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Friday, November 11, 2011

A "Surprise" Outside

Before I go to bed, I like to leave a slight gap in the blinds to let the sun shine in so I can wake up to a bright, sunny day (granted the sun is shining).  There's a tree outside my window, but it's kinda scraggly, and I don't really take it much into account most of the time.  I surely noticed it today though, because it was white.  My scraggly brown-and-black tree was WHITE.  Yeah.  You guessed it.  Snow.

I know some of you love snow.  My brother loves snow.  The Roomie (now in France) loves snow.  I think it's pretty, but I'm not interested in going out in it.  So far, it looks like it's only a dusting, but even so, I take this to be a very bad sign....ie., winter is coming.  And did I mention that I'm not going home for like two more weeks, and I don't have a winter coat on campus?  I have several jackets.....but not a coat.  And, I don't have hats or scarves, either.  I have sweaters.  So....if you guys don't hear from me in a while (either posting on my blog or commenting on yours), then it probably means I've frozen to death in a crazy snow storm that sorta popped up out of nowhere.

I think I'm going to knit myself a scarf this weekend.  I don't exactly have TIME or MONEY, but I'm sure I can think of something.  I have blue and green yarn in the dorm, but it's too thin to be warm, and besides, I'm already using it to make a light blanket.  I'm thinking some nice, thick magenta wool-blend.  As for a pattern, I'm just going to go with garter stitch; basic, reliable, and simple.  Either that, or I'll go all out and do something like basket weave or raspberry stitch.  I don't want to make anything too complicated, though, since I'm going to have to have something to wear by Monday.  Haha; that's the problem.  I really need something to keep me warm, and trying to make a pretty pattern like raspberry stitch will take me FOREVER to do.  So, it comes down to appearance or usefulness.  I'm going to go with usefulness.

5 comments:

  1. Snow! It's just plain old cold down here. I can't believe you don't have a coat. Layer.

    Rasberry Stitch sounds like a dessert... ice cream, or something yummy.

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  2. I know! I woke up at 6:30 and there was snow on the grass and the roofs. I was not happy. it's sooo cold today! i hope you figure out how to keep warm.

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  3. Steven,

    I wasn't expecting it to be so cold so soon! The weather has actually been pretty nice! So, it looks like I'm going to be dressing in a TON of layers!

    And raspberry stitch is a really pretty knitting stitch. You can see it here:
    http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qQiY7s9hrmM/TInLq7qErBI/AAAAAAAAAG4/DwZwOKzg93w/s1600/Raspberry+measurements.jpg

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  4. Sarah,

    I was seriously freezing on the way to/from class! This is going to be a miserable couple of weeks!

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  5. Well, I'd just like to point out that it hasn't yet snowed in Caen. We've experienced temperatures approaching zero (celsius, that is) accompanied by bitter winds but no snow...personally, I think the snow makes all the cold and bitterness just a bit more worthwhile lol

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