"Makes Me Smile" Monday

I love the last page of Country Living, the "Simple Country Pleasures" page. Always beautiful photographs of the coziest of country things, and the perfect quotation to go along. The last page of the January issue hit the spot:

I couldn't agree more !!!! Especially with the notion of knitting . . . my new favorite hobby !

So, I thought I'd give a little update, too, on my first sweater:

I'm finishing up the second sleeve right now . . . then it's onto finishing up the body . . . and then I'm done !!! Hoping to have it finished in the next couple weeks . . . . in time for my birthday, perhaps. What I nice present I could give myself !!!

Here's to a happy Monday filled with winter comfort and your favorite hobby !!!!