Patience : Rewarded
A 10-hour work day;
but on the way home tiny snowflakes floated
and landed on my face.
Knitting is slow in the house of carpal tunnel victims. It is an interesting hiatus, as I am still thinking a lot about it, and like to plan my next steps, whenever I am ready for them. Meanwhile, it has given me the courage to unravel things that don’t work out – my destructive fingers are itching for the second sweater! For the optimist, it is not work going to waste; instead, it is more room in the closet, less self-recrimination in looking at what is practically a mistake, and more yarn for a new project! Triple-win!
My trusted cell phone has a decent camera, so I decided to recruit it for a new blogging experiment I have been contemplating for a while. Since not much knitting will be discussed in the near future, I may as well try the 1 photo + short caption of daily life posting, which seems to be a little trend developing. Our need to share with strangers the mundane details of our lives never seizes to amaze me!
3 people + 6 chopsticks + a compromise in spiciness = a great way to spend Sunday afternoon
It is a cold, clear Sunday morning, and I am trying to keep quiet for the benefit of those still sleeping. Which includes everyone but myself. Even my trusted shadow, Seven, was glad to see me settle on the sofa with my computer, so that she could curl up next to me and fall asleep, her paw stretched out to push against my hip.
Computer angst is still bothering me, continuously forcing me to remind myself the unimportance of high-resolution photos. In an effort to think of happier things, I came across this photo of me as a professional fisherman. My career didn’t last long, and I am happy to report that no fishies lost their lives in the process.
2010 came with a reminder of life before computers, as mine broke within the first week, and work has been so hectic I haven’t had time to catch up with barely anything. Blogging from borrowed computers means no photos in this post too. This is just a quick note to say I ‘m still around, and hope things will be back in order soon.
In knitting news, last night I took a deep breath and unravelled most of my Francis, as it had come out too big. I was in some sort of ostrich-type denial and kept going, but now I know it was the right decision to rip-rip-rip.
I am also knitting a new blanket, with a very fluffy yarn I got for Christmas. The colors are great, just what you ‘d need to wrap yourself into for a cat nap. It satisfies my need for mindless knitting, and I am sure the cats will love kneading on it once it’s done. They already go for it while it still is just a big ball of yarn!
