Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy
Teen aged glee! Oldest granddaughter (aka Peppermist) brought her first scarf to show me tonight. She is understandably pleased that she DID IT, Nana!
I told her that the world is her oyster now . . . a simple garter stitch scarf is just the first of what I hope will be her life long love affair with knitting.
I was just about her age when my friend taught me the basic knitting stitches. While I was more apt to take up a crochet hook after my babies were born, I fell back into knitting easily later on. Now, all these years later I am pleased to pass on the tradition.
Nah, it won’t bother me if Peppermist drops it down the road - she has the basics under her belt - and a scarf around her neck - and she can always pick it back up again.
In the meantime I will just enjoy the glee on her face and hope that you will do the same.
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Hubby has gone up to the big city for the next few days. He should be home sometime Saturday I believe. And, then? Well, I have to go to the big city Sunday and won’t be back until sometime Thurday. We’re like passing ships at this point.
My trip is work related - and, I am even being put up on the agency’s nickel. We are a non-profit and next week my boss and I and our bookkeeper will be attending the annual funding meetings. Hopefully we will be funded at least at the same level as last year. Status quo would pinch a bit, but status quo is better than cuts, right?
It would be LOVELY if there were extra funding this year. I know you all know what I mean.
In the meantime, won’t you teach someone you love how to do something that you enjoy doing?
April 30th, 2009 at 7:43 am
First of all, the look on her face–too cute. Second–what a special gift she will carry forever, the learning of knitting, taught by someone special in her life. It is something she will never forget, and cherish for the rest of her life. Mad props go to Peppermist. The scarf looks smashing. I carried around half a scarf for at least 10 years before I finished it
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