Happy day

Today was a marvelous day. I ran the gamut of emotions from grinning ear-to-ear to crying to bouncing on my feet like a little child. Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United State of America and I couldn't be more pleased.

There are at least 3 gazillion people in the world who will describe the day in more eloquent words than I can possibly muster, so I am not even going to try. Here is just a smattering of my thoughts:

• People people everywhere. Smiles!
• Love Michelle’s outfit – girlfriend looks gorgeous.
• Aretha’s hat is beautiful, just like her singing.
• Love the quartet playing John Williams’ composition – so beautiful, so moving.
• Chief Justice Roberts goofed up the oath? Oh for goodness' sake.
• Excellent speech, really liked this line: "But our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions – that time has surely passed."
• They walked for a good part of the parade route - good for them!

James made an excellent observation when he said that although we were initially Hillary supporters and that she was/is immensely qualified, her election would not have inspired the hope that we are now experiencing...and hope is exactly what we need right now.

So not knitworthy

On my favorite knitting website, Ravelry (called "MyKnittingSpace" by a friend's teen daughter), there are often very animated discussions of people who are not "knitworthy" - people who do not appreciate a handcrafted gift. I have now encountered the first person in my life who is not knitworthy: my hair stylist, to whom I gave the Party Lace scarf that I knit as part of the Ravelympics back in August.

I gave her that scarf for Christmas, at the last appointment before the holidays. Jennifer was in a hideously bad mood that morning and barely even noticed that I handed her a gift, much less open it. Friday was my first appointment since Christmas, so I expected some mention and received...a grand total of nada. She did not say one word about it. So I learned that not only is she not knitworthy, she is also not giftworthy at all. After all, if she does not have the good manners to say "thank you" for a gift, espeically a handcrafted gift, then she does not merit anything more than payment for her services.

In other, happier, knitting news, I recently finished a few more projects. Here is a silk blend cowl that I knit for a friend who shall remain nameless, since I have not yet sent it to her and she may just read this post:


I finished a third felted knitting basket, this one for me:


Another item for me - because I am knitworthy - is this wool/cashmere blend neck warmer:


Here is a close-up of the very cool ceramic buttons that I purchased from Summers Studio Etc. on Etsy:


And, lucky me, it actually got cold enough this week for me to wear my lovely new neck warmer!