Columbus Day – 2007

Knitting

Pulled out of the basket and the sleeve is finished.

kaunisleeveone.jpg

Now do I do the neck facing? or the second sleeve?

Books

Every once in a while, a book that you are reading just resonates and you absorb it from start to finish. Not because it is a pounding thriller or a mystery that has to be solved but because it is speaks to the results of pivotal choices and what we make of our lives. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards is such a book [ISBN 0-14-303813-3 published by Penguin Books].

Perhaps it is because I remember the years of which she is speaking, of what school was like if you were different and of the attitudes towards Down’s even when I started medical school. Even with the increasing rarity of the condition in the western world secondary to prenatal testing, the under lying story of decisions, secrets and people’s lives will hold up as literature.

-Holly

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About Holly

fiber person - knitter, spinner, weaver who spent 33 years being a military officer to fund the above. And home. And family. Sewing and quilting projects are also in the stash. After living again in Heidelberg after retiring (finally) from the U.S. Army May 2011, we moved to the US ~ Dec 2015. Something about being over 65 and access to health care. It also might have had to do with finding a buyer for our house. Allegedly this will provide me a home base in the same country as our four adult children, all of whom I adore, so that I can drive them totally insane. Considerations of time to knit down the stash…(right, and if you believe that…) and spin and .... There is now actually enough time to do a bit of consulting, editing. Even more amazing - we have only one household again. As long as everyone understands that I still, 40 years into our marriage, don't do kitchens or bathrooms. For that matter, not being a golden retriever, I don't do slippers or newspapers either. I don’t miss either the military or full-time clinical practice. Limiting my public health/travel med/consulting and lecturing to “when I feel like it” has let me happily spend my pension cruising, stash enhancing (oops), arguing with the DH about where we are going to travel next and book buying. Life is good!
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2 Responses to Columbus Day – 2007

  1. Raven says:

    Your Kauni looks great! It’s a hard decision on which to knit next. They both have their ups and downs. If you want to make the sleeves match each other, I would do the sleeve next. Otherwise, the choice is entirely yours.

  2. fbz says:

    i vote the second sleeve, but it’s looking fantastic so far! i love the color combo you chose, i wouldn’t pick it out but it looks great.

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