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 for my family. We have had a rough couple of years and it has brought us together in ways that only hardship can. I am thankful for picking up my knitting again a few years ago as it has been my constant companion.
My husband, who is my caregiver, was recently seriously injured in a fall. I’m (we) both are very grateful & thankful for everyone who has helped & is currently helping us during his recovery. I truly believe all these folks to be God’s angels and could never thank them enough for all their assistance.
I am so thankful for my family, for my health and for the fact that my best friends daughter is finally in remission after battling without success for 2 years. Thankful she gets to celebrate this holiday season with her 3 year old daughter feeling so much better.
This past year my father passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. I am thankful to have gotten to know my mother in a deeper way, walking a path alongside her, not behind her. I am thankful for my husband, who is my best friend. I am thankful for my in-laws, who love me unconditionally like their own child. I am thankful for my children, who drive me occasionally crazy, but keep me in hugs most of the time.
I’m thankful for all of the wonderful friends and acquaintances I have met, skills I have learned and been able to share, and places I have traveled, all because of the wonderful knitting and fiber community. It has truly knitted my life together in so many ways. Happy Thanksgiving to all!