We have finally had some snow that seems to be sticking around for a while. Most of our pathetically small snowfalls this year have been around for 12 hours or so before it warms up enough to melt the entire thing - as if it never happened. Today has been a different story; we woke up to a few inches and I've been grateful for it. This winter hasn't really felt like winter because of the unusually warm temperatures. I normally can't get away with wearing a down vest through most of January in central Illinois. This snowfall is very good news for us knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists. It's generally been too warm to wear our hand knits, so now we can break them out for a few more weeks of cooler weather and take advantage of those day where we are stuck at home with nothing to do but craft.
For me, normally the winter months are a flurry (pun intended) of fibery activity. You know - those Saturdays when you can hole up at home on the couch with a pot of tea, some knitting, and the BBC production of Pride and Prejudice for 6 glorious hours of interrupted craft time. There haven't been many of those days this winter, and I think a couple of snowed in days might be what the doctor orders to get back into the grove of things. I'm close to finishing my tea times socks. I can work on the blanket a bit. I might even start the magazine weeding project. Since I have to go back to work for the afternoon, I am think about being home and knitting. In fact, that may just be my plan for the weekend....
PS- Is that not the coziest looking birdhouse right now?
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