There’s nothing like being at a conference for lots of sitting around. So, yesterday when I took my suitcase out to the car, I took the long way around the hotel to get the blood flowing to my legs. Lucky for me, and you it turns out, because I spotted this lone hydrangea in the hotel garden. Lovely, yes? The last gasp of summer, I suppose.
I hope you have a happy weekend! Ours will be full of celebrating because . . . hold on to your hats . . . Jackie is 2 today!
Hello, hello. I’m having a pretty fine time at the conference and yesterday I attended a workshop on intergenerational programs. It was interesting and made especially so since the sample program they presented was on poetry. The woman who talked about poetry discussed making it accessible to read and understand. She also talked about writing poetry as a creative exercise and mentioned a Design Thinking method I’d never heard of before called the Rose Method. It’s a quick and thoughtful way of summing up your day and a great conversation starter. And guess what? It’s a 3 pronged approach – the rose, the thorn and the bud. The rose is the best part of your day, the thorn (not surprisingly) is the worst part of your day, and the bud is something you are looking forward to. Sounds perfect for my post for today, doesn’t it?
Here we go, my day at the conference on Wednesday using the Rose Method:
Have you ever heard of the rose method before? You can use it to leave your comments today!
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I’ve got a hot minute to get this post done . . . Dale and I are due at a function and should be leaving in 5 minutes and he’s asking me what he should wear . . . and I need to pack for a conference I’m going to for the next two days . . . and I’ve got a new laptop that’s pretty sweet but also making it so things take much longer than they used to as I adjust . . . and I’ve got a stuffy nose that might be a cold or perhaps allergies . . . and . . . well . . .
you get a watercolor.
Happy October 2nd!
October is cool mornings, warm afternoons, and cold, clear nights
October is the end of outdoor living, the putting away of the furniture, the bringing in of the houseplants
October is boots and sweaters
October is the first wood stove fire of the season
October is planting spring bulbs
October is a cozy house with twinkle lights to keep the dark away
October is knitting and reading indoors under a patchwork quilt
October is accepting that summer is really over and winter is truly coming
October is pumpkins and mums, plaids and flannels in red and orange and brown
October is hot cider, beef stew, and warm apple pie
October is scary movies and costumes and candy
October is homecoming and football and friends
October is here.
October is also the start of our new Read With Us book club and Bonny is posting about our book, Just Mercy, today, be sure and visit her to find out what she has to say.
Happy Monday, friends! It was a busy weekend of socializing here at Carole Knits and I’m happy to share it with you today.
There was the usual Friday Night Snacks.
We’re so grateful to still be enjoying at least part of our evening on the deck. The heaters are invaluable now and make it cozy and inviting and do a good job of keeping the chill away.
On Saturday morning I met a friend for coffee. She’s establishing a photography business and killing it and we talked about pricing guidelines, local politics, juggling work, family & motherhood and more. It was a great visit.
Dale’s class reunion was in Plymouth and, since he had a band job in the afternoon that was closer to Plymouth than home, I had a friend bring me to the hotel and then Dale met me there later. I had a wonderful few hours to myself in the afternoon in that hotel room, knitting and gazing out the window and just generally enjoying some time with nothing I had to do.
The reunion was delightful. Dale’s class is small and I know many of his classmates from other gatherings over the years. I enjoyed catching up with friends and particularly loved hearing from so many of them about what a kind person Dale was in high school – and still is.
On Sunday morning we had brunch with everyone and then stopped at the beach before heading home.
I do love that portrait setting on the iPhone. I took a photo of Dale.
And Dale took a photo of me.
We spent the rest of the day catching up on football (Yay for another Pats win!) and even managed to enjoy some more time on the deck before heading in to watch the season premiere of This Is Us. I can’t say yet how I feel about these new characters but I’m hoping it will all come together in a good way that only that show seems to be able to pull off.
And that was my weekend. What did you do?
