simple pleasures

Seeing any work of mine finnished , thinking about new works ,visiting another fiberartist and see his/her works. Seeing a curated exhibition after all is hung and the room sings back at you... mirjam

Having the house all to myself so I *can* stitch (or do whatever I want without someone asking me to do something else)!!!

Joan

There is an "Alberta clipper" on the way--very high winds, high wind chill. By the time I come home from work tonight at 10:30, there will be snow drifting on the roads, blowing, no visibility. Outside of the city it will be foolhardy to travel.

So I have set up my coffee pot and put a CD in my player, made sure there are matches and candles at hand in case the power goes out, put a throw on the couch, and set out a simple knitting project. Something nice and warm to come home to. There is something very pleasant about watching a storm rage when you are cozy inside.

(and in case that is not comforting enough, my girlfriends and I are arranging to meet for lunch at our favourite brewpub tomorrow. Just getting there will make us feel very pioneering and thus entitled to good pub grub) Dawne

You go girl and have an extra glass for me.

Yike---it is awful out there!! Cat enjoyed sitting on the yarn I set out, didn't have the heart to move him (old Not Dead Fred, closing fast on the 4 th anniversary of supposedly being dead). Guess people aren't the only ones who enjoy the simple pleasures of needlework!

Dawne

Dear Auntie Dawne,

I want to come to YOUR house. That Woman is always moving me when I sit on her yarn, her scroll frame hammock, her computer. I want to live somewhere that my sovereignty is respected.

Love, Miss Kitty Ruler of All She Surveys

At the risk of getting clobbered, "Miss Kitty" means something ENTIRELY different at my house.

Lol - since I lost my old guy last year I have been taking in boarders. Currently I have my younger granddaughters youngster (four months) until the end of the month. I think I will add a rule, no cats under a year old, there are distinct benefits to older cats. For sure Not Dead Fred perched himself where he could smell you on your work.

I think what you are having is predicted to come here, but not until after a snow storm (again) tomorrow.

ROFL!

At my house, that's a poodle!

Elizabeth

"Karen C in California" wrote

The worst piece of feline appropriation in this house is the lovely lap desk my son gave me a few years back. You know--the hardboard top, cushiony bottom things? Mine has a nice tassel on cording attached so there is always a bookmark at hand. Anyway, Big Honking Alice (formerly Little Alice, but get real....) thinks this is a custom cat bed, and the tassel ideal for a little amusement while lounging. Dawne, who honestly doesn't move her cats

It struck me this morning what a simple pleasure kitting up is. Sorting out the fibres, attaching them to project cards, getting the fabric ready, winding yard into balls for knitting. Nice, not too demanding, and yet very satisfying because you can look forward to the pleasure of the working. Dawne

What do you call it when you kit up dozens of things and then shove them in a drawer? I keep buying new things and may never get to the things in the drawer.

We call that stash collecting, which is a hobby all on its own!

Elizabeth (who has several things kitted up herself)

I like this deffinition of kitting , i always use a shoe box in which i prepare everything related to one work as well a plastic tray for the related reading material ,, i also keep a list with dates for the `collecting dates` of the materials . mirjam

Hoarding or preparing for a New Big creative adventure ,,, mirjam

I just think of that as a separate, but equal hobby. People collect hippos and elephants so why not needlework kits.

"Tamara" wrote

Well, (smiling) I might call you provident--you will never be stuck at home on a miserable day, with a cold or a sprained ankle, and nothing to do.

Dawne

Pick one or two

spendthrift good planner forgetful overwhelmed by possibilites greedy

all said with tongue firmly in cheek