It’s been an eventful year.
I turned 40 in January and had the most fabulous birthday party imaginable. Steve collected everyone’s photographs from the weekend – you can see them here if you are interested.
March saw my entry into the blogosphere, and I am thrilled to have taken the plunge! It has been so rewarding becoming part of an online community of knitters – something I just do not (yet) have in ‘real life’. Making some wonderful new friends through my blog has been an unexpected joy this year. It has been great to meet a couple of you in real life, and it is lovely to think that I could travel all over the world and meet people who I already ‘know’. Thank you for reading my blog and for your supportive, funny, kind and wise comments and emails. They have meant so much to me this year.
There was a precious new addition to our family in February – my nephew Max was born after a difficult pregnancy for my sister-in-law. His coming into the world at all seemed like a little miracle, and his recovery from a recent illness was truly a blessing. I am looking forward to watching him and all my nieces and nephews grow and flourish this year.
We spent time staying with family members, and had others come to stay with us. My beautiful niece caught the knitting bug, and is my only family member (so far) to join me on Ravelry. I am looking forward to seeing what she comes up with next!
We were lucky to get tickets for the astonishing History Cycle at Stratford upon Avon. This was a production of all eight of Shakespeare’s History plays, performed by the same cast over a three day marathon. It was a theatrical experience unlike any we have had before, and I am so glad that we were able to take our boys to share in it. Theatre and film are two art forms for which we share a passion in our family; it is so rewarding to see our boys internalise this love as they step on stage themselves and start to make their own films. I am looking forward to seeing and experiencing more of their and others’ productions this year.
I was the most ill that I have ever been when I contracted pneumonia in July. But if it were not for that illness, I would not have jumped in to begin training as a yoga teacher, or started running with the help of a personal trainer. I am excited about running in my first 5k event with a friend in the next couple of months, and I am looking forward to the first stage of my yoga training, which starts in a few weeks with a 6-month foundation course.
We went to some wonderful places this year – Steve and I visited Copenhagen, and we took our boys to Rome. Other trips had to be cancelled, but we are already making new plans to compensate… I am looking forward to seeing more of the world this year.
I have had so much fun knitting this year! You can see the projects I completed here. My resolution last year was not to make anything that didn’t fit me again, and with one exception (which by the way I have plans to remedy), I have managed to stick to it! I went to Woolfest, saw the Yarn Harlot speak at the I Knit Day in London, and I had my first ever knitting pattern published in Popknits. This year I am looking forward to being part of the Sock(topus) Club, and maybe even meeting some local knitters as a result!
Happy New Year – I hope you have a wonderful 2009, and that whatever you are looking forward to comes to pass!
What a wonderful year you had – thanks for sharing the photos of it and your projects.
I too am thrilled to be a part of the blogging world and meeting people/knitters from all over the world.
Is the yellow house yours?
Such beautiful knitting, I am truly inspired when I see your FO’s – you are extremely talented, how nice that your niece also caught the bug. I have no one locally that is a knitter. My sis and I live miles and miles apart, but the knitting brings us closer and for that I am truly thankful.
Happy new year to you, Anna!
I have to thank you, for all your kind comments and your advice- I am glad I found you, since your blog inspired me so much that I started blogging, too! I am everytime amazed by your porjects and feel like taking on something similar (i am wise enough to know better most of the time).Thank you for inspiring me and to touch my heart. I really apprechiate it! Hope you will come this side of the world, where you “know” me in 2009. May this new year bring you good health, joy, prosperity and be fillde with love and laughther and tons for blogging and knitting
xoxoxo
Happy, happy new year! I’m a new March blogger, too. What a fun trip it’s been. Glad I found your blog!
A busy year for you! I hope 09 has the same highs and none of the lows xx Look forward to seeing what you get up to this year xx
I just found your blog and have enjoyed browsing…you have so many gorgeous projects. Very inspiring.
Happy New Year to you too! I read your blog via its RSS feed
Happy New Year! It was great to meet you at Woolfest and I’m glad we’ve stayed in touch in Blogland – maybe see you there in 2009!
Sounds like a great year! I’m so glad I found your blog, and look forward to reading more in 2009! Happy New Year!
What an incredible year. Wishing you and yours a fabulous 2009!
Happy new year to you! Hope you are feeling better! I didn’t know you turned 40 last year (gosh it feels funny to write that about 2008) – a big zero birthday is what my family calls them. What a great year you had (apart from the illnesses, but sounds like good things came out of that too, eventually)
Happy, happy photographs!
Love the ‘boy with baby’ shot!
Happy new year! Its been great meeting you in blogland and seeing all your lovely knits! x
Happy New Year! Sorry to hear about your illness last year & I wish you a very healthy 2009. It’s my turn to turn 40 in twelve days time (which is a little disconcerting).
Happy New Year!! My 40th was last year too
Here’s wishing you good health in 2009.
I also didn’t realise the lovely 40s fairisle beret was your pattern … I think I will be knitting it in Yorkshire Tweed 4ply