Musings

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Well it's a snowy morning here in Maine and I've been up since 3am... I went to bed knitting instead of reading. It was no easy feat trying to do the basketweave pattern and stay awake long enough to not make a mistake. I hadn't knitted all summer and into the fall because I had gotten so discouraged because my daughter's Boxer puppy would destroy every project and needles I was using. I finally figured out I just couldn't leave any of my knitting around, not even in tote bags. She would figure out some way to get it out and destroy. So I am back to knitting again, not at the speed I was previously but knitting and enjoying. I have too many other things going. Editing my first book for publication in June and classes with my Fire Department for Fire Fighter 1 & 2.
I happened to read an article in last month's Down East Magazine about a woman who loves to knit. The title escapes me but it was about none other then Pam Allen who wrote "Knitting for Dummies" , is a sweater designer and now has a company in Portland called Quince & Co that sells yarn and patterns. What I like about the yarn besides the nifty names like Lark,Chickadee, Finch, Osprey,Puffin and Tern is like with Finch which is a fingering weight that could be used for knitting socks it's color names like Rosa Rugosa, Clay, Leak, Marsh, Honey or as in Osprey which is a Aran weight like what you would use to knit an irish sweater. She hopes to some day be using more Maine wool which I would find even more attractive.
I'm also besides my editing on "The Kings of Angkor:Army of a Thousand Elephants I am doing research on world history, but focusing on England at the times of 1113 and when Suryavarman II became king. Just to give a look at what was going on in the world besides Angkor Wat.
So those are my thoughts and musings on this snowy morning. It will be fun trying to find quiet with the boys home.