Pretties

My birthday gift from 2nd DS & DDIL. Are they lovely?! Tulips are the best.

If the tulips and daffodils that I planted a few years ago hadn't been eaten by gophers I would soon be growing my own with the way the winter is disappearing.

It actually was the "winter that wasn't" and is continuing to be unusually warm...upper 60s for the weekend. I think we are breaking temperature highs almost every day now. Nearly every speck of snow has already melted. As a farmer's wife it freaks me out a little wondering what the weather will bring for this summer.

President Clinton will have super weather to visit Grand Forks on Saturday. He will be here for the ND Democratic Convention. He was here in 1997 when Grand Forks flooded. It will be nice for him to see the recovery and see how much his efforts helped the town get back on it's feet.

Tweeking and FO

I tweeked the letter that I'm sending with this hat to Senator Conrad.

I totally removed the P.S. and changed the last paragraph to read: This hat is a thank you for your service and for not having a "hot head". It is also an encouragement to continue with a calm, cool demeanor.

I called one of the district offices this morning and will be sending the hat and letter to them and they said they will send it on to Senator Conrad. It is so exciting to be part of something that blossomed from one person's idea into a nationwide grassroots knitters campaign. WooHoo!
















This is my Finished Object. The Super Simple Shawl. The info can be found on Ravelry. The project traveled with DH and myself to Maui last month but we were so busy enjoying ourselves and the wonderful things there that I didn't knit a stitch! Just that it was in Maui and also the fact that 2nd DS & DDIL gave me the yarn makes this shawl extra special. :D






This picture was taken outside, late in the afternoon, in the shade, during the winter and so it has a bluish cast to it. Not true colors at all.
















This is what it really looks like.

Warm Hats, Not Hot Heads

Dear Senator Conrad,

This hat was hand knit for you by me. I wanted to show you that I appreciate the work you do.

Many of your colleagues will also be receiving hats from knitters from all political backgrounds and from all around the nation. The hats were knit as part of a campaign among knitters for Warm Hats, Not Hot Heads.

We want civility in Congress. We are choosing to give hours of our time to be able to give you a visible, tangible, heartfelt symbol of our desire for respecting and honoring one another within our government. We want everyone in the Senate and House of Representatives to listen respectfully and thoughtfully to each other. There is much that needs to be accomplished in our government and if everyone listens to and considers what has been said instead of instantly bashing because of party affiliation, things will be achieved.

This hat is a thank you for your service and an encouragement to continue with a calm head.


With best regards,



Marilyn

P.S. The hat is knit with yarn from a Maine company called Peace Fleece. I think this is very appropriate since we need peace in our government instead of the rancor that has overtaken it in recent times.

The proposed date for mailing the hats is February 28th but I understand it is allowable to finish and mail them after that date.

Does anyone want to join in? There are a lot of heads that still need attention!