Scenic Route

Things are a changing here in UB--my hole-in-the-wall shop is now importing from Korea  and Russia where once there were only bolts of shiny silk-esque (polyester), now the place is crammed, floor-to-ceiling with rolls of all kinds of knits, velours, shirtings AND wools--even cashmere wools! etc.  Good cottons have yet to arrive--and the thin, scratchy Hello Kitty stuff used for bedding (ouch!) does not count. Anyway, check out my purchases--the knits were about $4 a meter and the gray wool $10 a meter and the lavender one that I'm sure is cashmere was only $12 a meter.  I'm happy. This great wool--not sure if this one is cashmere but has a great feel and hand and... The super soft jacket-weight wool I think I posted last time.  The textured right side is worth another post  I think :) and... This light knit with a faint silver paisley print for going out on the town, maybe? and... This silver knit for a shell or something for next holiday season. ...

Yes, here in UB we are in the midst of the usual Deep Freeze (walked to a women's meeting and to pick up dry cleaning today in -20), but I am trying to be a bit proactive regarding spring--not natural for me, being proactive.  Maybe it has to do with the trip to Calif in February that Randy & I are planning.  Maybe a realization that the Hibernation Mode we've been in for the past 3 weeks is coming to an end:  3 new Wagner families/couples arriving this week, meeting up with acquaintances today at the IWAM meeting resulting in meetings next week, social engagements for the upcoming Friday & Saturday nights, Randy traveling next week.  Sigh.  All welcome, but, well, sigh.  Enough said! This is what's going on in my little sewing corner here: Some receiving blankets for the maternity hospital made from a heap of flannel given to me by dear Rose Marie back in my home church.  Flannel here is scarce and really rough and scratchy in bizarre prin...

I am SO looking forward to the new year!  Partly due to the plans I have for it and partly due to the dose of Acceptance God has graced me with.  Acceptance of this unconventional life Randy & I are living and even making friends with the challenges that come with it.   Last year my Word was Peace.  I really think I grew in this area--as always, the spiritual affects our whole being.   After some consideration, my word for this year is  Grace .   Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus 2 Tim 2:1 A certain relationship in my life has exposed my lack in this area.  While I have come so far in learning about and experiencing God's grace to me , I really need to practice it horizontally.  I think this relationship will be excellent training. Other goals I have for the coming year are: Learning about finances.  While I handle a large portion of our living expenses; insurance; property taxes; etc., I want to get a grip on ...