You go downtown and see a business with a sign on the front door: "Due to plumbing issues, business temporarily closed." This sort of thing happens all the time. Now, if the sign had read, "Due to plumbing issues, business temporarily slowed," you'd look around for the cameras, sure you were being filmed for a … Continue reading "Sevices…are temporarily slowed."
Month: January 2014
Holy Days
I read something the other day about how "now that the holidays are over," blah, blah, blah. In a sense that's true: what we think of as the holidays (Christmas and New Year's Day) are over. Of course, the derivation of "holiday" is "holy day". Something the secular world would have us forget. And truly, … Continue reading Holy Days
Being with Someone in Grief
I think one of the hardest things I've ever done, but one of the most rewarding, was grieving with someone. Not just saying, "I'm sorry", although that certainly has a part, but actually walking with them through grief. I know from experience that it was the most helpful thing anyone did for me while I … Continue reading Being with Someone in Grief
Yarn Along – Little Doll
[I decided to just edit and make this post today's Yarn Along post. ;)] I saw an example of a baby wearing a Cabbage Patch Kid hat online and realized how simple it would be to make it. Finding a pattern was very easy on Ravelry and I was able to whip this up this … Continue reading Yarn Along – Little Doll
Christmas Yarn-Along
Now that all of the gifts have FINALLY been received (it took 8 days for my sister's priority mail box to get to her...grrr), I'll share pictures. 🙂 [I've been making other things too, but I'll save that for another time...] Two baby bunnies (for baby twins) A snowman for the big brother For my … Continue reading Christmas Yarn-Along