It is easy to lose track of the Good out there. Especially on bleak winter days, or every time you turn on the television. It is easy to feel alone, an alien on your own planet. That might be a clue to why I read my favorite blogs. They give me little peeks into the lives of other people who like and value the same sorts of things I do.
When we started this blog I didn't really think about the people peeking in here, to see what we do. I am surprised to find that I have made a couple of blog friends. Modern day pen pals.
One of these blog friends sent me a generous gift of roving from sheep on her farm.
Dianne has been very encouraging of my spinning. "I'd like to send you a fiber sample", she wrote.
This is a box with 8 oz of natural color roving for me to play with! I can't tell you how magical this box is to me. A kind and generous gift, from someone I never met, in a world that, if you pay attention to the news, is harsh and nearly hopeless. This box of soft wool is proof that it is not. That there are good people out there, doing quiet, caring things that might not seem much on the surface, but they are Little Things That Matter, things that warm the hearts of others.
And more proof that I am reeaaallllllyyyy liking spinning...... I did not knit ONE STITCH yesterday. I spent HOURS with my spinning wheel. And I am liking the yarn I spun so much that I can't decide what to do with it. I want whatever it is going to be to be Perfect.
Love,
Kim
4 comments:
I have some special blog friends too. You're one of them.
Thank you.
Kim, that is so great. I can imagine how warm your heart must have felt. The roving is beautiful. Can't wait to see it spun.Gina
GREAT new picture on your header!!! That poor robin... must have missed the memo on heading South, huh? ~ Suzy
One of the things I love best about this "blogging thing" are the friends I've made. You and I are certainly at different stages of our lives (you still have kids at home..mine are long gone and I now have grandchildren), but because of our blogs we know we have common interests and that gives us a connection. In the "real world" we most likely would not have had a chance to discover that.Anyway, glad you like the roving and hope it brings you hours of good spinning.
Love your new header picture. Perfect for this time of year.
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