frozen over



…A few days later some flowers are blooming at the base of a tree

in our front yard!






One Sunday at church I saw

pussy willows out…

And the next Sunday they were covered with snow!


I love the bare branches in winter.   
We live in a “forest” and I can see the sky better than I can during the other seasons: 

Sunrises and sunsets are so beautiful

during the winter.


And one night I saw the full moon

through our forest of trees!



I have been enjoying wrapping up in cozy shawls this winter.  



 One of my favorites is called “Mary’s Much Asked For Scarf”.        
 I named it that because several years ago, I was at a knitting conference, and every few feet that I walked, someone would come up and ask me for the pattern!  To help you stay warm for the rest of the winter, I’m going to share this pattern with you.   
Think spring and summer, and be sure and make some scarves using the same pattern using lighter weight yarn for wearing in the warmer weather.
I'd like to share that pattern with you.  You can download it at :
http://tinyurl.com/4ghnuom
 


This winter also brought our first Christmas with our little grandson Charlie.  It was such fun!  I’m not sure if he enjoyed the wrapping paper or the gifts best…or maybe just the excitement of it all!

Also, this winter we heard the exciting news that my niece Lucy is getting married in May.  We are really looking forward to our trip to Charlotte, North Carolina for that fun event!


Do you remember the Student Project that I mentioned in my September, 2012 blog post?  See it at http://bit.ly/Xs5J0t
When we began it looked like this:


Now my students have finished the knitting and the mystery continues…

As I promised my students as they did the knitting that I would finish it off into something that they can all take turns using.   Here are some pictures I took as I’ve been making the surprise project:






Can you guess what it is?  Check my next blog post to find out!



I continue to “think spring” with my spring knitting classes beginning on March 11.
 


 

Dear blog readers, how has your winter been?  Even if you hate winter, try and remember that the stark looking bare tree branches are right now holding the buds that will become leaves and blossoms: the promise of new life, a wonderful thought for those of us who have loved ones who have passed through the veil of death and gone on to a wonderful New Life surrounded by Love.
     Fondly, Mary 


 


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