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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I am thankful to my dear knitting buddies whom without their support this year I would not have made it. My husband has been quite ill and the road had taken some devastating turns. Somehow knitting Shaken Not Stirred and naming my socks Sock 1 and Sock 2 made my husband smile. For that and those hues I truly give you my thanks and wishes for a blessed Thanksgiving. All good things in 2014! Dye onward and upward!
I am thankful for opportunities. Husband has taken a new job so we have just relocated. Blessed with an amazing house built in 1911 with all kinds of charm. So thankful for all my dear fiber friends I left at my last home, but thankful to have found a new LYS where I know I will develop new friendships. Also thankful for our military who serve our nation, including my 2 kids. While we won’t see them this holiday we are thankful they are both state side right now. So many things to be thankful for this year. We are blessed.
I am thankful for the wonderful man in my life, family, friends and my precious kitties! I’m also thankful that I learned to knit which has enabled me to develop new friendships, meet wonderful people and gorgeous yarn!!
Happy Thanksgiving!
I am so very thankful for so many things: my family, my son and husband, especially. I’m thankful that we have jobs, a place to live, family close by, family far flung (an excuse to travel), friends who bring such fun and joy into my life. Knitting and reading and learning something new. Thankful for my nephew and niece-such great cousins for my son. I could go on and on! Most of all, giving thanks to God for his love and many blessings.
I’m thankful for my husband and son, a warm place to sleep at night and the wonderful world of knitting.