This is my knit shop. I am starting to mourn the loss of it as the owner and my good friend will be closing it in August to move to Oklahoma where I will still be able to buy from her online and get help with instructions by skype. I love the colors in this picture and the busyness of it all. It has been a cozy place to take my coffee and my project and sit for an hour or more knitting, laughing, and visiting about life, parenting, and any number of things we have in common. We have even been known to bitch and gossip but that is rare as opposed to frequent, I am proud to say!

When I opened my studio I was thrilled to be right across the street from the knit shop and looked forward to "sneaking" away with a sign on my door whenever my work was done. I have done that less than I had hoped but obviously more than I will be able to going forward.

My knitting will continue and my friendship with my knitting instructor will be by long distance now, but I will not dispair. I will learn to fill my time with something new and enjoy more time with a dear friend who lives in Pocahontas and is resigning her teaching position after this year. We will walk more, I will do more yoga, and I will take my knitting to the studio where I can fill any idle time with a good book, or some colorful yarn, and my stash of flavored coffees and teas.

And in between ... I will take pictures!