In non-knitting news: I've been lead to reading Mrs. Miniver through another blog I read, Jean's Knitting. It turns out there is a free copy of the book available on-line and I am just so totally charmed by it. Honestly, who can resist:
In childhood the daylight always fails too soon -- except when there are going to be fireworks; and then the sun dawdles intolerably on the threshold like a tedious guest.