Today was the first real cold rainy fall day. We've been pretty lucky this fall, some really great weather has graced us. I picked up our co-op food this afternoon with the vestiges of a 2 day migraine still with me. So I decided to wear a hat, and even thought of donning some fingerless mitts I knit a few years back.

That got me thinking about one of the things on my to do list which is to start a knitting project. I used to knit quite a bit, especially when I first came here almost 6 years ago. I even knit everyone's Christmas presents one year (lots of scarves and mitts). I've not done anything in a few years, until recently when I tried to start some mitts while I was home with my mom, in her final stages of life. I thought it would help me to have something in my hands, a place to place my attention while I was with her for long periods of time in the hospital and nursing home. But it didn't work. I started a pair 3 times and kept making mistakes, ripping them out and starting over.

Now I think I could start again. This time with more available attention. I like the rhythm of knitting, there's something very meditative about it, and very comforting as well. And on a grey day like this one, just looking at this stash is a comforting sight, one filled with all kinds of possibilities : )