A Mindful Life

We are on the cusp of NaNoWriMo, which I signed up for. No pressure. I’ll write and see how far I get.
With the same relaxed attitude, I have also joined up with Kat for her version of Nano. This is her third year.

One way or the other, creativity will find its expression this month!

Everyone, meet Henry. Stella is reporting for duty, making her acquaintance with him. A bowl of candy is at the ready. Have a fun night!

Stella inspects the pumpkin, whose name is Henry.

Sophie followed suit, was momentarily distracted, and looks almost as though she’s arching her back.

I finished two scarves this weekend.

Lion Brand Incredible ribbon yarn, 100% nylon, colorway Autumn Leaves, two 110 yard balls, size 13 needles.

Combination of Karabella Aurora 8 100% merino wool, colorway 4, two 98 yard balls; Jo Sharp Rare Comfort Infusion kid mohair, 80% kid mohair, 5% wool, 15% polyamide, colorway 614, two 95 yard balls, [...]

I spent Saturday afternoon making an apple pie entirely from scratch (crust included). We had dinner with friends tonight and I brought it. It was sublime, if I may say so myself. (Others concurred.)

Given that I’m using merino for three projects right now (keeping in mind I only began knitting four weeks ago), this seems apt.
You are Merino Wool.
You are very easygoing and sweet. People like tokeep you close because you are so softhearted.You love to be comfortable and warm from yourhead to your toes.
What [...]

The whole argument about whether one believes in God falls to pieces if you change the question to: do you believe in yourself? If you don’t psychologise it, don’t interpret it as meaning “do you have self-confidence?” but just take it literally, you’d have to say yes, even if you’ve won the top prize [...]

Made by Nature… taken at Cuba Lake, New York. The leaves and algae in the water near my aunt and uncle’s dock were eye-catching.

I spent several hours at Commuknity today working on a project. I hung out with Nathania and Emy, gabbing about esoteric topics such as spiritual practice. I bought yet more yarn, too. Some solid worsted wool which is good for felting (I may make a few small items and felt them), and some other special [...]