Change

You can't stop it. It's the only thing you can count on. Things change:

• The leaves changing color and dancing in the wind as I drove down to Oregon to speak at the Tigard Knitting Guild and to teach workshops over the weekend. What a kind and curious and welcoming group of knitters! I had a great time and, as always, learned as much as anyone in the class.

• Packing to move back to Berkeley. I leave Seattle on November 24th--I'm so happy to be settling in with my husband, but so sad to be saying goodbye to my hometown and my friends up here. Gingko is settling into her apartment, though, and it's time for mama bear to head south. I deliberately held off thinking about this until after the workshop weekend in Oregon--now I'm sorting and packing, putting piles of papers into recycling, gathering bags of clothing and books for charity, sorting yarns into boxes to be shipped to California. And crying a bit.

• Heading off to volunteer at the polls today. This has been an emotional election period for me--I have been brought to tears often by the stirring voices for constructive change that we've heard the last few months. You know where I stand: Obama/Biden!

Sometimes change happens to us--and sometimes we bring about change. Vote!

Comments

[Jessica]

Oh Janine, I'm so sad that you're leaving us but I'm sure your life will be much simpler and happier once you are back in CA. I hope I get to see you before you go.

[Nancy]

If we could only have all that we love in one compact geographic location, life would be much simpler. Home with DH for Thanksgiving is good. Maybe someday you will return to this place you love for another extended time period.

[KarenJoSeattle]

I understand the pull of wide-spread locations and people. Leaving can be so hard, even when there are good things waiting at the other end. Maybe we'll cross paths on one of my many trips down there to tend to my own divergent pulls.

PS did Berkeley get the big rains? We're dealing with drainage issues and a neighbor's flooded floors from afar, but that's in the foothills.

[Becca]

Hey Janine, I was thinking that we'd be like ships passing in the night, because I'm going to be in Seattle for a quick weekend research trip, next Friday through Sunday nights. If you're not too mired in packing, maybe we can have coffee.

[Thalia]

I hope you and yours celebrated on Tuesday night! And I hope the move is overall more positive and centering.

[KnittingInMind]

So, it sounds like this time you are moving to California and done with the back and forth? I'm sad that I won't be seeing you around at SKG, but I'm happy that you are settling in to a good situation.
I see you'll be at Madrona, I'll look for you there every year.

I hope the lichens don't pile up too high at the rest stop.

[boby]

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