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Archive for December 25, 2023
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We are all ancestors in training.
– Unknown –
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Why I Learned to Knit Christmas Stockings
Embarking on a heartwarming journey of love and connection, Madeline Holcombe decided the best way to feel closer to her late grandmother was to pick up her knitting needles. Using her grandmother’s pattern, Madeline set out to craft the same personalized Christmas stockings that Grandma Mimi began diligently knitting for her family in the 1960s. Through this repetitive labor of love, Madeline found a profound connection to her past, gaining a deeper understanding of her grandmother’s silent expressions of love. She observed, “It took me awhile to understand that the things she made meant the same as ‘I love you’ or ‘I missed you.'” It wasn’t just a simple knitting project; it was carrying on a tradition of warmth and belonging for her family. An ongoing work in progress, the mutual narrative of love and resilience woven into these homemade stockings is what truly matters. “I can keep making them, and we will get to tell the story of our extraordinary grandmother and show the love she had for us in our handmade knit stockings.” { read more }
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