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 that I am still cancer free after 12 years. It makes sharing knitting time with my daughter and “almost daughter in law” sweet.
I am grateful for family and friends and so many unknown others who are working to make the world a little softer for others. Happy Thanksgiving, one and all!
I am so very thankful that we have a roof over our heads, our furnace is working, food to eat, family near and far but very dear, a very patient husband, friends who are always there, and that I’m still able to knit and quilt in spite of arthritis.
Without question I am most grateful for the time I have been given to care for my husband as he battles Multiple Myeloma. The good Lord above has given me an extraordinary amount of patience and strength to attend to my husband’s needs and concerns. This is clearly a miracle in my life as we move from day to day in our faith in God’s will.
I am thankful so many things, but today I will think about my mother. She is 92 and still knitting. When I was 8 she taught me to knit and it has framed my life. If it were not for knitting I would not have my husband or business or life-long passion. I am so thankful for a mother who is blessed with good health and so supportive of me.