Into the Gallatins
Montana, at least the sliver of it I glimpsed from Highways 90 and 191 and the footpaths along Buffalo Horn Creek, captured my heart. If we’d tried to shoehorn all the mayhem I outlined in the last post into a typical wedding/family reunion venue, I might have emerged a little bit frayed at the edges. As it was, there was clean cold air, sparkling dry snow, an icy river, mountain trails among biscuit-colored rock outcrops and sweet-scented pine woods, a cozy cabin with a wood fire, daily long walks with my husband and sister-in-law while Lark bounded tirelessly up and down the slopes like a gazelle on speed, good food (although this vegetarian will never overcome certain feelings of grievance about the permeation of all her clothing with clinging, malodorous bacon grease), and endearing snowsuit-clad toddlers eager to commandeer adult company for games of dominoes, dance parties, snow-eating, or choruses of “Jingle Bells.” It snowed during the wedding:
… but there was a bonfire with hot cocoa, cider, and s’mores to warm up afterward:
And there was knitting time. (Indoors, in the cozy cabin. I took my fingers out of my gloves only long enough to consume gooey marshmallows when these pictures were being taken.) I did take the silk, and Katrin’s February Lady sweater is now just into the gull lace. Lucky, lucky me that I get to knit with this Luscious Single Silk: luscious really is the word for it. It’s so plump and fluid on the needles. Good thing we have a rainy weekend forecast; I need to spend a lot of hours knitting if this and other Christmas projects are going to be ready in time! I fear the blog is going to be a little dull these next weeks as I put all my energy into the fabrication of secret loot; thank goodness I can show you FLS progess shots now and then!
Posted: December 8th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
ooooh, that is going to be one gorgeous FLS!
Posted: December 8th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
Oh wow, the wedding! It looks so beautiful and romantic – a wedding involving snow and smores sounds pretty perfect to me. Your trip sounds just wonderful. Love the FLS too, that yarn looks stunning!
Posted: December 9th, 2008 at 10:45 am
A winter wedding that looks like it could be straight out of the film Sun Valley Serenade. Very romantic, though it looks very cold!!
The FLS looks pretty so far…good luck with your Christmas knits!
Posted: December 9th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
the gull lace is as beautiful as ever. i lurve it. and the wedding looks mighty wonderful too.
Posted: December 9th, 2008 at 3:52 pm
Your FLS is dreamy – the purple looks so lovely against the autumn leaves!
Posted: December 10th, 2008 at 7:02 am
the wedding picture with all the puffy jackets is awesome. i loved montana and will never forgive my hard drive for failing with all my pictures of our trip there locked away in its depth. only the mind memories now. which actually gives us the greatest reason to go back, huh?
good luck on the knitting.
Posted: December 10th, 2008 at 8:05 am
Your description of the scenery was lovely–I was there for a moment. And the yarn talk makes me what to touch it!! I’m working on FLS, too, in Malabrigo and love it. It’s the first time I used that yarn and fell in love with it.
Posted: December 10th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
What an amazing and unique wedding. It looked magical!
Posted: December 12th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
What an incredible view at that wedding! How beautiful!