Close Knitted

 Ok, so say what you might, but there's no comparing Tumblr to Blogger (only Infidel makes me go there!). I should know, I've been on both with different degrees of 'success' and I decided to stay on Blogger. Why, would you ask? Well, for the bloggers, that is. In the time I've been back to Blogger, I've met a community of people who are funny, smart, sexy and absolutely fantastic.

I have no idea where and when I started following blogs when I came back here. I think I hit some of my 'old' blogs looking to see who was still active. That led me down the rabbit hole and I ended up following a ton of 'new' people (new to me, of course, because some of them had been blogging for YEARS!). On Blogger I don't follow many 'dick blogs' because well, I can get porn anywhere. What I'm on Blogger for is for the people who blog.

There's all kinds of bloggers but my favorites are the ones that make me think. Or laugh. Some do get me in the mood for some afternoon delight, of course. But they also have something interesting to say. The thing with the bloggers I follow is that they all have their very own point of view, so the conversations we have are incredibly enriching and I learn from each and every one of them every day. My blogger friends have also been an incredible lifesaver during the pandemic. What with not going out and all that Jazz. For those of us with a combination personality (Introverts that play as extroverts and extroverts enjoying some introversion) blogging is kind of the perfect media: intimate yet public. Like a good grope.

I have made blogging part of my daily routine. One, to clean the cobwebs in my head and two, to see what my bloggers are up to. It's nice to give a stroll in the world of ones and zeroes and find so many interesting and fun things to read and gawk at! It's like having ten or twelve conversations with people I like. I love it.

One added benefit is when one fellow blogger has a special talent and they share it with you. Me, being a non-artistic, non-creative person, can mostly contribute by posting. But some bloggers have fantastic skills and I was just treated to the product of on of those talents. Anne Marie, who is incredibly funny and super sharp and has an opinion (that girl will let you HAVE IT) is also super talented with wool and needles and she made me a fabulous knitted hat and a scarf and I love them. I actually went out today just to wear them. I was lucky that it snowed in the middle of March, too! I left my cave and went out because I just had to wear them. You may not see the details in the photo because I suck as a photographer but I look amazing with that hat and the scarf. Girl is talented.

She made them in my favorite colors: black and white and the hat fits *just right*. I love them. And I appreciate her gift so fucking much. There's nothing like gifts that someone MADE especially for you. I'm lucky like that. 

Thanks, girl. You're awesome! 

XOXOX