Hello world!

I guess it is Hello World. I am an embryo when it comes to blogging and managing this site. For those of you who choose to read my posts, you will see me pass through the stages of growth and, hopefully, see improvement as I mature. I will be posting about my life as a midwife and a fiber addict. I hope to add pictures of my alpaca friends, my garden, knitting and fiber.

I have been a nurse midwife for 15 years, the average time a midwife practices full scope (which means up at night attending births) is 10 years. I admit I am tired and winding down my career. I still love what I do and feel honored everytime I witness a birth. It has not always been easy or exhilarating, but overall it has been a good gig.

I spend a lot of time knitting, reading about knitting, surfing the web to knitting related sites and talking about knitting. I learned to knit at about the age of 7-8. My mother taught me. I did not knit consistently but about 10 years ago I got the bug and it has become an important part of my life. I am now dipping my toes into the world of designing. Nothing big or marketable …… yet. I learned to spin a year ago, so I am still making “designer yarns”.

I live with my partner of 24 years. David is a pharmacist and a budding farmer.  We have no children, unless you count the two cats that also live in the house: Bonnie and Clyde. Gangsters at heart. (I will learn to add pictures to my posts)

I plan to post weekly, more if I think I have something to say.

Until next time: “Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you’ll help them become what they are capable of becoming.” Goethe

 Cynthia