K is for Keys.
As in Keyboard letter keys.
As in lost keys.
As in, I miss those keys.

Sometimes as I type, I miss hitting those keys. They work if you stab them. So my typing has gotten a little stabby thanks to those missing keys. Some days the stabby works out and other days, I spend a lot of time going back and re-stabbing them.

J is for Joy.

I talked to Pippikneesocks yesterday. She didn’t know the scope of what had been done, but she knew something was going on. So I clued her in and true to form, she said she didn’t know whether to be mad at me or overjoyed. She thought we all had forgotten about her. I think more than the financial help we’re giving, she’s thrilled that we would think highly enough of her to want to help her out.

Symeon also told me that she hadn’t knit in months. She just didn’t feel well enough to. We all know how life can get us down. Well, Monday she picked up some yarn and needles and started to make herself a shawl. Our collective goodwill has got her back on the needles again.

Symeon wanted me to express to you all how incredibly happy she was and how your show of support to her has really lifted her spirits, she appreciates every ones good thoughts and offers of help. And I want to thank you too for bringing a little joy back into her life.

More Joy is coming by way of auctions. Starting tomorrow will be:
The Knitting Experience donated some yarn from the fiber company. It’s incredibly gorgeous and enough to make a sweater. I’m going to donate the last batt I have from Indigo Moon. They’re no longer in business so it’s a rare thing this batt. And Erin is giving up a gorgeous shawl kit from Wooly Wonka.

I will be using Ebay for the auctions so if you’re not signed up there, then you may want to head back over and get logged in and ready. These are only 3 of the things that will be auctioned. I’m waiting for more items to come in included another lace shawl!

Knitters and spinners are amazing people.

I couldn’t get a joyful picture of Symeon but I do have one of my girls.

They had a happy moment together watching a dinosaur documentary. When they’re happy and getting along like that, I’m joyful too.

I is for Iris

I had one poor little Iris show up in the garden this year.

I wonder if I’ll even get to have him next year.

Thank you all for the wonderful comments on the last post. You all are awesome!

HOCKEY!
The only big market hockey being played at the moment are the playoffs. My Bruins just saved their butts last night with a win. They are one game away from being eliminated.

It’s near the end of the season. After June, there will be no hockey until October. That’s a hard time for the husbeast. He’s such a big hockey fanatic that he used to tape the entire play off series and watch them again over the summer. We have some really old series in a box somewhere around here.

Part of hockey fandom is having jerseys. Husbeast has quite a few but his favorite team is the Buffalo Sabres and the hometown AHL team is the Portland Pirates.

Both of his jerseys are now out of date. The Sabres have had 2 logo changes since, and the Pirates had a logo change just after I bought this jersey for Husbeast’s birthday one year.

The first hockey game I ever went was the Maine Mariners. For any hockey fan out there, you may remember how long ago it was that the Mariners played. Jerseys were really hard to find and this one is one that Husbeast bought me for Christmas a couple of years ago. And as mentioned above, the Bruins are the team I root for.

Not everyone loves their teams logo and jersey. Many fans of the Sabres are calling the new logo, the Buffalo Slug. Still, it’s the team and the game that is foremost and we’ll all still sport the jersey in support of our favorite teams.

Go BRUINS!

G is for GREEN.
There is no doubt about it, G is for GREEN.
And when in doubt, always choose GREEN.
Soon here in the north we will once again have GREEN and that will be a beautiful thing.