last night greg came home and announced that alternate side parking was suspended because of . . . . . . snow! of course morgana and i had already moved the car (she's been practicing her driving) so the time off was wasted on us.
this morning i woke to the wind howling through the courtyard and a world of white again. it's extremely pretty outside as the snow is very heavy and wet and clings like a coat to the tree branches.
another pic of morgana's baker street socks.
sock yarn is so thin that i'm always amazed when a project is finally completed. they can take forever to knit up.
this morning i'm enjoying a cup of austrian elderflower tea. it's light and refreshing and the aroma brings to mind sunlit tirolean meadows. morgana brought it back with her from tarrenz. it sat for too long in a plastic bag in a bottom cabinet. she finally transferred it to a jar on the counter and we've been enjoying it ever since. it feels like a little bit of summer in the midst of winter.
this winter i've also been fortunate to have the salves and lip balm she made while away. it's so nice to be reminded of beautiful austria throughout one's day.
Auch hier, Schnee!
ReplyDeleteAre those the socks she tried to get finished by Christmas? I think she talked to Charlotte about this. The elderflower tea is wonderful for preventing the flu. What kind of salve is that? One is for the hands, I think (if I read the sign correctly).
ReplyDelete:) one is johannesol, calendula, shea butter und bienenwach; and the other is . . hmmmm . . too much to write on my phone right now. i'll write another time when i'm on the computer.
DeleteJohannisöl? Bienenwachs? There is a lot of Johannisöl in creams in Germany, but you seldom see it here. It is good for many things. Thanks for the reply. I am still grading, but just finished writing a blog post (I should have not done so, sigh!).
Deleteyes i was starting to look at it but think i will finish tomorrow. we need to be up early for the airport tomorrow. 2 am was late for you the other day! funny how your colleague thought you looked so refreshed. maybe you've been getting good sleep all the other nights so it balanced out :) ?
Deleteyes! lots of wonderful austrian herbs! so nice :)
DeleteNo, not enough sleep at all! But I don't show not enough sleep so fast. Get some good sleep yourself, I will grade a few more textbooks because it is so quiet right now. Feels good.
DeleteThe quiet of nighttime when everyone was asleep was always one of my favorite parts of the day. However, now I'm too tired all the time to enjoy it! I try to wake earlier in the morning . . it's been interesting to me to see how I've switched from being a nighttime person to a morning person . .
DeleteWhen I have fewer things to do, I also like to get to bed earlier and get up earlier, but right now that does not work so well.
DeleteOh yes! Socks DO feel like forever, sometimes! They are beautiful, though, so it pays of with the har work.
ReplyDeleteElderflower tea sounds very interesting. The snow is so pretty....
I'm working with a skein of lorna's laces in a beautiful light brown and cream. I'll have to take a pic of it. It does pay because it is incredibly satisfying to knit something that feels so comfortable on one's feet!
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