"I started photographing my domestic world and writing not just about what I had made,
but why I made it, examining the thoughts that accompany creativity and the act of making."
Jane Brocket from The Gentle Art of Domesticity p. 189 UK edition

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Friday, November 30, 2018

Thanks in November!

Ahoy You! 
How goes your voyage? Before November 2018 disappears I want to share with you some thanks I had in this month on my voyage.  First, I am thankful you are here for a visit, and always enjoy and appreciate when you log a comment!


At my Wednesday morning stitching group, I'm thankful to have been gifted with some Simply Soft acrylic yarn to make two preemie blankets.  I have just barely started a little ripple blanket, not shown, and I decided to knit a blanket using the Grandma's Dishcloth pattern...so far so good .





During our USA celebration of Thanksgiving, I was thankful to enjoy a meal and some puzzling with family members and a friend.

When rain clouds lift I am thankful to see a coat of beautiful snow back on Mt. Hood after a hot dry summer that dramatically depleted the snowpack.


 When driving around Mt. Hood one day I was thankful to spot this row of gorgeous golden trees.


 I was thankful to visit the Good News Gardening Cafe in Hood River, OR.


 They offer a limited but luscious menu of food,


and I [that's me seated] enjoyed eating a bowl of soup sitting by this cozy hearth that was already decked out for Christmas!


I am also thankful that our plans to sell the house continue to move forward and I anticipate being settled in a new home by the end of December.

Thinking of our homes prompts me to ponder these verses:

"Lord through all the generations You have been our home!" Psalm 90:1

Jesus replied, "All who love Me will do what I say.  My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them." John 14:23

"Don't let your hearts be troubled.  Trust in God, and trust also in Me.  There is more than enough room in my Father's home.  If this were not so would I have told you that I am going to prepare a place for you?  When everything is ready, I will come and get you so that you will always be with Me where I am.  John14:1-2

Grateful,
Gracie xx