Sandy's Knitting

11.24.2004 :: Please rise

My kitchen is coated with a fine film of flour, my hair has highlights of white (I'd like to delude myself that it's the flour, please, play along!), it must be Thanksgiving!
The groceries are bought, the food awaits preparation, parents eagerly await the arrival of the college son.
And the bread also rises:

The traditional Thanksgiving rolls getting their start!
I kneaded with my own little hands. What's Thanksgiving without homemade rolls? Just the smell alone will transport me to a thankful place!
Sign seen on the local Chinese food restaurant door:
"Closed Thursday for Thanking Day"
Thanking day indeed!
And as an aside, some didn't believe that the stripey mittens were not wonky. The proof is in the picture.

Yes, it's true! I did the old blogging trick of hiding the evidence in yesterday's photo. I feel better now that I've come clean!
See? The tops are different sizes. No matter. I will ignore away! Ignorance is bliss.
I'm too busy being thankful anyway to worry about mitten tops.
Our thankful lists are endless. Look hard, you must have a list yourself, whether or not you have an official thanking day of your own.

Thank you!

Posted by Sandy on 11.24.2004 AT 12:03 PM

Comments

noone will be able to tell when they are on. I had to look closely! I love dem stripes!

Posted by: heather on 11.29.2004 AT 03:56 PM

Those are really cute! I like the stripes on the thumbs. I can't even tell they are different sizes. totally. I'm sure you can if you put them on, but the pic does not reveal it to *me.* Happy Holidays!

Posted by: Alysia on 11.28.2004 AT 01:44 PM

I'm thankful that your blog is such fun to read! And am very impressed you actually spent time in the kitchen--I helped clean up but didn't do any cooking. :::blush::: And your mittens are adorable! xoxo

Posted by: Brooks on 11.26.2004 AT 11:18 AM

Gobble, gobble, gobble! Homemade rolls---you're awesome! I can just smell them baking.....sigh.

Hope your holiday was full of rest, relaxation and laughter, dear girl.

Posted by: Kim on 11.26.2004 AT 11:10 AM

Happy thanking day , lovie.
I'm thanking you for being so honest that you can't even do proper blogging tricks.
-Nod.

Posted by: Stephanie on 11.25.2004 AT 09:45 AM

Here's thanking you for all you do! Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

And your mittens still look great. ;0)

Posted by: alison on 11.24.2004 AT 08:29 PM

Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving!! The rolls look awesome ~ I love watching bread rise (I know, riveting! ;-) ).

My grandparents were similar ~ granddad was Jewish, from NYC, and my grandmother was French Canadian, living in Massachusetts. When she married my granddad, she was basically disowned. But, she was definitely the love of my granddad's life. We have family up in Lowell that we've only just found out about in the past couple of years, when my aunt did a geneology of my grandmother and found them.

Seems crazy, now ... but I guess that's the way it was back then!

Anyway, have a great day and Holiday weekend!

Jen

Posted by: Jennifer on 11.24.2004 AT 06:09 PM

Oh, that is SWEET: Thanking day. Yes, indeed. I am thanking YOU for being Sandy and being my friend. Enjoy those rolls. I don't suppose they're gluten-free? Ah, hell with it - I'm eating gluten tomorrow. I'll pay later.

Posted by: Norma on 11.24.2004 AT 04:24 PM

The mittens are not wonky! It's just a design element.

Happy Thanking Day to you and yours too!

Posted by: monica on 11.24.2004 AT 02:58 PM

I love the mittens! hehehe you hid the evidence...so cute!

Posted by: Lisa on 11.24.2004 AT 02:37 PM

You're welcome! Love that wonkiness of the mittens. Does it really matter to the warmth? No, I say wear them and be wonky.

Posted by: chris on 11.24.2004 AT 01:53 PM

Mmmmm. Homemade rolls. Clearly there will be no homemade rolls at MY house.

Posted by: claudia on 11.24.2004 AT 01:36 PM

I do, I know I do have a list here somewhere...Just a little hard to be "up" since my daughter just came down with chicken pox and all plans are off! But it's OK - I ran to the store and bought all we need to make our own little feast and the day will be special with just the two of us! I might even make a fire and light some candles and get out the nice linens! Hope your turkey comes out FINE!

Posted by: Mary Beth on 11.24.2004 AT 01:15 PM

The tops look rather fine to me (okay, one looks a bit wider than the other, but no biggie), I'm a bit more concerned about the thumbs...does the one on the right actually fit? It seems to be missing an inch or so of length!

Posted by: Natalie on 11.24.2004 AT 01:15 PM