tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post1712987806976721461..comments2024-03-19T03:17:32.682-04:00Comments on The Panopticon: Shawl StuffFranklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03670441931649806878noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-43852870363291232792007-06-28T20:16:00.000-04:002007-06-28T20:16:00.000-04:00There is nothing better than a perfectly innocent ...There is nothing better than a perfectly innocent and unselfish little being to reflect back at us some unconditional love once in a while.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440682058585122650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-87383995184933939592007-06-12T11:07:00.000-04:002007-06-12T11:07:00.000-04:00A beautiful baby in a beautiful blanket! I also h...A beautiful baby in a beautiful blanket! I also highly recommend a Moby wrap baby carrier to help keep baby snuggled and safe. You can fall asleep and not risk the baby rolling off your chest, LOL. At least she tried your bicep and not elsewhere, LOL.<BR/>I also have a neice named Abigail!TracyKMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498896222222982320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-60814314428532373522007-06-05T19:37:00.000-04:002007-06-05T19:37:00.000-04:00susan looks positively glowing and healthy!of cour...susan looks positively glowing and healthy!<BR/><BR/>of course, your niece looks splendid in her shawl!<BR/><BR/>and yes, you ARE an adonis!<BR/><BR/>anne marie in phillyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-45707839900826371952007-06-05T13:47:00.000-04:002007-06-05T13:47:00.000-04:00Wait til you pick up Size 8 needles and some aran ...Wait til you pick up Size 8 needles and some aran weight yarn after knitting lace. It's like knitting sailing rope with tree trunks. <BR/><BR/>That's a beautiful baby, and a beautiful shawl!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02068467389004234439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-28468571203622613342007-06-05T09:10:00.000-04:002007-06-05T09:10:00.000-04:00Downtown...where all the shawls knit right.Downtow...Downtown...<BR/>where all the shawls knit right.<BR/>Downtown...<BR/>hold onto that baby tight.<BR/>Downtown...<BR/>we all are cheering for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-26050362462478426482007-06-05T08:55:00.000-04:002007-06-05T08:55:00.000-04:00Isn't it funny how you never had this child in you...Isn't it funny how you never had this child in your life and in the blink of an eye you just can't imagine your life without this child? The magic of love.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10541095469969455692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-38214460800475595132007-06-05T08:29:00.000-04:002007-06-05T08:29:00.000-04:00OK the best part of that photo? The little baby t...OK the best part of that photo? The little baby toes sticking out of the shawl. Adorable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-33986660255850784092007-06-05T07:50:00.000-04:002007-06-05T07:50:00.000-04:00I don't have children of my own, partly because I ...I don't have children of my own, partly because I don't find small babies interesting, but I love being an aunt! <BR/><BR/>As an aunt/uncle you are rarely the disciplinarian, and are therefore cool. You can buy gifts which the child will love but your sibling will hate (such as water pistols or toys with loud noises). You have can be the devil's advocate to almost everything society finds proper (I want to grow up to be Aunty Mame).<BR/><BR/>Seriously though, I think that providing an 'alternative' role model to a child, broadening its horizons of what's possible in the world, is a responsibility that is not taken seriously enough. I'm sure you will fulfil this duty admirably.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-18701838404270907672007-06-04T19:29:00.000-04:002007-06-04T19:29:00.000-04:00"My next project, whatever it may be, will involve..."My next project, whatever it may be, will involve color. Lots and lots of color. Enough color to make Kaffe Fassett say, 'Wow. Don't you think this is a little busy?'"<BR/>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA<BR/><BR/>You're so lucky to have a relationship with your neice like that. I seem to have an fear of babies that they can smell, and they immediately start screaming when they approach me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-8082736782461306892007-06-04T18:44:00.000-04:002007-06-04T18:44:00.000-04:00'"Of course, I'm working on something much fancier...'"Of course, I'm working on something much fancier for the christening." Girls, that's how it's done downtown.'<BR/><BR/>This made me laugh out loud and scare the cats. Query? Did you do two snaps in a Z pattern after you said it? Or were you just channeling Delores?<BR/><BR/>Don't answer that!Dusahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07732894575390543561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-90737310584170424142007-06-04T16:01:00.000-04:002007-06-04T16:01:00.000-04:00Wow, I'm glad one little baby has brought you so m...Wow, I'm glad one little baby has brought you so much joy--knitting and otherwise. I can't wait to see all of the baby clothes you're going to knit!elizabeth marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13753506415053168471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-8525613277380163482007-06-04T13:25:00.000-04:002007-06-04T13:25:00.000-04:00Some people run from strong emotions because they ...Some people run from strong emotions because they know and fear the power of events that call them forth. Your writing and photography remind us that to capture and share the truth of such moments is a sacred task. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for touching all the quiet places in your readers' souls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-19057607987258501142007-06-04T12:40:00.000-04:002007-06-04T12:40:00.000-04:00Treasure those moments with the baby. All too soo...Treasure those moments with the baby. All too soon, the roles get assigned and you are neither mommy nor daddy.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-70675644012051057342007-06-04T09:17:00.000-04:002007-06-04T09:17:00.000-04:00Ooops I got my numbers off!#4, #5, and #6....ghees...Ooops I got my numbers off!<BR/><BR/>#4, #5, and #6....gheesh.TurnipToeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238424454502372001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-13390948217634793502007-06-04T09:16:00.000-04:002007-06-04T09:16:00.000-04:00Ahhh...#3 had me smiling. #4 had me laughing at t...Ahhh...#3 had me smiling. #4 had me laughing at the thought of putting all that stuff in a pot, stirring it around, and pulling out a wonderful shawl. Then #5 had me looking through watery eyes. You will be a wonderful uncle. *hugs Franklin*TurnipToeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06238424454502372001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-81345446906329082752007-06-04T09:00:00.000-04:002007-06-04T09:00:00.000-04:00My oldest niece, the one who's birth I was there f...My oldest niece, the one who's birth I was there for, the one who calls me her favorite auntie, the one who was (swear to god) 5 just seconds ago is off to college at the end of the week. <BR/><BR/>Have fun with yours.Mary Peedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15764588274361995259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-5633950433087588972007-06-04T08:55:00.000-04:002007-06-04T08:55:00.000-04:00Franklin, you're an awesome uncle! AnnDS in OhioFranklin, you're an awesome uncle! <BR/>AnnDS in OhioAnnDShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09921489832114916173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-46058079231022352432007-06-04T08:25:00.000-04:002007-06-04T08:25:00.000-04:00Happy belated congratulations on becoming an uncle...Happy belated congratulations on becoming an uncle. By the way, you have the most picturesque niece.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-83676455566016776042007-06-04T06:54:00.000-04:002007-06-04T06:54:00.000-04:00Hmm. I think I'd like to try nursing on your left ...Hmm. I think I'd like to try nursing on your left bicep.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651035210994960810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-26817659371008958802007-06-04T02:00:00.000-04:002007-06-04T02:00:00.000-04:00IllustrationFriday*dot*com has issued a challenge ...IllustrationFriday*dot*com has issued a challenge this week of illustrating "Your Paradise." It would be a place where all children grow up feeling needed and sufficient. With enough love, we experience. I am so happy that darling baby gave it to you. Some lovers are capable of nurturing those sensibilities, some children, some friends. Best wishes.Dana S. Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702927918890797596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-61935690666677373422007-06-04T01:09:00.000-04:002007-06-04T01:09:00.000-04:00Suggestion for color - invite Dolores to a game of...Suggestion for color - invite Dolores to a game of paintball. That should be interesting, supposing you survive. Then somehow finagle her into getting sheared. She <I>was</I> supposed to get sheared when she originally came to 'visit', wasn't she?<BR/><BR/>And your last point... The first night my grandson Ryan was home, my stepdaughter, my SIL, and her mom were totally wrecked. The doc had had to do a Caesarian, and they'd all been at the hospital for 5 days. I finally got over to their place, they handed him over - to me, the never-had-a-child 3rd grandma! [g] - and crashed. Ryan was a bit fussy at first, probably at being in a new place and with a new person, but I sang to him very softly and it wasn't long before he cuddled down and went right to sleep. I spent most of the night holding Ryan on my chest, while he kept sleeping. One of the best compliments I've ever had in my life. So glad you've gotten to experience it too! Ain't it wonderful?<BR/><BR/>Start budgeting for more uncle visits. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-11819858170705786352007-06-04T00:52:00.000-04:002007-06-04T00:52:00.000-04:00What a lovely post. So nice to hear news of the lo...What a lovely post. So nice to hear news of the lovely baby. Maybe you can rustle up a job a bit closer to where your sister lives? Wishes...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-5772130666279620012007-06-03T23:56:00.000-04:002007-06-03T23:56:00.000-04:00Frankllin,You and your well written words are need...Frankllin,<BR/><BR/>You and your well written words are needed by those of us who stop by to read them. They are a comfort, enlightening, entertaining and a way for us without such skills to express the joys of knitting and nieces and much much more. Sufficient doesn't do them justice either! I only wish I could express my pleasure in reading your words as well as you write them. I'm so glad you're here sharing with us! :)katerinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16960979969286382170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-42443435249901684742007-06-03T22:00:00.000-04:002007-06-03T22:00:00.000-04:00Once again, you've found the perfect words for som...Once again, you've found the perfect words for something I thought I would never have words to describe. Thank you.<BR/><BR/>Odds are that I'll never meet you, and yet your writing, humor, and perception have added something lovely to my life. It's not nearly as good as a baby sleeping peacefully on your chest, but maybe sometimes you can remember that many of us are very glad you are on this Earth and writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10901468.post-74135124301439911012007-06-03T19:51:00.000-04:002007-06-03T19:51:00.000-04:00Aww, damnit. I've got PMS and you went and did th...Aww, damnit. I've got PMS and you went and did this while I'm all hormonal. I generally detest babies. You've got me all misty eyed over this kid.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16091275490613600640noreply@blogger.com