No actually I dont want to talk about dragons today, maybe they will calm down if I ignore them a bit. I try to shield my self from their influence but good advice on shielding  is appreciated. 

On the crafty front I have finished my nålebindings socks. They are a bit tight to me, but I think my son will like them. He is 7 years old, wants to be a viking and uses size 37 shoes. I use size 39! I wonder how big feet he will get! He is 140 cm tall too but then my little brother is almost 2 meters so he has a tall family.

I'm currently knitting socks to myself again and I have a hat in progress. And then I'm making viking costumes to me and my two kids... And studying for a mastersdegree in nursing too... so I just have a good reason why not to have time to do the dishes (darn they wont do themselves) well I guess I have to make time for that too...

I have some wild dragons in my life. Life without dragons would be well boring, lame, tame, I guess.

Dragons are strong and mine are wild at the moment.

I am a mom. I have been a mom since my mother died of cancer when I was 7. My first child, my little brother is all grown up and I now have two beautifull wonderfull bright kids of my own.

This beeing a mom gives strenght I guess. I have a cronic illness that leaves me tired and aching at times (well at most times) And this dragon has to be tamed on a regular basis, but this dragon I can handle. The thing is that this dragon is not the wildest or biggest dragon of my life right now. I have a wonderfull husband that I love. The thing is that he is ill. He has a depression and related problems. He is in hospital and has been since yule. I can cope with this dragon too most of the time. But this dragon is so tricky and unpredictable. One day it seems tamer and I get my hopes up the next day it roars and spits fire...  Taming this dragon sapps a lot of strenght from me.

So why do we need dragons? They bring power when they are managed right, they also give innsight and wisdom. This wild dragon was wild 7 years ago too and we managed to tame him then, and came stronger and wiser and more together from the ordeal. I just hope we manage this time too. I'm not giving up this dragon. It will be tamed and put to good use so to speak. But right now I'm just tired.

So I need some dragon taming power. Some little extra strenght to keep going and hoping. I find that it is the littlest things that help and give strength. A word from a friend, a cup of tea, knitting, spinning or just looking at the wintery sunlight outside. I even found a tea that promises to help me with my dragontaming:

The mittens in my picture are the first ever project i made in nålebinding the viking age thechnique. I made them last year and they are made of Uruguay yarn from handpaintedyarn.com. The needle in between my hands is made from ebony and I made it my self. I dont have any pattern for the mittens but the stich is a finnish type.

I just wanted to say hi. I'm here now. I feel at home right away and look forward to exploring here.