Wild socks
Fun socks. These are for Paula, my co-editor on the Story Circle Book Review website. I chose the colors by picking up colors from the multi yarn. I love the way the heel worked out, multi twined with orange in a salt-pepper stitch. They're a bit on the wild side, but so is Paula, who blogs at redneckcrime.com. Working with her on the book review has been a blast. And that's the second big project. The first one was What Wildness Is This (the book we edited together a couple of years ago). A pair of socks is scant thanks for all the good times we've shared, most of them over the Internet. Isn't that wild, too?
I'm still not writing, but I'm working, working hard. Peggy and I have assembled some issues of All About Thyme so they'll be ready to go out every Monday. That's a huge job, but I enjoy it and never fail to learn something I didn't know in the process. I've been thinking, though, that maybe I should go to bi-weekly, instead of weekly, just to cut down on the workload. If you have an opinion on the topic, weigh in. I've also been putting the blog tour together (more on that toward the end of the month), finishing the notes and citations for the memoir. Oh, and cleaning the office--that perennial chore that I hate while I'm doing it and absolutely love when it's done.
The storm that caused the tornado devastation in the mid-states on Tuesday night went through here on Tuesday morning, dropping our temps by about 40 degrees. One brave daffodil is blooming--as soon as the wind drops, I'll go out and get her picture. I won't have many garden flowers this year (because the gardens were so badly damaged last summer), so I'll cherish every single one. Doesn't look like there'll be many wildflowers, either. No rain to speak of since September, so the bluebonnets will be sparse.
But that's the blessing of living in a place for a long time. I know that while there may be only a few flowers, they will be beautiful, and that when the rains come--next year or the year after--so will the bluebonnets. I know that the hummingbirds will arrive around the 15th of March, and that the Monarchs will be sailing north through our woods not long after. Paintbrush and blackfoot daisy and monarda, all in their time. I can wait.
Reading Note. Home is where we have a history.--Terry Tempest Williams
I think that you should take the time you need. If it means All Abotu Thyme every other week, then that's what you should do. I love seeing it when it comes. if it means getting your batteries recharged and more time for you and Bill, your other endevers, that's as it should be. What ever you decide will be the perfect decision.
Posted by: andylynne | February 13, 2008 at 03:35 PM
Listen lady, life is about doing what feels right for you. If doing All About Thyme weekly brings you the most joy, do it weekly. If you need the time to do other things, back it down to every other week. We'll love it whenever you do it. You could even do one on a random third Wednesday and surprise us all!
Posted by: Ranchwoman | February 09, 2008 at 09:35 AM
Susan, you wear more "hats" than anyone I've ever known!
Of course you can take more time for other projects. I've often wondered about you and burnout. You do such a variety of wonderful things. Such a fulfilling life :-)
As Dani said, you give us such a wealth of material to learn from and wonderful links to investigate.
Hugs to all of you, incl. animals,
Leslie
Huntsville, where things are budding out already
Posted by: Leslie Thompson | February 09, 2008 at 09:02 AM
Ditto on the every two weeks issues of All About Thyme.We don't want to wear you out and you deserve to have as much time to yourself as possible. That way more of your friends can have wild toes!
Posted by: Jinni Turkelson | February 09, 2008 at 08:48 AM
This is your wild-woman pal, Paula, who can't wait to slip those snuggly, likewise-wild booties over my cold toes! Not being a knitter, though, I wonder how in the world you'll ever make another one that matches this one. hmmmm.... actually, as long as all those happy colors are there, I won't really care what order they're in. Thank you, dear friend!
Re All About Thyme, I believe it truly is all about your time, which you may need to spend more of in pursuit of those bluebonnets, daffodils, paintbrush, and so on. You've earned it!
Posted by: Paula S. Yost | February 09, 2008 at 08:17 AM
The socks are fantastic and will be appreciated. I'm looking forward to getting the newsletter as I just signed up for it.
Posted by: Crafty Gardener | February 08, 2008 at 04:59 PM
The socks are fantastic and will be appreciated. I'm looking forward to getting the newsletter as I just signed up for it.
Posted by: Crafty Gardener | February 08, 2008 at 04:58 PM
I'd be okay with every two weeks, too. Each issue is packed with so much good stuff, sometimes I don't savor as much as I should. With fewer issues, I probably would. Really, I should have copied them all and put them in a notebook, but alas.... I didn't. Do you have them online perchance, so we can re-read past issues?
Posted by: Dani | February 08, 2008 at 04:18 PM
Hi Susan,
I love forward to All About Thyme every Monday morning, but I can imagine how much time it involves. I would be happy with every other week. Not sure if I could ever do without Lifescapes though!
And thanks for the quote--one of my very favorites. More the reason I am so grateful to have my home and the main reason I have no desire to leave!
Posted by: Linda Mandeville | February 08, 2008 at 02:06 PM