OK, so I’m not so good on the blogging every day thing. Unless I’m inspired each day. But, since mid-month we’ve all had some sort of illness and illness plus obligations bring me to my knees. Especially when I’m the one who’s sick. So, there you go. Sorry for being such a blogging loser.
Yesterday, as you know, was Solstice! Yay! Happy Solstice! You may or may not know that chickens lay eggs based on the amount of light. So, they stop laying around the end of Sept. and start laying again sometime after the winter solstice. And, voila–as if to celebrate the return of light today, the chickens gave us an egg (above, in what I like to call Still Life With Egg and Salt and Pepper Shakers). Wow. Thank you Easter Christmas Bunny Chicken, bok bok.
Girlfriend spent most of last week sick at home, but was able to attend school on Friday. Thank goodness, because that was the day scheduled for her Guest Reader time (each kid gets a day to pick a book and read it to the class). Girlfriend picked Ella the Elegant Elephant, by Carmela and Steven D’Amico. She did a great job and the kids really seemed to enjoy it.
I’ve been knitting on various things, one of which is Knitting Pure and Simple’s Children’s Neckdown Cardigan (#981). I really like this pattern and I’ve knit it a bunch of times. Girlfriend asked for one that had a lot of different colors, so here’s what she’s getting:
The button band will also be red. Have a nice Eve of Christmas Eve.
