Photos Copyright: Maggie May
I'd love to be able to say in a bragging way, "I was up in time to see the sunrise."
Well I was.... but it was at around half past seven.
I happened to look through the window at breakfast time and saw the rosy pink sky and dashed to get my camera. When I was a child, there was a saying, *Red in the morning.... sailors warning.* That was a day or so ago.
When I opened the curtains this morning, everything was covered in snow. It really looked quite pretty before the locals started writing things on the snowy car windows and before the foot trails on the pavements and the beginnings of slush.
As I write this, the sun is shining brightly so it will turn into slushy ice.
Maybe we should expect any kind of weather these days. It is so varied.
When I was young, the winters were always harsh and the summers were hot. So this is how I remember things before I was 8 years old. It was normal then. However nobody had central heating or double glazing and I do remember how cold we all felt and the frequent long illnesses caused by it.
We are definitely better off today.
I have finished knitting Mary and Jesus and have started knitting Joseph. I am beginning to be very busy though now, so progress will be slow.
it's exactly the same here, weatherwise! And it's how I remember winters from my childhood too!
ReplyDeleteyour Mary and Baby are beautiful, Maggie, you've the beginnings of an heirloom there.
Wow! Fantastic stuff there - you must do Joseph though - can't have Mary on her own with Jesus - need a chap around to help her out! Who will make the tea when the shepherds come? lol!
ReplyDeleteWell as you know here in the North East we were well and truly hit by the snow a couple of weeks ago - we had another covering this week but seem to be clear right now - but nevertheless watching the skies as we speak!
Have a good weekend.
Denise xx
Beautiful! And I love Mary and Jesus! Well done!
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SueAnn
We used to say "red sky at night shepherd's delight..red sky in the morning shepherd's warning". Isn't it funny how we remember these little sayings.
ReplyDeleteThe knitted Mary and Jesus is beautiful. You are so talented!
Gorgeous morning for you! Omg I can't believe you finished Mary and Jesus you are cruising! Looks beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI've been up for sunrise quite often lately, too; not so true in the summer:) Your Mary and Jesus look fabulous, Maggie; I hope you have time to finish Joseph before Christmas. I'm so impressed with your talent--I took some knitting lessons last year, but so far I haven't progressed beyond making simple scarves:)
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job knitting Mary and Jesus, and you did it in record time.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures and post. Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful images, Maggie.. but wow, you're a talented knitter. That's so cool. Maybe next year, you can knit a menorah. ;)
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a child we used to say 'red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning'.
ReplyDeleteI remember the winters, with ice on the inside of the window panes and weeks spent in bed with bronchitis.
Hope you manage to knit Joseph in time for Christmas.
Best wishes
We watched the snow roll in from about 9 p.m. last night - we got about 4". I too remember winters being very harsh and summers very hot Maggie - so we can't all be wrong can we? ;)
ReplyDeleteWithout central heating and double glazing we had to scrape the ice of the INSIDE of the windows. :0
Mary and Jesus are just lovely, can't wait to see Joseph. Are you knitting the full nativity scene?
Lovely photos. It's is just the same here in Reading. Has ruined my plans of travelling to London this evening, but I have enjoyed the snow despite this. Was lovely walking out and about and through the snow covered park today. :-)
ReplyDeleteMary and Baby look great! You are quite the knitter. We got snow last night too, no one has walked in ours yet, except for the cats, sleepy neighborhood, many people off work for the week.
ReplyDeleterationI love when the skies are all reddish like that. Good thing I'm not a sailor.
ReplyDeleteLove your Mary and baby Maggie, I have never seen one like that.
ReplyDeleteWe have so much snow here, it will be summer before it all melts and it is -32 with the wind-chill. brrr
I don't mind the snow, but this cold is brutal.
So glad you are well dear friend, this is such a wonderful time of year....:-)Hugs
Jaw dropped! You knitted that?!?!?! It's gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteSending you holiday greetings and wishing you a very Merry Christmas, jj
Love the knitted Mary and baby Jesus. Very nice, Maggie, very nice! My Grandma used to say "Red sky at night, sailors' delight; Red sky at morning, sailers' take warning." Same thing basically as someone else posted except Grandma said it was a sailors thing. Now how she thought she knew anything about sailors though -well that's beyond me. But that expression must have been around now a really long time cause my Grandma would be 130 years old if she were still alive. I'm just sitting here brooding tonight -got my cards addressed today, finally but now, just bored and upset cause I'm here by myself, been alone all day, and I have no clue where the family is tonight which kind of ticks me off and makes me feel bad at the same time. Not a good vibe going on right now at any rate. Peace!
ReplyDeleteWhere I grew up, in Devon, it was "red sky at night, shepherd's delight" and "red sky in morning, shepherd's warning."
ReplyDeleteYour knitted Mary is so lovely!
A lovely sunrise too! The sun rises late here - around 8 am and sets at about 14.45 - so short days, but sweet with all the snow.
ReplyDeletethat is lovely, you are clever maggie!
ReplyDeleteluv saz x
I love the rosy sunrise skies. Your pic is pretty. We are heading towards the shortest day soon - then days will become longer and the sun will rise much earlier!
ReplyDeleteLove your Mary and baby Jesus.
Stay warm!
I don't remember all the old Dutch sayings, I get them mixed up with English ones and don't know what the original ones are like anymore. It's very confusing. Mary looks lovely.
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Weather is the same here Maggie although I can't say I saw the sunrise. I love your knitted "Mary". It looks the same as the one I did a few years ago. A x
ReplyDeleteThat's a beautifully knitted Mary. I remember the winters being harsh, too, but we seemed to get on with it. Of course, there wasn't the traffic then or the school closures!
ReplyDeleteCJ xx
Shepards warning here too! The sun came out today and it was quite beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHappy christmas x
Snow is a lovely thing when it first falls, not so much after people have been at it.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, your knitting is lovely, period. I have no idea how you do something like that...
I never heard it said "Sailors Warning", but my Pop told me how to read the sky.
ReplyDeleteI knew that when it was pink we were going to get snow. We didn't central heat either Maggie.
The photograph is beautiful.
It never stopped us from getting out in the snow. You brought back some wonderful memories.
Joey
You're really gifted at knitting!
Your knitting looks wonderful! I received the instructions, but haven't started anything yet, you inspire me: today!
ReplyDeleteStay warm and enjoy Christmas!
Wow, Maggie, what a wonderful piece of craft. You're really talented.
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