~martinmas lantern walk~

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Our family likely wouldn't have observed Martinmas

if it weren't for Waldorf education.

Our evening walk was bookended by two stories of Saint Martin,

the first from the Tiptoes Lightly book, by the hearth, lit with our lanterns

and the second, with the children snuggled in bed,

their bedroom illuminated by their wax-coated glass lanterns,

out of my own memory of a friend's telling, in a cozy circle of children years ago.

The beautiful story of Saint Martin will surely help light our way through the dark months ahead.

~5-november~

I believe if I try to update via my phone,

I'll have better luck staying current here. 

This evening finds our family with full bellies, drawing by the fire.

It's not really that cold, but the fire offers so much more than warmth.

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~mermaid shawl~

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Lately, I've been getting back into knitting,
with some crochet thrown in as well.

I finished this shawl in June, but only blocked it recently!
Thankfully, my LYS, Things Remembered, has a huge blocking table for patrons.
This is the Cerasifera pattern on Ravelry (my project page here)
and Manos del Uruguay Serena in the Mermaid colorway.

~pre-blocking~

I'm going to have to take another picture of the shawl on my bed,
because it's not obvious how much this shawl grew.
It's easily twice as large!

~blocking in progress - using wires and pinned lace border~ 

And of course, if you finish something,
while you're at the LYS,
you might as well purchase something else.......

~carrie~