In my last post I alluded to a bunch of knitting getting done over Christmas, but I didn’t mention this:
A mammoth tea cozy! Though, rather wee…
What a lovely profile. 
Back in November A’s dad asked me to make a tea cozy for his wife for Christmas, since their teapot was, rather unfortunately, naked. Gasp! In that I know A’s mum as well as I do, I knew right away what I had to do.
Now I wonder though. Did I have to do this?
Never trust a man person, who, when left alone in a room with a tea cozy, doesn’t put it on his head.
A’s scarf continues apace, though a comparison yesterday to the scarf he has now shows that I have a way to go yet. D’oh!
I hope that everyone who had a day off today, either for Family Day or Louis Riel Day had a good time, and that those of you who didn’t don’t get too grumpy at us. The little dude and I had a good day, though much time was spent playing Peggle. If you’re an addictive personality, probably better not to click on that link. Actually, don’t check out Chuzzle either. Don’t say I didn’t warn you…
As for me, I have a date with the couch, some yarn and The King and I. The 1956 version. I love a guilt-free day off!
I’m a latte artist! Oh, and A- don’t look at what’s underneath…
What better time for me to end the radio silence than a day devoted to warmth and love? Well, and knitting, as a side effect. Warmth, you know. 
Boy, have I missed this blog! It’s been a long time without news from me. I was without a ‘net connection for a good while there, and what with the moving and all the other stuff, well, I can’t believe where the time went.
Maybe Evan wonders where the time went too?
There’s no way that I’ll be able to get to all the news from the last couple of months, so I’ll just touch on the big ones.
For the last year and a half or so I have been going through a separation. I have deliberately not mentioned it on the blog, since I’m not the kind of person who likes to whine, and I’m also not the kind of person who likes to read whiny blogs. It’s a pretty personal journey to undertake, and I don’t really want to wallow in it, feeling sorry for myself. Of course, there are days when I feel entirely sorry for myself, but I have a wonderful family and great friends who are on my side, so those days don’t tend to hang around much. Good thing! Anyway, moving to the Adventure House in the summer was my initial departure from the “marital home”, which was then followed by the house sitting stint for JoVE, a fellow Ottawa knit-blogger and commenter extraordinaire (who may or may not know just how great it was for me to have her house to live in for a few months while I was *still* trying to get back on my feet). I’ve been looking for work for ages (which takes up rather a lot of time, let me tell you!) but still haven’t found anything solid. On the good news front though, now I do have an apartment of my own! It’s a happy place to be, with lots of sunlight and a good amount of space. I still have to have a house-warming. Knitters are good at warming…
All that to say that things have been up in the air for a good while now.
Not that anyone should feel bad for me today, on Valentine’s day. Oh no. You know why? I’m happily ensconced in a wonderful relationship! Again, not something I would normally shout from the rooftops, but this year for Valentine’s day, with the end of my marriage and the relative new-ness of the relationship I am in (5 months vs. 10 years makes it still relatively new…) I feel I need to celebrate the wonderful emotions I feel these days. The funny thing, which I won’t get into here because it’s a rather long story and who would want to stick around through all of it, is that the man I am with now is someone I have known all my life. Through all the good and bad times in both our lives, he has been there. He was at my wedding. He was a part of my life on a daily basis as he lived 3 doors down. In a way, you could certainly say that I have loved him all my life. So this Valentine’s day is a very special one for me.
My boy, my man and my dad at Thanksgiving
Yeah, I know, I can hear a bunch of you groaning about the cheezy-ness of the whole thing. Please allow me some leeway. It’s Love day.
I have always been the kind of person who loves to do things for other people. I am someone who will drive an hour to pick up a friend to bring them to a concert, then drive them home afterward, since they couldn’t afford the bus. If there is something I can do for you I’ll try to do it. I am loyal to my friends. When in love? Look out! Now I haven’t mentioned one pretty important thing about my relationship with A. I live in Ottawa. He lives in Montreal. It’s about 2 hours away, since he lives almost downtown. Almost every week he drives in to Ottawa to see me! Last weekend he left behind his computer’s power supply (as much my fault as his), and since I wasn’t working on Monday I decided to take it to him.
An impromptu trip to Montreal for lunch with A
It was a windy drive, but quite beautiful, and so worth it! Wonderful sushi lunch. Yes, I know I’m spoiled. *grin*
So there. Happy Valentine’s day!
Now, not to allow anyone to think that there has been a lack of knitting going on, I have more photos to share!
Gretel, by Ysolda Teague. Hokey self-portraits.
Sheldon, who is now living with A’s sister. He had quite the adventure getting to her!
January RSC package. Beautiful! Not cast on yet though…
There are of course many things still on the needles, including the Cabledown Pullover, a pair of traveling socks, and A’s valentine’s day present… I think I can leave the list at that for now!
I hope everyone has a wonderful day, and even if you’re not in the throes of romance and/or love that you can be good to yourself.
I’ll be seeing you more often now I hope!
xoxo
