(Chunky Scarf by branda)
I'm sure this isn't an expression that everybody uses (the post title), but I've grown up hearing it ever since we moved to the New England area...I remember my dad waking us girls up for school and saying: "Make sure you dress warm. The hawk is out!"...O_0We didn't know what he was talking about......until that cold blast of 'take-your-breath-away' air hit us in the face as soon as we stepped one foot out the front door of the house!!! And Oh Yeah! The hawk was definitely out!...whatever that meant.
I hadn't thought about that expression...or frankly, what it meant...for years. But 'out of the blue'...*another expression I don't know why I say it! ^_^*...this morning, when a cold blast of air hit me, I said: "Uh Oh! I guess the hawk is out!" Ha! Ha!...(you can follow the lit up link for an explanation if you like.)...
It's eight (8) degrees Fahrenheit here in Holyoke this morning!.....8....degrees!!! And the weather man had the nerve to 'add insult to injury' by telling us that while it's technically 8 degrees, the wind chill factor is minus 4!!! Meaning that it looks like 8 degrees, but it feels like -4...In other words, if you go out there in that weather with any body part exposed you can expect to have to pick it up off the ground, drag it back inside, and thaw it out, and re-attache it before you can use it again! LOL
The temperature is suppose to warm up tomorrow, so the spiritual sharing with the neighbors will be done then. Not today!!...Sorry neighbors! ^_^ ....But don't worry...we're still gonna come. :-))
The only other things I wanted to tell you today...on 'wordless Wednesday...Yeah, Right!! LOL...is that the new Giveaway is posted! :-) ...On January 15, 2012....2012!!!!! O_O WOW! Where is the time flying off to?!...Probably somewhere with that hawk! ^_^...anyway! on January 15, 2012 I'll be drawing two...2...names! One for each of my little crochet bags. (You can see my bad photos of them in the right hand sidebar link) So if you're interested follow the rules posted on the link to enter.
In case you haven't noticed, I'm giving away things from my Wuglyees shop now. Things that aren't going in the direction that I want my shop to go...Not that there's anything wrong with my little bags! But it's just that I don't want to be a 'little bag crochet shop'. I kinda wanna focus more on my headbands, scarves, jewelry and poetry going forward...with maybe an occasional specialty item thrown in...like a particular pink and white crochet/Tunisian stitched/cross-stitched pillow. :-)
Finally, a big thank you to all of you who so lovingly shared your personal stories about your parents with me yesterday. It never ceases to amaze me that in no matter how many ways we, as a global people, are different,...we're all so very much the same. :-) So, smiles and much affection to each and every one of you today!! And if it's cold where you are too, consider yourself snuggled up with too! ♥ Have a good day!! :-)
Winter Is The Snow
Winter is the snow,
when the chilly breezes blow,
and the clouds all seem to flow,
and the birds, in flight, will go,
with their ducks all in a row-
but they leave behind the crow.
Winter is the snow,
when the farmer doesn't sow,
and its not the time to hoe,
and there's nothing left to mow,
'cause the seed, right now, won't grow.
Winter is the snow,
and the little baby doe,
with his mama's eyes aglow,
and defensiveness in tow,
'cause she's had her share of woe.
The ducks, the farmer, and the doe
respect the season, 'cause they know
that winter is the snow.
