knitting, nature and living with autism in the family
The latest batch of toys that were sold last week have started arriving in their new homes. I’m so grateful to Kim, Carolyn, Sarah, and Sue for their lovely emails letting me know that everything arrived safely. Lucy sent me a lovely email too and a wonderful picture of Isabel with Little Green Rabbit who was a special commission requested before Christmas.
Thanks everyone for your feedback, it’s much appreciated.
Unlike some parts of the world we don’t get snow that often. A lucky thing, as we’re not well equipped to deal with it and everything tends to grind to a halt. However, you can’t deny the feeling of excitement that you get when you open the curtains in the morning to find a white, winter wonderland.
Amy was certainly in high spirits this morning and it took twice as long as usual to walk to school.
Poor old trees had just got their spring attire of beautiful pink blossoms, now frozen in sad little clumps. Still, we’re making the most of the snow as it will probably be reduced to brown slush by lunchtime! Keep warm everyone!
PS: Thanks to Terry At Softies Central for the recent mention and the link. If you like softies, check out her site as it features a comprehensive run down of gorgeous handmade items from all around the world. I don’t know how she does it, it must take a great deal of research. Keep an eye out too for the Softies Awards 2007 competition which will be announced soon.
One of my daily visits in blogland is to Rebecca’s site. I admire her philosophy, her creativity and she also has fabulous photos of the beautiful countryside around her home. I discovered the concept of a ‘carbon footprint’ via her blog and her informative, unpatronizing writing makes me ponder more about the wastefulness and destructiveness of modern living and ways of living in better balance with the environment. Anyway, in tribute to her ecologically-friendly life style I’ve decided to work on a couple of partially* eco bunnies. I’ve found this gorgeous organic cotton yarn (from Angel Yarns) in natural shades – it is un-dyed and actually grows in these colours. On the label is says that the growing of cotton around the world accounts for 50% of world pesticide use(!!) so buying organic cotton helps to reduce the use of chemical pesticides, fertilizers and defoliants. It’s a small step, but it’s a start.
* can’t find an eco-friendly stuffing – anyone got any ideas??
On a non-knitting note, I have been tagged by Rachael at Tinkerblue to reveal 6 weird things about myself. I am as averagely normal as they come, but here goes:
1. I cannot stand to get pruney fingers. So whilst I love a long hot bath I need to keep my hands out of the water and once my fingertips start to wrinkle, that’s it, I’m out.
2. I learnt to ride a motorbike before I learnt to drive a car. In my pre-children days I used to love commuting into London and bombing around the countryside on my Honda 400 (now sadly sold – although I did ponder the merits of a side-car for the kids!). This is my helmet.
3. I can read novels over and over again. I’ve read some of my favourites more than 6 times – even though I know what’s going to happen.
4. I usually read the last page of a new novel first, to gauge whether it’s worth the investment of time! (apparently this is not that weird as both Monica from Quilt While You’re Ahead and Carolyn from Willow House do it too!)
5. I would happily live in pyjama bottoms – the most comfortable item of clothing ever invented. The first thing I do after I come into the house is go and change into my jammies. I have 15 pairs of brushed cotton jammy bottoms – not quite enough to rival Ali’s impressive knicker collection!
6. I have an occasional but undeniable craving for pickled eggs! Sorry!
There are rules that come with this tag but I’m going to throw caution to the wind and ignore them. Instead I throw the challenge open – give it a go and reveal your inner weirdo!
little cotton rabbits 
