Brenna growing up

Brenna modeling the scarf I knitted for Mom for Christmas. It's a short row ribbed scarf made with Sheepjes Alpine (75% wool, 25% acrylic) colour 5015.


I hadn't seen Marian and Brenna together this fall, until last weekend when I photographed them at the Christmas concert. Even then an important detail escaped my notice. Last night I picked them up in the dark, we were hurried and excited, and I missed it again.

Until this afternoon. I had dropped them off near some favourite shops while I ran last-minute errands. When I returned, walked into the store and saw them standing together, I finally realized.

Brenna is as tall as Marian.

She was always a little longer for her age, but seeing this was a shock. She must have sprouted another inch since I measured them in August. They're both 5'1", and Brenna will likely gain another inch.

Her expression in this photo is somewhat characteristic. She's a sharp one, missing nothing, and can be a relentless tease. Her clever fingers create marvellous things out of beads, wire, clay and paper.

Recently she has demonstrated an interest in journaling, something I tried to introduce to them both several years ago. And last night I learned she has won a Legion award for the best poem from the schools in her town, two years in a row.