twenty-five...

she arrived at dawn, twenty-five years ago, 

on a snowy Yorkshire morning...

Rilke Aurore, my darling daughter...

an heirloom...

rilke's first sweater...

knit twenty-four years ago by my mother...

worn by each of my babies...

 it is a beloved heirloom made of wool and silk and dear, dear memories...

happy birthday, rilke...

happy birthday, miss baby...

She arrived at dawn, twenty-three years ago, on a snowy Yorkshire morning...Rilke Aurore, my first born, and one of the true loves of my life...

why, I love her even more than knitting!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Rilke! 

rilke's blue sweater, made in 1987...