I love New York!

Salami shaped like hearts and flowers

Cheese, magnificent cheese

Every olive under the sun

Pizza the size of my leg — yes, I ate the whole thing

Thanks to all who entered the Knit Nat Giveaway. The winner was chosen and contacted this morning.

Keep your eyes peeled for any upcoming giveaways, as I plan on doing this in the future.

-Natasha

Creativity is in the air here at Knit Nat AK, which means it’s time for a crafty giveaway. One lucky person will win a hand made craft from Knit Nat!

Yesterday was crystal clear and bright and today’s looking good too. Stephen and I busted out the horseshoes last night. He beat me, as usual, but I managed to get some ringers of my own.

I’m a little excited because this morning, I checked out my favorite craft Web site, craftster.org to see what new knitting projects were posted. As I scrolled down, I noticed my Braided Winter Headband was near the top of the list, meaning someone must have commented on it. When I opened it up, I found this little picture:

I’ve been a member of this site for seven years and few people have even commented on my crafts. Thanks to the girl in Seward for letting me spy on her headband. I wouldn’t have won this award without her.

December 21 can be a strange day. In a sense it’s depressing because it’s the shortest day of the year. The sun rose at 10:11 a.m. and set at 3:41 p.m. Not a lot of daylight. But the solstice can also be uplifting. Every day after this day it will be lighter and lighter and before we know it, summer has arrived and the sun will never set.

We gained 17 seconds of daylight today.