I'm almost finished with the gifted class I'm taking. It will be over by spring break, which is fantastic, because I won't have anything hanging over my head. I'm so excited about the trip I'm taking to visit my oldest daughter. I'm driving to Connecticut, and while I'm there, she and I are doing a yarn crawl field trip! We are going to visit Knit New Haven, Webs, and Green Mountain Spinnery, which has me over the moon! In preparation, I have decided that I need to do a serious inventory of my yarn stash and either match patterns to yarns, or ruthlessly destash. In addition, I need to select some patterns I want to try that I don't have yarn for, otherwise I will end up buying yarn willy-nilly. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I prefer having a plan in place. Non knitters really don't understand how much time a knitter can spend thinking about yarn, can they?
Speaking of field trips, my eighth graders and I went on one yesterday to visit the Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond. The kids were very well behaved and asked terrific questions. The history teacher on our team does a fabulous job of preparing them so that the experience is truly relevant to them. And the museum is amazing at linking the Holocaust to the current world situation, reminding them that genocide is still occurring today and challenging the students to make the connections between the Holocaust, ongoing genocide, and bullying.
Some years the trip is a struggle, but this year was one of the best ones, probably because we only have 80 students this year, instead of our usual 100+.
And although I didn't make it down to the beach today, it never hurts to see yesterday's beach photos, does it?
Enjoy the rest of your week!
Lucky you on your trip to Webs - I went this past summer and it was mind blowing! Definitely have in mind some projects you want to shop for and don't forget to hit the sale/clearance room in the back. That had my jaw hitting the ground.
ReplyDeleteYeah for yarn shopping and happy visits! On a more serious note, thanks for what you do with your students. So many of the kids that I work with have had little exposure to experiences which can put their own lives into perspective. Learning about the Holocaust is heavy stuff but it helps them take stock, make better choices and find their voice for justice. Thanks for that photo (Think About What You Saw) and for the beach. Always good to come back 'home' to earth.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful composition with the feather. Love it!
ReplyDeleteGood for you to try and make a yarn-buying plan. Have a wonderful time.