A new beginning for Juice

This week, our family is celebrating a new member: daughter-in-law Juice. After nearly a year waiting for her visa, she is finally here in the US and on March 9th, they were able to marry. She feels she is beginning a whole new life -- new husband, new family, new country. My DH and I weren't able to attend (they live on the opposite side of the country from us) but will be with them for a celebration sometime soon.

It is nearly the middle of March, and mud season has begun here in New England. Or should I say, the first mud season (the other one is after the leaves have fallen...). Almost all the snow is gone and the small bits that remain are brown-tinged piles here and there. Rain falls instead of snow, but the ground is still frozen just a few inchs below the surface, so the rain cannot soak in...instead, it forms a slick layer of mud. As the temperature increases, the water will eventually defrost the soil and soak in, leading to spring. I get so impatient for the new green growth.



I've completed another pair of socks; I really like the effect of the self-striping yarns. And, I've started yet another pair -- one in spring shades of pale lavender, greens, pale yellow. One sock is half done.

Also this week, I made a basket and have finished a quilt top to give to my mom. Since she lives in Florida, and keeps her house quite warm, I won't add any batting and will, instead, make this into a coverlet. When It is complete, I'll add a photo.