A Flurry of Writing

I say flurry because I saw some this morning on the way into work. I saw a co-worker walking in the building at the same time as me and I called out "It's Flurrying! It's snowing! Isn't it beautiful?!?" and she just kinda looked at me like I was crazy.

But you know what? It was beautiful. It didn't stick to the ground, nor did it last more than 5 minutes, but there is something about the way snow looks when it falls that breaks my heart (in a good way). They were huge snowflakes.

And tomorrow we're supposed to get our first winter storm. I am much less excited about that because in VA that usually means some kind of ice or something. We'll see. Hopefully it will be pretty pretty snowflakes.

So this weekend we decorated our apartment. I say decorated in a loose term. We have no room for a Christmas tree or anything... but we did put up lights, garland and ornaments. We got the new LED lights and I have to say I love them. They use something like 1/800th of the electricity the normal lights do, and they stay absolutely cold to the touch - which I still find amazing. After 5 hours on - they feel exactly as they did before I turned them on. Here is what it looks like.

As for what else is new - I haven't really been up to much - been knitting on this sweater (my 1st sweater!!!) and it is taking a while because I am a very slow lace knitter. I am not good with the lace and even this simple pattern makes me rip back every so often. Anyway - I am getting there. I can't remember if I posted what it looks like but you can see pictures of the finished version over here. I am making the neck a little lower as I think I would be driven crazy by a turtleneck that tall.



And Happy Hanukkah to all my friends who celebrate! May it be wonderful and peaceful, and I wish you and yours joy and love!!