Dear Friends of The Blue Purl,
We know you are going to think that perhaps the quarantine is getting to us. Maybe you are right, but oh, come on, sheep are so, so relaxing and cute.
So today, we share with you our version of a knitters Yule Log,
Relax With Sheep
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hours and hours of sheep grazing in a California vineyard. (Thanks for this one Maura.)
Why, you may ask, are we doing this?
Sheep produce wool, which is how we make yarn... That is true, but there is more to it. Life has changed, for now, and likely into the future. At a time of crisis, we tend to focus on the risk and fear.
But disruption to our routine can have a positive effect too, forcing us to shift out of autopilot and to rethink how we use our time (our most precious resource.)
This pandemic has required all of us to slow down and (to lean on a cliché) stop and smell the roses. Or in this case, stop and watch the sheep. Seriously, there is something meditative to this video, to the sheep meandering through the rows of grapes. There's grass munching and baah's, a little wind, birds. It's all so soothing, it’s our reality television, or therapy. And sometimes it just makes you chuckle, "am I really watching sheep?"
We hope you all are well. That this time forced at home, while being difficult, is perhaps fulfilling. Perhaps you are rediscovering something that you had lost in your busy life.
We like to think that we are there for you too, not just now, but always, with encouragement, support, yarn and friendly, sincere instruction.
How can we help while you are at home?
We are doing curbside pickup on Thursday and Friday and our online site is up selling kits, with more soon to come. Let us know please, if there is more that you need, or would like, and we will try as best we can to serve you.
In the meantime, stop and smell the roses…. Or in this case, watch and listen to the sheep. We think it will make you smile :)
connect + create
Patty & Wendy
