"Be the kind of woman that when your feet hit the floor each morning, the devil says...."Oh crap! She's up!" Unknown

Friday, January 1, 2016

Happy New Year!

2016!!
When I was a child, I'd think about how old I would be in
certain years and think...
"Wow! When it's 2000 I'll be 40 years old!
THAT is old!"
Here I am... 55 at the start of 2016 and
first of all, I am thankful to be here,
second of all... I don't feel old at all.
What did I know when I was  young?

I am not one to make resolutions,
mainly because when I have, they have lasted
all of a day, or maybe a week. :)
This year
I do hope to be more aware...
more aware of what I do with my time,
more aware of what I do with my actions,
 more aware of the needs of others,
more aware of what my body and spirit need,
and more aware of what I can do to make life easier
for my family, for others and for me.
Happy 2016 everyone!

Yesterday I spent some time in my Hidey Hole
working on the last sections of the "Gravity" quilt.
These are taking much longer to make than I thought!

 
The picture isn't too exciting because the fabrics are different shades of gray,
but I have finished three of the sections needed.
Hopefully I will finish all of the sections today and begin to 
sew the whole quilt together.

This past week I did finish knitting a pair of socks.


I will put this pair in my "gift" pile to have ready when needed.

A while ago I knitted a pair of socks from some yarn
that I just loved. There was a fair amount left over,
so I decided to make a pair of ankle socks for my daughter with
the tiny feet.
 
 
One is done... one is in the making.



One thing I am going to try to do this year
is make some of the kits I have stashed here and there
in my Hidey Hole.
I have a number of Bucilla Christmas kits to make and pulled one
out last night.


While watching football, I stitched this part together.
It's the base of the tree for an Advent calendar.

Happy New Year and may you create to your hearts content in 2016!!

4 comments:

Lara B. said...

It's funny, this morning Ramona I was having similar thoughts. LOL- I turned 40 in 2000 too and poof! here it is 2016.
I hope you succeed in meeting all your goals this year!

Julie said...

Happy New Year! I love your knitting and can't believe how many socks you get made. I look forward to seeing your gravity top finished.

Dar said...

You are not old at all. Just wait until you add 10 more years to that number !!
I love your socks. I am slow to finish my latest pair, but am trying to hurry so I can start something else. 2016 will be my year to try different patterns and recipes. I hope your 2016 is health, happy and full of good things.

Vicki in MN said...

Happy new Year! I always LOL when I ready Hidey Hole, love it! Nope you can't be old as I am
older than you and I am not old, hehe. So anxious to see your Gravity quilt come together.
Onward 2016 and many great projects for us to see you finish;-)