Wednesday, September 26, 2018

A New Season

The Autumn Equinox marking the time of equal light and dark has come and gone. On September 21, the last day of summer, my daughter and husband delivered a healthy baby girl. She arrived safely via a scheduled C-section. Monday she and her Mom went home to her wonderful Dad and three big brothers who are lining up to "keep care of her." When I heard they were headed home, I suggested someone tell Norah to take a deep breath. She is loved to the moon and back. On her first evening at home, the family watched part of a televised baseball game and the five year old wanted to make sure she could see the game.


Our hearts are full of joy, wonder, love, and gratitude. I am so so thankful for this safe delivery and a new granddaughter to add to our fabulous four grandsons. Though as my daughter says, the celebration would have been the same for a little boy. The news came to us early Friday morning and by Friday evening she had a name, Norah Jane. The name Norah comes from a Hebrew word light, as in God created the light. I was surprised and honored beyond measure for her to carry my name. The name goes back at least four generations in our family. I have a niece with the same middle name. And so little Norah brings joy, love, and light to her family. 


While I was waiting for her birth last week, I knit toddler sized mittens and hat. Our new little gal has plenty of warm knits so I plan to donate this set in honor of her safe arrival. The color work was a bit of an experiment and worked out better in the hat than on the mittens. The mittens don't match perfectly although they are the same size. They are soft and snug and will keep a little one warm. I also finished this toddler sweater for later because babies grow. If this child had been a boy, this sweater would have been a gift for someone else. I will pick up three buttons this week.


While I "kept calm and knit on," I finished reading A Gentleman in Moscow. I thoroughly enjoyed the writing, character development and narrative of the novel. The writer's comments and asides to the reader were very well done and added to the story. I also read a few poems from Voices on the Air by Naomi Shihab Nye. Recently she read her poems on the podcast, "On Being." Nye and her work are remarkable in many ways. She works with young people around the world. If you need your spirits lifted, read or listen to Nye.

I am joining Kat and the Unravelers this week with my knitting and reading. Kat is working on a mitred cross blanket project, seaming together squares contributed by a group of knitters. Holy cow, that is a big project.

The season is changing. Norah has arrived. Monarchs are fluttering over the zinnia patch. Last week a pair of ruby crowned kinglets stopped in the birch on their way through. When the pesky squirrels aren't chewing on our deck, they scramble up the trees to pad their nests. Soon we will travel to meet little Norah and her family. All is well.

8 comments:

  1. She is so precious! What a delight and I confess, I just love her name!! It is so perfect! Congratulations and welcome, dear Norah!

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  2. Welcome to the world, little, sweet Norah! I can see you are already finding out about the love of big brothers. Soon you will see the love of grandparents who I am guessing will spoil you all over!

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  3. Welcome to sweet Norah Jane and congratulations to the whole family! It's so heartwarming to hear that she's got a brother who wants her to have a good view of the baseball game and she's welcomed into the family with so much love. You've got a grand collection of grands!

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  4. I LOVE and ADORE her name :) Congratulations to you and your daughter and your whole family. What a beautiful treasure and such nice fun family news.

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  5. Welcome Norah Jane...what a beautiful name! (And one belonging to a grand knitter!) Wishing you and your family all the best!

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  6. Welcome Norah. My mother was Noreen. My niece is Nora. My great Aunt was nora Josephine. So my al Is Allison Jo. I am so glad she the JO part. Names are so great when they stay in a family , I think .Shes an adorable baby and I have seen thousands. so i know!!!! Cant wait for you to meet her andhold andsnuggle her and the big boys

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  7. Oh, welcome to little Norah Jane. What a precious baby -- with the sweetest name. How wonderful that she is surrounded by such love! XO

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  8. Congratulations on the safe arrival of Norah Jane - born on my birthday!

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