Forgive Me, I'm Handling My Business!
(Hand knitted, funnel neck tunic w/ self belt, Catalina Yarn's baby alpaca/silk blend. It needs a few corrections).
Folks! I've been back for a few weeks, but it only seems like a minute. After hibernating for the first week of my return, adjusting to the drastic climate change, I returned to the magazine, hitting the ground running. Time, has been a blur in my periphery.
We're going to press on two issues simultaneously, which means intense days, so please forgive my absence from this blog. I haven't forgotten about it, or y'all––I simply had other media, along with my life, competing for my attention. I didn't want to post, just to be posting.
But fear not! I have been knitting up a storm, and playing catch up.
The first, is a review of a children's book I received over the holidays. The resulting questions that popped into my head while reading it, made me think about past achievements, commonly celebrated during Black History Month.
Does the message of "so and so accomplished this against all odds," still inspire motivation, in youth, who, for the most part, aren't experiencing any real adversity? Besides, the odds are different now, too. Who are the age groups that can benefit most from such stories? The reality that kids live today, are teaching them very different lessons from what happened "back in the day." So, should the "message" be streamlined? Or maybe different kinds of achievements should be celebrated now?
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That's a really, really good question, about maybe different kinds of achievements should be celebrated now. REALLY good. So good that I'm going to have to think on it for a while.
Posted by: Chris | Monday, February 19, 2007 at 16:10
Wow, good question! I guess the odds are quite different today but they probably are still odds to overcome. Hmmmmmm... Beautiful sweater too...just gorgeous!
Posted by: Roxanne | Monday, February 19, 2007 at 16:38
Hi
As a Sydneysider, I've been following your travels around the 'yarn o sydney'..
Glad you're settling in back home with some knitting.
Speaking of which, lurve that sweater!
The simplicity of it; the neck particularly, the colour, the rib spacing..that's just my style! Only tiny quibble is that tho i love the idea of the self-belt (tres sixties)that would so attract attention to the every-expanding pear-shaped-ness. On me anyway..but wait! It's not for me! ;)
Nice.
Carson (friend of Mark)
Posted by: Carson | Monday, February 19, 2007 at 17:34
Wait a minute. I didn't know that you worked for a magazine. You have GOT to email me back.
That sweater looks good. Is that for you?
I agree about the struggles being different now. I think, too,that it is upon the parent to stress how hard it was and still is. To relate those stories to now would be a great step in the direction of the person that's learning.
Knit on! (email me)
Posted by: Latoya | Monday, February 19, 2007 at 17:57
That sweater is gorgeous! Good luck with the magazine deadlines.
Posted by: Schrodinger | Monday, February 19, 2007 at 19:28
That tunic is gorgeous! I love the color.
As for achievements & such...I fear that today's young are so unappreciative & have no idea what those before went through just so they could have the rights & privileges they take for granted today. I don't know. I'm old school when it comes to that.
Posted by: del | Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 08:19
That sweater is Keeyute.
Posted by: nik | Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 13:39
Love the color and style of the sweater. A whole lotta loving went into that one. I'm amazed at how you find time to do all that you do. Remember to take time to breathe.
Tanya
Posted by: Tanya | Tuesday, February 20, 2007 at 13:47
Oh, that's a beautiful sweater you've finished. Looks great.
Posted by: Wanda | Wednesday, February 21, 2007 at 12:44