Yopping Update #22 - All the little kits

I have been kit knitting this week.

Easter knit

poppy brooch kit from November magazine

little gnome from odds and ends

On Friday I received some yarn from a friend to do a test knit for her

I also started a 2nd Wild Mustard toque which I will start striping with some other colour (yet to be decided) because I don't have enough of this purple/grey colour.

Today is the first Sunday of Advent.  Each week I will add something new to the wreath.

In the first week of Advent shine,
The Light of crystals in the mine
The rocks, the jewels and the stones
The seashells and our bones.
Now the stones are on the earth
Waiting for the Christ child's birth.

And of course what would my sunday posts be if I didn't share this?

And to answer a question from yesterday - I do swim in an indoor pool but the whole wall beside me is glass floor to ceiling so I can see the trees and sky as I swim.  It is heavenly.

Now I am off to an Advent knit cast-on party.  I will be casting on my Sandhill County shawl and probaby a little advent knit as well.

Have a good week everyone, and remember if you want to check out other yopper posts see the sidebar to the right of my blog.

November 30 - 30/30

NaBloPoMo ends today and I am pleased with myself for posting everyday.  Writing can be my salvation at times, but at times also my nemesis.  It used to be that when I was struggling as a teacher I could write quite eloquently about my place in it all.  Now that I am retired and struggling with just being me I find often I am at a loss for words.  I know though that it is in those times that I need most to write. 

Today I was on the move from 10 am until just a few minutes ago.  It is 5:15pm.  The lasagne is in the oven and dinner will be ready in 30 minutes. 

Today:

CoDA meeting from 10-12
Lunch with hubby and then shopping for dinner fixings - 1 - 2:30
Make 2 lasagnas - one to eat and one to freeze 2:30-3:30
Go for a swim 4-5
Put on laundry - 5 - 5:10

Tonight I plan to sit and knit and watch Six Feet Under - a new Crave binge.  Ironically I am test knitting a pair of socks for a friend and her design is called KnitFlix and it is a perfect pattern for watching tv.  Not too complicated, and the pattern is easy to remember so I don't have to look down too much. 

While the lasagna sauce was cooking I made my wreath for advent which starts tomorrow.  In the morning I will light the first candle for the first week of advent.

So there we are.  November is almost over and in three weeks the days will start getting longer again. 

When I was in the pool a woman caught my eye and gestured to the clouds.  I had already been admiring the ones to the south, but the western clouds looked like little blue sheep with pink under them.  She said "When life disappoints me I just look at the clouds.  They are so beautiful".  "Yes", I said, "the clouds and the birds singing remind me of the beauty in the world."  I then dove under the water for a few strokes and when I surfaced I looked for her and she was gone. 

I think she was an angel. 

An angel reminding me of the beauty that is around if I just take the time to look.