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One kind word can change someone's entire day


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Isn't it lovely when someone new visits your blog and leaves a lovely message about your projects. Made me smile this morning when I read a new message left by a blogger who's work I had admired earlier this week. I always admire other people's knitting, crochet, sewing and let the person know via their blog. I'm proud of my achievements and teaching myself these crafts,  I like to share my love of colour and to openly admit I hoard wool! (don't we all?) I drive my husband Ian mad with the amount I buy, don't use half of it and leave in the loft! The say oh I have found a use for, can you get the ladder down for me? But he too admires my finished pieces, that take me many hours to complete and likes the fact my crochet blankets keep him warm on chilly evenings and Sunday afternoons. 

It's funny after all the years of looking at other people's crochet people are now looking at mine. I like that, it gives me a warm hug, a big smile to know that people I've never met before enjoy my passion for colour and creativity. I just wish I'd taken it up years ago. So if you're reading this and haven't taught yourself to crochet or knit, go and do it. Not only is it good for your health it could keep you warm, in scarves and hats for a long time or you could gift something hand made (like I do). I get enormous pleasure out of giving a hand made scarf, hat, blanket. My manicurist Aston told me last night how much she loves her moss stitch snood I made her for Christmas. "it's kept me so warm with this cold weather" she said. I worried that she didn't like it, how wrong was I? 

And don't forget to keep leaving messages for other bloggers to encourage them, let them know you like their work and of course keep sharing your own work. So many bloggers have inspired me over the years, that's what I love about the blogging family.



Comments

Jo@awholeplotoflove said…
I agree that a kind word can make all the difference. I also agree that husbands don't understand the need to buy copious amounts of yarn. Then again I can't understand the need for copious amounts of fishing rods x
5 February 2015 at 05:09
mamasmercantile said…
Beautiful post, kind words cost nothing and can make the difference to someone's life.
5 February 2015 at 08:09
Angel Jem said…
It's the best things in life philosophy, isn't it? Because the best things in life are not things, they're people and the things we do with them, the bloggy meeting over the ether, the parties and tea cups together in the kitchen. And the time passed watching whatever TV programme is the viewing of choice this week while making and laughing together.
5 February 2015 at 10:45
SaraJ said…
Such a lovely post - and so true. xx
5 February 2015 at 12:56
Jo said…
What a lovely post, and so true. Words are one of the few things which cost nothing, yet they can make someone's day.
6 February 2015 at 03:18
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