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Down to 260 on the Ravelry list. Will get invite tonight/tomorrow I hope.
As far as the outdoors stuff, this is how it goes: My dad was a big hunter/fisher. He used to go to the Berkshires every year to hunt, and to the beach every year for the striper run. He got sick when I was 12 and died when I was 15, before he was able to teach me. Not that as a 15 year old girl I was into outdoorsy things. But as I got older, I want to become the person my dad would have wanted me to be. I know my life is very different now than it would be if he was alive. And there are parts of it that I can’t change, but there are parts that I can. I can remember dad taking me fishing when I was small. Staying up late and catching the tide, going to the boat yard to work on the boat. Things like that. When I am out fishing, I feel as though he would be proud of me, continuing on without him. And that is why I want to be outdoorsy.
Since no one I know actually hunts, I’ve taken NUMEROUS classes from Becoming an Outdoorswoman (awesome program, every woman should take part in it). I’m now certified to get my license; all I have to do is save up $100 bucks. Sounds easy doesn’t it? Yeah right. There is always something else that needs that money, a bill, food, need a winter coat, need brakes for the car, etc. But I’m on my way. Once I get my license I’m getting a good cabinet. By then I hope to have someone to hunt with. Because it’s a little weird to spend all this money on something that I don’t know how to do. I’ve thought about joining a club, but am hesitant because I don’t know anyone, and because I’m a girl, it would be like joining a frat.
Fishing is easier. I have all the stuff. My sister comes up from RI one day a weekend to come with me. Our next trip is scheduled for Nov 11th. It’s the Patriot’s bye week so I won’t have to rush home to watch the game. Now I know that I said that fishing is easier, and by that I mean getting the equipment is easier. Karen and I have been out almost every weekend since August, and I’ve been out all summer long. We have yet to catch a fish. We suck. I found a new spot though that is promising. We’re going to go there next trip. And I think I’ll surprise Karen with live bait too. Maybe that will help us catch a fish.
This post isn’t really about knitting, but it is about me.
