My GP told me the other evening to stay quiet in bed and look after myself until I get to see her tomorrow (Thursday). Combine with this with the coldest snap we have had for many many years (snow down the road, cars falling off roads everywhere cos of black ice, fingersand noses nippy drippy cold. And I am in bed...
I have been knitting scarves for weeks. Don't have a pic atm - but they are clever bits of knitting half and quarter rows before doing full rows so they turn out spirally and looking like Sharks' Eggs. I was hoping to sell them but I have given so many away - my very successful market research!
Anyway, this evening I was faffing around in bed with the notebook keeping my belly warm and puddling away through Pinterest and following links and I found a blog posting on knitting Sock Yarn Blankets. And a tutorial... Here is the original blankie posting I discovered and she has a link at the bottom there to a lot of other pretty knitted blankets.
So I have pulled out some 4 ply wool and have almost finished my first square. She says that you only need 'a walnut sized lump of wool' for each square. I think I could use skeins of tapestry wool to knit them with - I have a little collection of them. I don't know if they are 4 ply but the look close enough and I think that is all that matters.
By the way - yesterday top temperature here was 6*, today is soared to 7*. Might have to break out the sunnies and bathers tomorrow...
PS I just noticed there is a (new?) location button down the bottom RH corner so I set it. You can go and have a look at where I live, there is even streetstalk which went up the road almost to my place before the driver wandered off into the bush and drove bewildered and lost through every little track in the State Forest before discovering Maldon 45 kms further on (Maldon is only about 8 kms in a straight crow-flyin' line), hehehe!!!!
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
But if...
I reckon if I had THIS CHAIR I would be just sitting in another chair and looking at it!!!! How pretty is that! I wish I was on a computer where I knewhow to easily grab a photo but you can go to the link and have a drool.
ANd while you are there just IGNORE the price. I am sure they left out the dot before the cents...
ANd while you are there just IGNORE the price. I am sure they left out the dot before the cents...
AAAAGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
I have been sick.
I am still sick.
Furthermore, I am sick of being sick.
My GP discovered 4 weeks ago that I have enormously HIGH blood pressure. (190/100 if that means anything to you). On to a couple of cardio drugs, but two weeks later my BP was still up there in the clouds.
So she added a beta blocker.
As a consequence my BP plummeted, as did my pulse rate and I started to fall over whenever I stood up too quickly. Or even slowly. Cold white fingers, pins and needles, absolute lethargy, etc...
Had to get The Sweetheart to take me in to A&E on Saturday (cos I drove off the road the last time I drove the Iced Volvo...).
So now I am off the beta blockers, and am on bed rest until I go to see her again in a couple of days. Then an ultrasound on my heart and a brain scan cos I may have had one of those cute little strokes. And to see an industrial strength cardiologist.
Bugger.
My heart has been foolish since the last couple of bee stings where I arrested, before that my BP used to be a lovely 90/60. Thank goodness for my Epipens - now I carry TWO to keep me going until the ambulance gets to me.
So, I am not sewing.
I have a hexagonal stars all cut out and a bit sewn together to make for a young friend who has scary melanoma, and a bag for my sister for her birthday (which was only a couple of weeks ago, and she isn't expecting a pressie so that is OK).
The quilt is a lovely Sarah Fielke pattern from her new "Quilting from little things..." - Stars in Your Eyes.
This was featured in last month's Better Homes and Gardens mag - Sarah writes about it here but I also bought her fabulous book in April. For each of the patterns she has an achievable mini quilt as well as the larger one.
The bag I am making for my next sister is from Julia Davis and Anne Muxworthy's "Easy Japanese Quilt Style". This is a link to the book, however not the book I have but one which has the bag I am making as the cover pic (how lucky was that - now I don't have to explain it!!!).
BUT the enforced bed rest has had an up-side.
I did discover Pinterest which is such good fun. It is a website that acts like a pin board where you can 'pin' your favourite photos. Each 'board' can have a different title so you can group your faves. I have one Board that is my home as it is, followed by another Board for the dreamings and desires!
There are LOTS of lovely links to all sorts of craft stuff, quilts, architecture, pets, fashion, pretties, some GREAT photo-journo links to some of the war zones I either went to or dodged...
I don't have to worry about making things at all. I can just explore other people's creations and then Pin them!!!
Here is my link to Pinterest. There are some of my own pics in my quilts and sewing Board as well as my home.
I am cuddled up in bed, lovely and warm cos of the little notebook whirring away on my lap, and lovely cosy flannel sheets, and snugly jarmies. Outside today it is 4* (at noon) and sleeting and hailing instead of snowing. It is good to be so warm on such a day (and it is apparently going to get colder over the next few days...).
I will keep you posted.
I am still sick.
Furthermore, I am sick of being sick.
My GP discovered 4 weeks ago that I have enormously HIGH blood pressure. (190/100 if that means anything to you). On to a couple of cardio drugs, but two weeks later my BP was still up there in the clouds.
So she added a beta blocker.
As a consequence my BP plummeted, as did my pulse rate and I started to fall over whenever I stood up too quickly. Or even slowly. Cold white fingers, pins and needles, absolute lethargy, etc...
Had to get The Sweetheart to take me in to A&E on Saturday (cos I drove off the road the last time I drove the Iced Volvo...).
So now I am off the beta blockers, and am on bed rest until I go to see her again in a couple of days. Then an ultrasound on my heart and a brain scan cos I may have had one of those cute little strokes. And to see an industrial strength cardiologist.
Bugger.
My heart has been foolish since the last couple of bee stings where I arrested, before that my BP used to be a lovely 90/60. Thank goodness for my Epipens - now I carry TWO to keep me going until the ambulance gets to me.
So, I am not sewing.
I have a hexagonal stars all cut out and a bit sewn together to make for a young friend who has scary melanoma, and a bag for my sister for her birthday (which was only a couple of weeks ago, and she isn't expecting a pressie so that is OK).
The quilt is a lovely Sarah Fielke pattern from her new "Quilting from little things..." - Stars in Your Eyes.
This was featured in last month's Better Homes and Gardens mag - Sarah writes about it here but I also bought her fabulous book in April. For each of the patterns she has an achievable mini quilt as well as the larger one.
The bag I am making for my next sister is from Julia Davis and Anne Muxworthy's "Easy Japanese Quilt Style". This is a link to the book, however not the book I have but one which has the bag I am making as the cover pic (how lucky was that - now I don't have to explain it!!!).
BUT the enforced bed rest has had an up-side.
I did discover Pinterest which is such good fun. It is a website that acts like a pin board where you can 'pin' your favourite photos. Each 'board' can have a different title so you can group your faves. I have one Board that is my home as it is, followed by another Board for the dreamings and desires!
There are LOTS of lovely links to all sorts of craft stuff, quilts, architecture, pets, fashion, pretties, some GREAT photo-journo links to some of the war zones I either went to or dodged...
I don't have to worry about making things at all. I can just explore other people's creations and then Pin them!!!
Here is my link to Pinterest. There are some of my own pics in my quilts and sewing Board as well as my home.
I am cuddled up in bed, lovely and warm cos of the little notebook whirring away on my lap, and lovely cosy flannel sheets, and snugly jarmies. Outside today it is 4* (at noon) and sleeting and hailing instead of snowing. It is good to be so warm on such a day (and it is apparently going to get colder over the next few days...).
I will keep you posted.
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
I know it is late!
BUT - I am going to try and post at least every day...
This is what has made me slack this year.
January: It rained and rained and my house got flooded.
February: Repeat but worse this time.
March: Had some visitors from overseas who took a lot of recovering from.
Spent five wonderful days with Smelllie 1 and Moo the grandgirl, and got my "Just The Four Boys" together for a long weekend - first time all in one place for NINE years!!!
April: Easter and ANZAC day took up the last half of the month. Breathing used up pretty much all the rest of April...
May: Ah, that is now.
And that is it.
In between I have been trying to sew a couple of quilts, and some clothes (just for fun) and small stuff. Knitted lots of scarves and Barbie doll clothes cos that is achievable. I am still not being terribly lively healthwise.
And I have done some "house fluffing" - trying to get the kitchen in order and other bits of decorating. I will post some photos some time soon.
I have yet to have the water damage from the flooding fixed. It bucketed down, everything just FLOODED, there was 6" of water just rushing down all over my land, the road was washed out in front of my place and the creek rose and cut off the other end so I was almost trapped, fled through flood waters.
Our little town was isolated when the Loddon River cut off the road to the west. Muckleford Creek was feet deep over the road to the east, and the other road to the north was also way under water. The Loddon River almost overtopped the levee banks - all the townspeople turned out to sandbag extra height. The water almost came to the top of the sandbags. That is way too high!
Bit of the usual argy bargy that so many people have had with insurance companies. Generally they are coming to the party but they wanted a second opinion and the assessor to come and visit. TWO MONTHS after they had told me they weren't going to do that. Because my home is mud brick and rammed earth it is more of a specialist builder job than a regular one. Fortunately there is a really fabulous builder just down the road from me who has a superb reputation (and I have been to visit at the house he built. Magic!).
The bottom course of mudbricks have been eroded, and water came inside and flooded across the floors. Fortunately, the floors are red bricks, but they are still drying out, and now there is white efflorescence happening from salts in the water, soil, etc.
It has all been really stressful My extremely high blood pressure, I discovered last week, may well be the cause of the appalling headaches I have been having. On meds for that now. Sigh.
I recently discovered Pinterest. How much fun is this!!! Check it out if you dont know about this great waste of time! http://pinterest.com/ A wonderful waste of time!!!!
And now I am going to snuggle back into my lovely warm bed with the featherdown mattress topper and the soft flannelette sheets and this laptop to check out the latest Pinnings. Perfect for a frosty night!!
This is what has made me slack this year.
January: It rained and rained and my house got flooded.
February: Repeat but worse this time.
March: Had some visitors from overseas who took a lot of recovering from.
Spent five wonderful days with Smelllie 1 and Moo the grandgirl, and got my "Just The Four Boys" together for a long weekend - first time all in one place for NINE years!!!
April: Easter and ANZAC day took up the last half of the month. Breathing used up pretty much all the rest of April...
May: Ah, that is now.
And that is it.
In between I have been trying to sew a couple of quilts, and some clothes (just for fun) and small stuff. Knitted lots of scarves and Barbie doll clothes cos that is achievable. I am still not being terribly lively healthwise.
And I have done some "house fluffing" - trying to get the kitchen in order and other bits of decorating. I will post some photos some time soon.
I have yet to have the water damage from the flooding fixed. It bucketed down, everything just FLOODED, there was 6" of water just rushing down all over my land, the road was washed out in front of my place and the creek rose and cut off the other end so I was almost trapped, fled through flood waters.
Our little town was isolated when the Loddon River cut off the road to the west. Muckleford Creek was feet deep over the road to the east, and the other road to the north was also way under water. The Loddon River almost overtopped the levee banks - all the townspeople turned out to sandbag extra height. The water almost came to the top of the sandbags. That is way too high!
Bit of the usual argy bargy that so many people have had with insurance companies. Generally they are coming to the party but they wanted a second opinion and the assessor to come and visit. TWO MONTHS after they had told me they weren't going to do that. Because my home is mud brick and rammed earth it is more of a specialist builder job than a regular one. Fortunately there is a really fabulous builder just down the road from me who has a superb reputation (and I have been to visit at the house he built. Magic!).
The bottom course of mudbricks have been eroded, and water came inside and flooded across the floors. Fortunately, the floors are red bricks, but they are still drying out, and now there is white efflorescence happening from salts in the water, soil, etc.
It has all been really stressful My extremely high blood pressure, I discovered last week, may well be the cause of the appalling headaches I have been having. On meds for that now. Sigh.
I recently discovered Pinterest. How much fun is this!!! Check it out if you dont know about this great waste of time! http://pinterest.com/ A wonderful waste of time!!!!
And now I am going to snuggle back into my lovely warm bed with the featherdown mattress topper and the soft flannelette sheets and this laptop to check out the latest Pinnings. Perfect for a frosty night!!
Tuesday, 17 May 2011
I AM here!
I am so naughty - poor little blog, poor sad followers!
I am still alive, still here.
No great excuses.
I just got out of the habit of blogging.
Now, I will probably find I have forgotten how to work all this and IT WILL SERVE ME RIGHT!
This is just a heads up - I will be back tomorrow with some nice stuff for you.
Truly.
I am still alive, still here.
No great excuses.
I just got out of the habit of blogging.
Now, I will probably find I have forgotten how to work all this and IT WILL SERVE ME RIGHT!
This is just a heads up - I will be back tomorrow with some nice stuff for you.
Truly.
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