Heather first. We went to her daughter’s wedding in October, and Heather wore a shalwar kameez in purple:
She looked beautiful, and her scarf and headband were inspired.
What I knit
I finally settled on the Kittyhawk (also inspired by Heather, a cat lover) pattern. I shall admit here that I started and stopped Heather’s gift at least five times. I even discarded a ball of yarn since I had ripped a different pattern so often! But love of friends conquers all, and I (and she) was happy with the result.
What I read
I have two friends who have sons that are on the Autism Spectrum. One of the Moms wrote an almost daily Facebook instalment about her boy during October, National Autism Awareness Month. I looked forward to reading those posts every day to learn more and to laugh, cry and admire the boy and his family and friends.
So, coincidentally, I think, I saw a book on the Peterborough Library’s shelf and chose to read Jael McHenry’s “The Kitchen Daughter”. It’s a story about a woman who likely has Asperger’s, and the book is about her possible diagnosis (she says she doesn’t have a condition, she has a personality). It’s also about her amazing cooking skills AND about a special ability she has to raise the dead when she makes special recipes. It was lovely.
What I watched
For the last few years, I’ve joined Heather and Ann and others at The Muse movie series. It’s a fundraiser by the Peterborough Museum and Archives. They bring movies from the Toronto International Film Festival to town. I have seen some fabulous films, including Twenty Feet From Stardom which was a documentary on the great, mostly female, backup singers that tried to walk those “twenty feet” to the front of the stage. Try to find it and watch it if you can. And listen to some of the music at the website. Amazing.
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