This time of year I start thinking. Around here, most of the people say, "Uh oh, she's thinking" and it probably means another To Do list is about to be shared with them. But there's something about the change from Daylight Savings Time to Standard Time that means that I slow down a bit. I have more time to think and to ponder because of that. I go slower.
I am already thinking about next year, but I am also thinking about this year and what has happened for us at Miss Babs, and what has happened in our personal lives.
It's been a busy and eventful year. There are 9 of us now at the studio and 2 part timers as well. We are a close group and we share the good times as well as the bad. Among us and our extended families, we have experienced and shared a marriage, a family death, a couple of car accidents, a surgery or two, beginnings and endings of relationships, poor health, training new employees, travel, sleeping in tight quarters, insomnia, loss of a pet, anger, frustration, lots and lots of laughter, and lots of music.
We are kindred souls when it comes to work and doing a good job, and we care for each other. This very real group of women that I work with is what I am grateful for this year on a personal level, plus my understanding husband and family.
This foundation of good people has allowed Miss Babs (the business) to grow and continue to do creative things this year. We built an addition to the studio that has given us a drying space and a place to store a good part of our inventory, and create a second dyeing space.
Under construction!!
Dottie, our redneck dog, during construction
And here is the Studio today with snow coming down. We have some things left to do outside to decks and railings, but it is wonderful inside!
In tribute to Thanksgiving, please share a thought or two about what you are grateful for this Thanksgiving season. We will do a drawing using a random number generator on ... and we'll be giving away a skein of Ephemeral, with a pair of HiyaHiya circular needles, and Heidi Kirrmaier's Windward pattern.
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There are so many things, but mostly I am thankful for the gift of salvation and my wonderful family.
I am thankful that four generations will be at my Thanksgiving table, from 97 year old Great Grandpa Aaron to 18 month old Tristan. Each one precious.
I’m thankful for my dear husband who is such a joy to be with and for my family and friends whom I love and who love me right back….oh, and for knowing how to knit and crochet!
I’m grateful for so many things this year, it would be a really long message if I left every one. At the top of my grateful list is my dear hubby of 19 years, Jonathan; we work together in the shop, laugh a lot and still hug and kiss like newlyweds. I’m very grateful to the staff of Concord Park’s “Compass Memory Unit” for the excellent care and assistance they give my 91-year old Mom. I’m grateful for my music colleagues and friends, especially those who have traveled on one of our many music trips to Italy. I’m grateful to the fiber community — dyers (Miss Babs, that’s you!), spinners and knitters — who have shown such an interest in the things Jonathan makes. Better end now! Amen!
I’m thankful for my family and friends! And good health!!