aspirations

Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. 

For if you do, you may still exist but you have ceased to live.

~ Henry David Thoreau  

What the well-heeled knitter is working on:

Toasty Twist in STR 'metaphysical angst'

Off the fence in STR 'hope springs eternal'

and

Intrepid Traveler in STR 'ginger plum-licious'

Happy Friday-eve!

What are your aspirations for the weekend?

Knitting, photography, and a super bowl gathering with the family are on my list!

Whatever you are planning, I hope it's grand! xoxo

doors

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, 

but often we look so long at the closed door 

that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

~ Helen Keller 

Intrepid Traveler sock pattern by me in STR 'ginger plum-licious'

being

We are so obsessed with doing that we have no time and no imagination left for being. 

As a result, men are valued not for what they are 

but for what they do or what they have - for their usefulness.

~ Thomas Merton  

The weekend is rapidly approaching...who are you going to be?

xo

off the fence socks by my in STR 'hope springs eternal'

doing

Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?' 

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.  

Toasty twist. In STR 'metaphysical angst'

comfort

New yarn

plus

picot cuff

equals

wooly comfort.

I think macarons were invented by a dyer...don't you?

Happy Friday-eve! 

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.

~ E. E. Cummings

Intrepid Traveler sock pattern by me in STR 'ginger plum-licious'

no fear

Our doubts are traitors, 

and make us lose the good we oft might win, 

by fearing to attempt.

~ William Shakespeare  

If only I could finish knitting a pair of socks as fast as I can a 12oz, non-fat, extra hot, latte!

Just sayin'! :)

off the fence socks by me in STR 'hope springs eternal'

choice

When given the choice between being

right or being kind, choose kind. 

~ R.J. Palacio

The beginning of this sock needs no introduction...

...you can identify it from 40 yards on a galloping horse, right?

Toasty twist. In STR 'metaphysical angst'.

refreshment

Where there's tea there's hope. 

~Arthur Wing Pinero

Every now and again one has to refresh one's own self.

What one does - is - well - up to that one.

Me...I like to explore cafes with knitting, pens, or other items in hand and take photos.

I find this thoroughly entertaining and I can completely lose track of all time and all problems,

and by the time I pack up and leave, I feel refreshed.

What do you do to feel refreshed?

off the fence socks by me in STR 'hope springs eternal'

returning

Fairy tales are more than true: 

not because they tell us that dragons exist, 

but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.

~ Neil Gaiman

2014. It just couldn't arrive quickly enough for me.

It's here. So far so good.

And the first post of 2014 is of knitting.

So far so good!

Beautyberry socks in STR 'plum crazy'