Not So Random Kindnesses

Many kindnesses arrived in my life this weekend but they were not the random type. The lecture given on needlework last Wednesday was the reason a lovely thank you note was dropped into my mailbox by an appreciative neighbor. Hand written notes are so delightful to receive and hopefully they will not disappear in the age of email. Another neighbor arrived at my door with a bag full of beautiful fruits and vegetables purchased at the local farmers market. It was a very much enjoyed thank you gift!

Another 'not random' kindness was from Anne! She is moving to Utah as soon as the end of the year! We have had frequent back and forth emails about the places to live that would be similar to the little farm she has in Vermont. She evidently has wonderful animals and especially bunnies! Because of that little bit of help she gifted me with a yarn that she handspun with alpaca and her wonderful bunny angora. It is the softest yarn I have ever felt! Maybe she will be the impetus to get me to spin (I know I want to but don’t have time for another hobby!). I do wish this was a ‘feel-a-blog” because you’d be in heaven, too!

Here is a bit of info you may need about Utah, Anne. Right now you might be at 800’ in Vermont but, you’ll be moving ‘up’…mostly likely 8000’! You will have to hydrate and nap to keep the altitude sickness at bay until you acclimate. I hope that bunnies don’t get headaches from the change. It is very dry here. You’ll need lots of lotions and to stay hydrated (that’s the key in this high desert climate) because humidity is so low. In the summer the humidity can be single digits and in the winter, too. The temperatures aren't as extreme in cold or heat but they can be record breaking from time to time. Your new mountain home should be a very comfortable place to be. The beauty is all around every season of the year. The snowy mountains in winter, the beautiful green in spring and in the fall our leaves are more of a burnished patchwork than the vibrant color you experience in New England.

And just to whet your appetite here is a picture of the clouds of last Friday. The sky was so blue and the clouds were moving from the east which is rather rare. The sky looked like it was making waves. What a picture perfect day!

We are very excited to have you join our fiber community, Anne, and looking forward to meeting you face to face!

You must see Nicole's beautiful finished Kersti!

Greta please know that you are missed and prayer are being said in your behalf that all will be well. Prayers also for everyone in Jeanne's path.

Comments

[sandy]

Oh, Margene, you are going to have us all wanting to move to Utah! :) Move over, the bloggers are moving in! heehee
Sounds like you had a weekend stuffed with kindness. What better kind?

[Christy]

I love starting my day with beautiful pictures of Utah. Keep 'em coming Margene!

[amy boogie]

I can almost feel that yarn.
I agree with Sandy, Utah seems so gorgeous. Move over, here we come!

[Andrea]

We do have the most beautiful skies here, don't we? I was just thinking that last week, when we had such a lot of great clouds all week.

[Norma]

I'm with Sandy. (nothing new there) A new location for the knitting commune?! We better tell Ryan.

[Shannon]

And Anne, remember to go easy on any exercise routine, as the adjustment to much less oxygen is (literally) dizzying. Though once you're acclimated youll go back to a lower altitude and feel like Superman. http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/altitude.html

Oh, and, hi Margene!

[Anne]

Do I even NEED my own blog anymore? I can just read all the nice comments here and let Margene do all the work. Thank you to all for the advice and kind words - and especially Margene for those AWESOME pictures! DH has been totally sucked into the blog world with all your excellent photo ops... he keeps asking "Has she posted more pics? Can I see them, can I see them???!" ;)

[Kathleen]

What a goregous sky. I miss unpolluted skies. When I lived (wrote loved) in Alaska the sky was that perfect, clean shade of blue. But I still love NY. :)

[Steph]

Thank you, as always, for the beautiful photographs of home. They soothe the soul.

[Johanna]

Ooh, I was in Utah a few years ago skiing and at the Sundance Film Festival. I couldn't get over the beauty. What a wonderful place to live.

On a different note, I wish you had a feel-a-blog as well, I'm sure that yarn feels absolutely wonderful. What could be better than alpaca and angora? I'm sure that it's softer than cashmere! It's such a beautiful white as well. What a lucky woman you are!

[Kae]

Lucky you, getting Anne nearby! Beautiful pictures... (sigh) don't get those in Oklahoma...