This evening I went to visit my friend Arna who has just had a baby. I was feeling a bit bad that I didn’t have a knitted gift for them but I’ve been busy with others things, such as wedding gifts. When I walked into their apartment, a half knitted baby sock was sitting on the table and I’ll tell you that for a moment there I forgot that there was a brand new baby in town. I immediately moved, as if by unwordly forces, towards the sock to admire it. It was then that I found out that Arna’s mom is a knitter. We immediately hit it off, and she showed me the FOUR lopi sweaters that she has knitted in the three weeks she’s been here in Finland. I will repeat it again: four sweaters in three weeks!
The baby is by the way really really cute and adorable.
Arna’s mom is also a nurse who delivers babies – is there a specific term in English for that? In Icelandic they are called “Ljósmóðir” which literally translates as “lightmother”. Isn’t that beautiful?
In any case, I don’t feel bad not having knit them a present. They are in very good hands!
Oh, and I’m probably about a kilogram lighter than I was this morning,
Anyone interested in spinning human hair?
that picture looks like a crime scene photo!
i cut my hair pretty short and now i’m worried that it isn’t growing back. my grandmother always said i have nice curls, but never know what to do with them.
btw: a midwife is someone who helps deliver babies, and i believe they call nurses who specialize in this nurse-midwife.
Comment by omar — Friday, June 30, 2006 @ 2:13 am
four sweaters in three weeks? i feel faint.
i love the light mother term. the norwegian name is jordmor – earth mother.
now show us a pic of your new hair!
Comment by kris — Friday, June 30, 2006 @ 8:36 am
In Iceland you have to be a nurse before you can study to be a midwive.
Who cares about the baby when you have knitted items! He he
Comment by Sonja — Friday, June 30, 2006 @ 9:14 am
Myndir myndir myndir! Við viljum sjá myndir af þér með stutt hár!
Comment by Bryndís — Friday, June 30, 2006 @ 1:21 pm
In Great Britain midwives do not have to be nurses first – almost all are though.
Comment by Vivienne — Friday, June 30, 2006 @ 6:18 pm
I would buy that piece of human hair.
Comment by Eugene — Monday, June 11, 2007 @ 4:04 pm