A knitted sweater and a white pantsuit

A few days ago, I blogged about how some of us dealt with our election anxiety issues.  My friend Jane S. let me know that she's been knitting.  When I asked to see photos of what she's made, she sent this one of a sweater she knitted for a friend's baby.  It's beautiful!  The baby is cute, but it's the sweater that amazes me.  I'm very impressed.

So how have you spent your time during the pandemic?

Speaking of clothing, how about that white pantsuit Kamala Harris was wearing on the night she and Joe Biden addressed the nation to accept their nomination?  Did you notice what she was wearing?  Read CNN's article about why that white suit speaks volumes.  Even the bow on her blouse has meaning.

"The color white has long been associated with the women's suffrage movement . . . [Kamala] was standing on the shoulders of Shirley Chisholm, who wore white as she became the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968.  She was standing on the shoulders of Geraldine Ferraro, who wore all-white to accept the role of Walter Mondale's running mate in his 1984 presidential campaign.  She was standing on the shoulders of Hillary Clinton, who wore a signature white pantsuit to accept the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016."

Maybe too much is made of women's clothing, but this was symbolic in a good way on a night that made history.  She is "the first female, first Black, and first South Asian vice president-elect" in our history.  Click that link for another CNN article from a couple of days ago.  She's making history!

Shirley Chisholm, Geraldine Ferraro, and Hillary Clinton are in that quote.  What about Rosa Parks and Ruby Bridges?  Rosa refusing to give up her seat on the bus.  Little Ruby walking to school as the first Black child.  Their pictures are on Facebook now, with these words:

"Rosa sat, so Ruby could walk, so Kamala could run."