Because I can't do anything else. And Dad needs pyjamas, and grey and dull has never been his style.
And something that I have only learnt recently, and only from blogs and flickr and online; that if you can make something handmade as a sign of love, then do it. Why not? I didn't make things for people for fear that it wouldn't be wanted, Over thirty years of wanting to and not. And since I have, I have been so surprised that my friends and family have been happy to receive them.
My Dad, who used to complain that I spent too much time sewing and knitting and painting and drawing when I was a child. So much so that I abandoned ideas of Art College and did a degree in Science. Now I am thirty-four, he is so happy by anything that I make, he shows everyone, he is proud. And the last time he was here in Spain, he told me so. The past is the past, and I am rambling. I love him, and he is very sick, and he has cancer, and I am scared.
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I think that handmade things are awesome, and while I think I've always appreciated them, it's gotten moreso as I've gotten older -- because I make things myself, and I know how much time and effort and love goes into them. And I love the idea that someone wanted to take that time to make something for me, it makes it so much more special! My mom wears the socks I knit for her every time she sees me, and I love knowing that she still likes them!
love and hugs to you ...