In Advance of the Oncoming Winter Storm...

We're in line to see at least some of the N'oreaster that will be wreaking havoc on the Northeast this weekend, but I'm grateful that what we get will no doubt be gone by the first of the week, at least around here. Today was gorgeous, upper 50s and sunny. Of course, I had to work.

But tomorrow an ice storm cometh, hitting in late afternoon and overnight. Depending on conditions being absolutely right, we could get as much as a 1/2" of ice. Then Sunday the winds will be up to 50 mph. In short? This might be the last post you see from me for a bit! But I'll be back...as soon as the power comes back on!

So...Debi started something with "A Few of My Favorite Things" the other day, so I thought perhaps you'd like to know what I might come up with?

It goes without saying that knitting and sewing are two of my very most favorite ways to spend my time and that classical music and opera fill many happy hours.

The Meezer is at the top of my list, the grandkids, too.

Ever since I was very young, I've been madly in love with cardinals. It's the state bird, of course, but I'm madly, wildly in love with red and to my mind, there is nothing more beautiful than a snow covered field full of evergreens with cardinals flitting across it. The birds amaze me, mating for life, and sharing equally in the raising of as many as three nests of babies over a single season. I spent a couple of years watching a pair and their families mature in my mom's backyard. It's one of my favorite memories...(umm..why yes, there are many, many cardinals in the ornaments on my Christmas tree, how did you ever guess?)

I fell in love with Lenox's Winter's Greetings about the time I was learning so much about cardinals and so I started collecting the china. Now I've fallen for the stoneware, too.

So I was completely blown away not long ago, when I received a request for a Posy Sock Sack made in a fabric that I immediately thought was reminiscent of my Winter Greetings china. This lovely fabric is Winter Holiday by Hoffman International - and this Posy is about to be mailed off to some lucky someone for the holidays!


When the fabric arrived, I thought, hmmm...ought to go buy more - this is stunning! I can envision a table runner or placemats in that fabric, can't you? with deep forest green napkins...

Tomorrow, before the storm hits, I'll be down in the basement looking for my lone oil lamp! Because if I can't sew, or work on my client's books on the computer this weekend? Well, I guess I'll just have to knit by the light of the lamp and candles!

What a hardship that will be...*wink*
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