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Happy Shrovetide!
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Category: holiday cheer
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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That’s IT!
I couldn’t take the Christmas decorations any more. Overnight they all went from festive and cheery and homey to holy-crap-what-is-all-this-stuff-doing-in-my-way?! GAH! 
Goodbye Christmas 2010! Now I can clean up the rest of my house which has, apparently, been declared a Federal Disaster Area. Or possibly a Super Fund site. I’m not sure. I have the paperwork around here somewhere….
2011: A Knitting To Do List
1. Socks. I blew out the heels in two pairs of hand made socks this fall when the weather turned cold and I started wearing them again. And never mind that both boys are going to need a pair of socks to wear with their winter boots by next year since they are about to outgrow the ones they currently own. Clearly it’s time to knit some more. I’m considering a Yarn Harlot style self imposed sock club.
2. Two Sweaters. The Mister has been wanting me to knit him a Doctor Who themed sweater for some time now. The only thing that’s holding me back is the sheer amount of work of it. He’s not a small dude, you know? I also have the yarn for another sweater for me.
3. Spin. I still have a crap ton of Romney fleece to spin. I should do that. The plan is to not spin it so fine or to navajo ply it (but first I have to finish the quiviut/silk blend which wants to be a teeny tiny yarn).
What’s on your to-do list for this year?
Happy New Year!
2010: A Knitting Year In Pictures
What did your 2010 look like? Happy New Year everyone!
Merry Christmas!
I hope your Christmas is full of fun, fibery goodies, and sweet treats! Merry Christmas to all!
9 ways to have a happy, secular, Christmas
I didn’t mean for my last post to sound as if I didn’t care for Christmas at all. In fact, I love Christmas. It’s my favorite time of year, the best holiday by far. But when you shout “keep Christ in Christmas!” you’re talking about MY Christmas too, and frankly, MY Christmas has never had much Christ in it to begin with, seeing as how I was raised as an atheist, and I don’t really need Christ in my Christmas for it to be a wonderful, joyous time. I have many wonderful, happy memories of Christmases past and the season is imbued with deep and rich meaning for me. Christ doesn’t figure into it at all. I look forward to Christmas with child-like wonder and anticipation every single year. Yes Virginia, it is possible to have a meaningful Christmas without Christ. And you can too.
- Deck the halls: the practice of putting up greenery and other decorations in the winter has a long long history, so go crazy! Get a tree and a wreath and some roping for the stairs. Bring greens to every corner of your home!
- Have a holiday party/feast: thousands of years ago, the winter solstice was the last chance until spring for good eating. Aren’t we lucky to live during a time in in human history that very few people have to worry about starving to death before food starts growing again in the spring?
- Play Santa: exchanging gifts is a long standing tradition and was a part of most ancient (and not so ancient) mid-winter celebrations .
- Light Candles (and put up lights): the days leading up to the winter solstice are the darkest days of the season. Put up some lights to ward off the darkness.
- Go Caroling/enjoy some secular (or not) holiday music. So many wonderful songs abound this time of year! For non-church going folk it’s our big chance spread Christmas cheer by singing loudly for all to hear!
- Speaking of which, watch holiday movies. There are many wonderful old and new holiday classics, most available from Netflix (or wherever your at-home movies come from).
- Go to NYC and see the sites.
- Bake cookies. Cookies are awesome. Also, pie.
- View Christmas through a child’s eyes. The holidays are a magical time of year. Something about the lights and the cold weather and the delicious anticipation makes this holiday the most special of them all. And yes, some people find that meaning in the story of the birth of Christ. But it doesn’t have to be that way for everybody. Sometimes you don’t need a reason for the season.
Go, secular humanists! Go forth! Make meaning in this season for yourselves. Because Christmas belongs to you too.
Merry Christmas!
Humbug!
Dear Christians,
Here’s the thing. Christmas doesn’t really belong to you. At least not in its entirety. And the fact of the matter is that it never really has. Human beings have celebrated Midwinter festivals in one form or another for thousands of years. The many layers of tradition, folklore, and celebration of our modern Christmas have been handed down to us through hundreds of generations of human history and are not limited to a single storied birth which very likely didn’t even occur near the winter solstice, if it occurred at all.
Christmas, as much a secular holiday as a sacred one, belongs to everyone. I’m terribly sorry that you don’t care very much for sharing your sacred holiday with the unwashed heathen masses, but it doesn’t change the fact that you DO share it. Further, the secularization of Christmas doesn’t make it any less sacred. Celebrate a sacred holy Christmas in your places of worship and stop lashing out in annoyance at those whose celebration is more secular. Keep Christmas in your own way, and I’ll keep it in mine.
10 Facebook Statuses for Star Wars Day
It’s Star Wars Day, the holiday of, by, and for geeks! Here are 10 quotes from Episode V that would make great Facebook updates.
- …saw a city in the clouds.
- …must unlearn what she has learned.
- …’s ally is the Force.
- …could use a good kiss!
- …thought they smelled bad on the outside.
- …is altering the deal. Pray she doesn’t alter it further.
- …is not a committee!
- …is strong enough to pull the ears off a gundark.
- …has a bad feeling about this.
Now, go snuggle up with your favorite geek, gather up your little nerdlings and pop your favorite Episode into the DVD player. Episode V, amirite?
Knitting Interrupted 
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