Holy, Holy, Holy

Lent is the season in the church when we examine our souls.

Does light shine through me? I have put up so many barriers...Do I let God shine through and fill the holes in my life?
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On a light-er note,

Hole-y, hole-y, hole-y.
This is also the season to examine my soles (and toes.) What a mess.

Even my store-bought socks are bare.

What can I do about the holes in my soul/soles? Some things are fixable, by spending time mending mistakes and mending life's little irritations. This is the link to Mrs. Darn Knit.

Some things have to be dealt with as they are, but I have to pay close attention to them.

Some things need to be given up...even the "things" I love.

 

I did not realize socks could be a metaphor for life!

Looking back 6: pollen shawls

This is yet another previously-conceived-but never-published post. It actually began almost a year ago with the spring pollen season...

Last spring, 2010, I was inspired by the yuck  lovely greenish/yellow colors and began 2 green prayer shawls. The first one was knit with Bernat Softee Chunky.

The second one was knit with Lion Brand Homespun "Meadow."

And now it is October 2010. The shawls are finally finished. I used the generic prayer shawl pattern  They were begun in the spring allergy season and completed in the fall allergy season. Ah-choo!
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And now ( March 2011) it is the spring allergy season again! This time I'm going for the beautiful blue sky... Homespun "Montana Sky" to be exact! It is the next color of my Kpstaatcoh project.

 A lovely greening hill, with the bright blue sky above...

Looking back 5: Tradition-surprise balls

 (This is another one of the conceived-but-never-published posts from 2010.)

Just how long (both in inches/feet and years) should I keep scrap yarn? I have quarter-balls and eighth-balls and bobbins and 18 inch lengths of needlepoint wool...most with no wrapper or indication of content. Previous posts have shown how scraps of cotton make colorful dishcloths and scraps of sock yarn make adorable miniature ornaments. But how do I use the scratchy acrylic and ugly colors? I tie them together, grab some coins and candy and party favors and start wrapping!

 

 How many repeats does it take to create a tradition? For me, it all revolves around a grandson's comment of "Gee, Bana, you should make this a tradition!" Thus, this is the third year of the Christmas Surprise Ball. (Sadly, I did not take a picture the first year.)

The boys have had a wonderful time with these for the past 3 years, although their parents may have been a little concerned with the mess!

 I've already started to collect a few things for Christmas 2011!