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’m thankful for the beautiful Alaska scenery and crisp winter weather around our new home, but also thankful for cozy indoor hobbies and sweet kids to snuggle.
I am thankful that I was able to help my friend and family as her mom passed away at home, I’m thankful for my brother’s new found sobriety and for my family and friends. I have a full life.
“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
― Marcel Proust
Thankfulness is a state of mind, one sometimes we forget to strive for. Life is full of happenings that can take away that thankfulness if we let it. So, I’m listing some things I’m thankful for this year:
Wool socks because my feet stay cold in winter.
Sunsets and moonrises.
The Federal Wildlife Area near me. I love going out there and spotting wildlife and trying to capture it on camera.
Speaking of cameras, I’m thankful I finally bought myself to a DSLR. This summer, decided I’m almost 60 years old and needed to treat myself a little better. Something I don’t do much of.
The friends that know me and still love me.
My wonderful son and fantastic daughter-in-law…because they love each other and still show it.
Family, though we might have different religious and political beliefs, we still are there for each other.
This Thanksgiving I’m thankful that my Husband has a job, he was made redundant just before last Thanksgiving and things were looking bleak. I’m also thankful for my health,family and friends :)