Knitting for sanity

The past few weeks have been insanely busy, to say the least. The hours have flown by as quickly as the snowflakes and now I'm a little older but not necessarily wiser. Days are marked by the number of rows knitted, stitches dropped or patterns unravelled. Yet, the world continues to turn and the sweater keeps lengthening and somehow it will all turn out ok. It seems there is hope flowing from the needles.

As we await yet another snowstorm, the cotton yarns are starting to trickle into the shop and we're having a hard time concentrating on the last of the winter projects. I want to fondle every shade of the Egyptian cotton and carress every ball of Pima. I'm secretly crowing with glee when I see the other staff members (who aren't normally enthused by cottons, having had negative experiences early in their knitting years) beginning to appreciate the beauty and softness of the new arrivals, poring through the patterns and imagining themselves tempted by these new delights. I see the cottons as a light at the end of the winter tunnel, telling me we've survived another cold, dark, miserable season and a return of sunshine, colour and sanity!

So, according to my inner clock (and I'm infamous for travelling at high speeds down that river - De-Nile), spring is just around the corner. Maybe that's why Misses Valentine and Twinkle are going insane with their nesting preparations : ) They're driving me crazy with spring fever, trying to dig their way out of their house and into the boys' compound. Of course, hubby would have me committed if I accidentally had more bunnies before finding homes for a few of the current resident fibre-pets. Ok, so to save my marriage and sanity, I listed some on Kijiji but don't mind waiting until the right animal lovers come along.

Off to feed the hungry hoards and then knit a few more stitches...

I have so been looking forward to reaching kick-ass age, you know, that time in a woman's life when she can stop being politically correct because she has reached an age when she can say anything to anyone and they listen out of respect for her age and accumulated wisdom!! Yes, well... I haven't reached it yet. I'm still accumulating and the road is long. In the last few years I have to to learn about commercial leases, real estate lawyers, firing employees, web-site management and now blogs. When will I just be smart enough to sit and knit? I have certainly accumulated enough fibres and yarns to be able to open my own shop - oh yeah, I already did that too : ) One of these days I'm going to figure out how to knit and type at the same time!