I'm up at the Tigeen. Replete with deadlines. Replete. What a great word. Let me think about that for a minute or two.
I say to Leo a few hours ago as he shoots up and down the back
As I pondered the shortfall of wood for the wee stove I thought: I have a lot of old wool there, I should knit a carrier for wood. Wool and wood. With a long wood handle. Open ended. Something to design and make up here when my muse, Scriobhnarin, flees. As she has done.
Knitting pushes the writing around, fills my head with fresh thoughts and approaches. I need to read, edit, add notes, descriptions, fill in the voids of symphonic phraseology(!). Attempt lyricism. Knitting plays the counterpoint to this.
And Sister gave me a brand new knitting bag when I was back home.
As if I don't have enough already.
I like this idea - all of it! I knit though recently I've been satisfying that part of my mind with rug hooking. We have been having our first fires here in Labrador too and a carrier might be just the ticket. Ah, too much to do. Glad the writing is going well.
ReplyDeleteWe are on the same track, I have just finished a post about knitting for tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteEnvious, I never learned to knit.
ReplyDeleteSeveral tried to teach me
and just could not do it.
Years ago I did crocheting and made something for all of family.
Need to start again this Winter.
Also miss my wood burning stove and fireplace of the past years
but looking for simplicity for me
did not put one in this cottage
5 years ago.
Jan:
ReplyDeleteA kindred spirit indeed :)
I must write of an event in Cork that took my breath away. It does involve Labrador.
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GM:
ReplyDeleteMy very favourite posts are your knitting posts, I look forward to it.
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OWJ
ReplyDeleteFunny this, I could never ever master crochet in spite of expert teachers. My tension was all wrong.
As to fires I have 2 woodburning ones now, one in the cabin. If anything happens to Leo, I am done for.
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And I can't seem to stay out of quilt shops. I already have enough fabric to make quilts for the whole country....yarn, fabric, same difference! And while I have the fabric I may be running out of time!
ReplyDeleteMaybe while you're knitting Scriobharin will sidle back into the tigeen?
I was reading today that any kind of regular writing, however simple, improves your physical and mental health. That doesn't surprise me. Writing gets your brain buzzing and that must have positive effects on your body as well.
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ReplyDeleteI am seriously embarrassed over the wool stashes. Log carriers with the wool doubles maybe an answer :)
Time. Yes. I'd hate to see what happens to it after, well, you know :)
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Nick:
ReplyDeleteAll of us bloggers are living testimony to that, I bet :)
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That's a great idea. I like projects that combine creativity with practicality.
ReplyDeleteSAW:
ReplyDeleteAnd you certainly encompass that into your life :)
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