A while ago, someone said that my blog exudes a feeling of contentment – that I must be a very contented person. Scrolling through the blog posts I’ve written in the past year, I can see why people might get that impression. But contented is far from how I feel. I do feel grateful. But also worried.
With everything that’s going on in the world around us, I sometimes feel like pulling up the drawbridge, closing the shutters, and withdrawing into my castle, figuratively speaking. But then again, I don’t think that is the answer to anything.
While I’m knitting, I’m mulling over better answers. Pondering on how to make this world a better place. And on the place of knitting, and blogging about knitting, in it. So far, I’ve mainly come up with question marks. Where am I going with my knitting and my blog? Should I be going anywhere with my knitting and my blog? Shouldn’t I be doing something more important or useful? Should I go into politics? Answer to the last one: No, I’d be totally useless as a politician. I’ll ponder on the rest for a little longer.
Meanwhile, I just keep knitting.
I’m knitting a pair of fingerless mittens for a gift. They have a lovely little cable with tiny nupps (an Estonian term for delicate bobbles).
Enjoy your Christmas holidays. Please keep blogging and knitting, I recently found your blog and enjoy reading it very much. My husband and I have moved to the Netherlands from Canada this year to be closer to his children and grandchildren, and I will be closer to my son and his wife in the UK. I love your delightful travel stories and very useful reviews of local knitting shops.
Thank you for your kind comment. It’s so nice to know a bit about my readers and what they are interested in.
Your blog gives pleasure to the people that read it so that is worthwhile!
I could not begin to be bothered to do such a thing or be so eloquent.
Merry Christmas
Jan
Thank you so much for your lovely comment!
I am very glad you are writing. The questions you have, and the answers you are looking for are an important part of living. It is encouraging. Thank you.
And Merry Christmas too!
Cynthia
I know you’ve been asking yourself some questions on your blog, too, during the past year. Our starting points are different: you’ve been a working artist for years, while I’m just starting out and wouldn’t even call myself an artist. But still there is a certain overlap in our questions. It’s been interesting for me to see where you were/are going.
Please keep on blogging in the new year… I look forward to your perspective on life in Europe. I love knitting.. always have more than 1 project on the go. I live on the rainy coast of British Columbia and these dark days are piling up… looking forward to the coming longer days after the 21st. Merry Christmas to you and yours. Hope to ‘see’ you in 2020.
Ah, another multiple-project knitter. Thank you for keeping me company. I didn’t know exactly where British Columbia was and looked it up. It looks like your days are a little darker than ours at this time of the year. Well, the shortest day of the year is behind us now. And yes, I’ll definitely keep blogging in the new year.
I recently found your blog and I love it as a peaceful lovely haven. Not saying that I wouldn’t be interested in shall we say less lovely or more controversial writing, I am sure you would do that beautifully too.
I started blogging almost 15 years ago, my blog is my diary where I vent. (In Swedish.) I am sure I do not come across as a contented person! Writing helps me get a grip of things and when I am lucky my reader’s comments help me too.
God jul, dear Marijke!
Food for thought – thank you. I’ll definitely take a look at your blog, to see if I can make something of it.
I love reading your blog and looking at all your wonderful photographs. The castle looks spectacular! I hope you are enjoying a little time out over the festive season and I hope you will be back in the New Year with more lovely projects and places to show us.
Happy Christmas and a wonderful New Year! Donna
Thank you for you kind comment and good wishes, Donna. After all the festivities I need a little more time off, but I promise I’ll be back in a week or so.