hunkered down...

 

 

...just like me, is where I figure this post may be finding some of you... How are you doing in this new normal of ours? I have a feeling that this will be our way of life for the next few months -- what do you think?...

 

 

As we began social distancing, one of my friends told me that I am fortunate to have lots of fabric and wool at my finger tips -- very true, I do feel thankful for that! Though I do have to confess that despite my plentiful yarn stock at home, I did make one final run to local yarn shops just before they shuttered their doors. In part, I did so to stock up on some finer weight wool (the yummy stuff in the basket...) which seems to have become my new favourite yarn weight of late. I also did so in support of these cherished local small businesses that I fear are going to have a very rough few months ahead of them, especially as many of them are not set up for e-commerce; I do hope they survive... While I have been spending a lot of time with hook and yarn, playing around with new ideas as well as writing up new patterns...

 

 

...I have also been doing lots of spring work in my garden, more than I've ever done in previous years; I'm being more thorough this year, preparing my garden beds like I've always wanted to and regretted not having done so come June... With fewer distractions, I've also decided to grow all my veggies and flowers from seeds instead of buying seedlings, something I haven't done in a long while; I can't tell you how excited I get when I spot a new sprout...

 

 

I've always loved working in my garden, but now, more than ever, I am so thankful that I can spend time in these lovely and soothing surroundings...

 

 

I do hope you and your family are staying very safe and healthy (both physically and mentally...). Thank you, as always, for your visits here and to rose.hip (Instagram)... Stay in touch.

 

 

 

Comments

[Barbara Seiver]

We self-quarantined on Ash Wednesday evening, seeing this coming. Hubby and 16-yr-old Siamese cat both have asthma, and I need to keep them safe. I, too, am grateful for my yarn stash (knitting & crochet) and cross stitch stash. Hubby has his own cross stitch projects, and we are both avid readers, too. Not being interrupted by people and obligations is turning out to be a luxury!

[Jo]

We saw this coming too, I made sure I had plenty of yarn, books and drawing materials although I'm finding it hard to settle down and relax to do anything, four members of my family still have to work and it's verry worrying, I think we won't get back to anything like normal until they find a vaccine and there will be financial repercussions for years to come, more austerity, anyway enough of the doom and gloom I enjoy reading your blog and others like it too, it's the little things like that that cheer me up.