Glanalaw - delighting in pure song

I hope all of you had a blessed and happy Christmas.  I'm late in posting - because I was soaking up time with my family. It's been a good week.  A week away from work, away from home, but with friends and family, and with time to reflect on the incredible gift we celebrate at Christmas.  Truly Christ is love beyond all telling. Soon, there will be photos of Christmas knitting.  But for now I'll just leave you with one of my favourite duets of all time, and the song that says "Christmas is here!" to me more than any other.

Such a busy season this has been for me this year.  I guess that is part of growing up?  Lots of work, not a lot of time to relax, or contemplate, or even reflect on the reason for all the holiday preparations. But there is still beautiful music.  This anthem is a new one to me this year but it is lovely indeed! " Before the marvel of this night, adoring, fold your wings and bow, Then tear the sky apart with light, and with your news the world endow. Proclaim the birth of Christ and peace, that fear and death and sorrow cease: Sing peace, sing peace, sing gift of peace, sing peace, sing gift of peace!"

The thing about being a knitter is that you are an eternal optimist.  You are always completely convinced that you can finish a project by (or even before!) a completely unrealistic deadline.  Sweater needed in three days and you've only got the back and one sleeve knitted?  No problem, totally got this!  Birthday party on Saturday and you haven't even cast on that pair of socks on Thursday?  Oh, of course you'll have time to finish.  Christmas in 19 days and you only just opened the box containing the yarn (all the yarn) for the eight separate gifts you intend to give (all but two of them on the actual day of Christmas) - and you have to finish two pairs of socks and an elephant for customers before you can start any of the Christmas knitting?  Oh sure, I'll just invent a time-turner and probably figure out how to make every day between now and then have an extra 40 hours, and everything will definitely be finished and blocked and wrapped under the tr...