Sunday, November 25, 2007

Longer, Quieter Nights

The ground is frozen, the nights have been in the teens and days in 30's. The freezing fog may not lift all day today. This year, winter brings a sense of relief. We will have weekends back... I can knit and sew again... have privacy when I want it... and being indoors will feel like a privilege and not a prison sentence.

On to knitting again... my alpaca hoodie is coming along. I get to wear the hats and slippers I knit last winter -at least what's left of the slipper that Emma chewed. I can stitch together the sweater I never finished last year. And maybe, just maybe, I will get to stitch some of my quilt together.

Is this what winter offered to women a hundred years ago I wonder... some hope of long, quiet nights when nothing can be done elsewhere?

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