Well, it's done. I have finally read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Don't worry! This post won't contain any spoilers. I was on the look-out for spoilers since that book was released, knowing it'd be awhile until I got around to reading it, and NOT wanting the contents -well - spoiled. It wasn't easy, and there were even times when I asked people within my hearing to please not talk about the contents of the book because I "hadn'treadityetandREALLYdidn'twantitspoiled!" Thankfully, all were understanding (or at least pretended to be) and refrained from detailed discussion of the juicy bits.
On the advice of many friends, I re-read Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. That was a good idea. As it was, I felt like I should probably re-read the entire series before embarking upon the final voyage of "year 7". Sigh. I am sad that it's gone. Not the books, obviously, which I can read anytime I want. Nor the movies, which I quite enjoy. It's the story, the era, if you will, the years spent with some little bit of "when's that next Harry Potter book/movie coming out, anyway?" in the back of my head. Not since the Little House series or Anne of Green Gables has a story entertained me so. My imagination thrilled with each book, and I always felt sure that as much as I had liked the last book, the next one would delight me even more.
Anyway, I finished "year 6" last week, on Wednesday and went out to Half-Price Books to search for "year 7" on Thursday. I found it, started reading, and finished on Sunday morning. No all-nighters for me, though the reading certainly eclipsed most other activities during my "free" time.
But Harry Potter does not explain my neglect of the blog lately. No, the reasons for that are too personal for this public-consumption medium. Suffice it to say, I have opened up a piece of my (thankfully shrinking) "baggage", and found something languishing deep in an inside pocket that I didn't realize the blasted bag had! These things take time, and - for me - introspection, energy, did I mention time? The healing process was/is so consuming that it was ridiculous to even try to think of something appropriate for the blog. Nothing that was "blog worthy" seemed important enough to spend energy on. I could have posted some knitting pictures, but really, how many "in progress" shots of Rob's sweater can the you take? :-)
Things feel on the up-and-up, and I've actually been looking forward to blogging again. Today we had fabulous, sunny weather so I took pictures of (1) a gorgeous recent finished item and (2) one pair of great socks that were patiently awaiting their toe-closure for the last two or three months (yikes!). The "gorgeous" is blocking, but if the weather is dry and sunny tomorrow, it might be dry in time for some "check me out" photos.
Happy Thanksgiving!
