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Creativity check in and finished knitting & sewing projects, late April 2021
I'm not sure what has gotten into me, but I've been diligent and enthusiastic about making lately. Knitting socks (and a new sweater too) has been so enjoyable for me, and I'm really enjoying the luxury of a better space for sewing. We recently...
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A long weekend in Michigan
A couple weekends ago, Nicholas, Cooper and I, along with my in-laws, drove north a few hours to a small town on the coast of Lake Michigan. It was a restful little getaway.
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On a would-have-been due date
Today, April 12, would have been my due date with the twins. I dreaded this day for as long as we've mourned the babies. This date, in particular, a milestone, another marker of their loss, specifically the end of the anticipation of what would have...
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Nurtured sweater, finished
A few weeks ago, I finally bound off my Nurtured sweater. I cast this on back in August 2020, and due to so many life events, set it aside for several months, after only knitting most of the first sleeve. Once I picked it back up, I worked on it...
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Seeing spring everywhere
On a family walk today, Nicholas pointed out that one of our trees was budding. Once he made that observation, I realized many trees in our neighborhood are budding. It's funny, isn't it, how you don't see something, and then when you finally do,...
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Creativity check & finished projects, mid March 2021
I wanted to check in and give a few updates and plans about my creative pursuits. I've been knitting and sewing some lately, and it's been so satisfying to finish several projects.
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Melting snow, sunshine, and late winter visits
This past weekend, my dear friend, Jessica and one of her little boys came to visit us, all the way from Texas. It had been over a year and half since we had seen each other last, but there's something about the friendships that just don't skip a...
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Blue skies in February & the first hint of spring
Once I've written a post with little list-y bits and pieces of our life, I can't help but write more posts along the same line. I don't have anything eloquent to say, but here are a few things from this week:
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Life in wintertime
Fluffy, white, sparkling, heavy snow, blanketing our home. I'm writing this from a town buried under two-ish feet of snow. We've gotten so much snow in the past week and a half, far more than I can remember in a very long time.
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Him, 31 years & Valentine's day brightness
Every year, I write a love letter to Nicholas on his birthday, or at least the week of his birthday. I'm just continuing on a theme where I'm a month+ late with any time-specific posts. And that's okay. Belated love letters have no less significance.
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Creative goals for 2021 & finished projects
As I have done in other years, I like to begin the year with a rough plan for how I will approach creative projects. I make note of supplies or things I have on hand, especially ones that I'm excited to "use up." I review patterns I've bookmarked. I...
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Dawn, a word for 2021
Now that February is approaching, I've finally made time to sit and mull over the word I chose for the year. I don't always choose a word. And I don't always use it as a marker for the entire year. But dawn seemed weighty and hope-filled and I...
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A boy and his shovel & other snowy scenes
This is the winter that snow is a big deal to Cooper. He plays in it, eats it, marvels at it with exclamations of Uh oh and excited pointing. And of course, with the snow comes the incredible excitement of Cooper's very own shovel.
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A (very belated) Christmas 2020 overview
Now that we're firmly in mid- to late-January, I feel as though my thoughts are a bit more orderly and I've had time to sort out photos too, including some from Christmas. It seems a shame to bypass any note of how we celebrated this year, so even...
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2020: A (knitting) year in review
Each year, I compile a list of the items I knit in that year, and then write a post about them. I enjoy noticing trends in my creative process, and how life events and the rhythm of our daily life affects what I'm making. Every year looks a little...
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2020: A year in review
Now that we're well into January, I'm sitting down to write and glance back at the last year. I'm not much of a resolution-maker (not fundamentally opposed, just not for me), but I do find it's healthiest for my heart and mind to reflect and then...
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Bright little lights of Advent
It's the week of Christmas! Advent has felt different this year, faster and slower than prior years. There are a million things to say about this year, but on the best of days, it highlighted the joys of being still, living a quieter life, being at...
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Atmen shawl, finished
Some knitting projects are straightforward and satisfying. And some, like my recently finished Atmen shawl weren't always timely or simple, but are incredibly, maybe even-more-so satisfying.
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December beginnings
And just like that, it's December, and the start of Advent. We've been making our home cozy, and I've especially enjoyed figuring out how to decorate our new space. Little pops of Christmas cheer, wherever we can.
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Glimpses of our new home + fall happenings
We have lived in our home for well over a month now. While there are ways we look forward to further make it our own, it already feels like "our" home. I wanted to share a few photos of it so far. I love noticing how light greatly alters the feel of...
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Creativity check, fall 2020
My creating as of late has been more low-key, and more "comfort projects," as refer to them. I've written many times how creativity serves many purposes for me, one being that it is a source of comfort to me. There is a rhythm and productivity...
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Mourning, moving, turning 30
I want to write about true things. About real things. And in this season, a real thing for me and Nicholas is mourning.
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Mini mid-week getaway to Michigan
We're back from a little vacation to Michigan, just a few hours north of us. We enjoy travel, but in recent years, haven't done much (with a baby, a cross-country move, other personal things, and then recent events, of course). But we decided...
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Family photos by Love, Leon
Back at the beginning of August, I wrote about how our friends Lauren and Casey came to visit us. We spent the day together, shared meals, and visited the lake. And they so generously took some family photos of our family of three. I love them. And...
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Pink Lou box top, finished
Sewing hasn't been my go-to for quite some time. I do enjoy it, but in a home where the setup and takedown are a bit extensive and the "sewing table," aka kitchen table, is feet from the baby's room, the quiet of knitting needles usually wins out....
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