Friday, 4 October 2013
Thursday, 3 October 2013
OFFF
This past weekend I went to Canby,Oregon with Gail and Lynne. Despite the almost constant wind and rain, I had a great time. There was as pinning/knitting circle, a gallery with fabulous displays and a multitude of wen doors. Some of the poor vendors were out on the lawn and almost got blown away. In fact some didn't come and some left early the weather was so bad. Lynne said that for the first time in 15years the vendors were allowed to leave early.
I actually did do some spinning, filled one bobbin,(or almost). Bought some lovely fibre and found a bargain on some books.
Have to have coffee before I write any more Lynne.
Tuesday, 3 September 2013
So many, many things to do.
Well I am off the crutches for a week now and rarely use my cane. I am still waiting for the steri- strips to drop off. I keep trimming the edges as they become loose. have to see the surgeon next week so will see what he has to say.My knee is great, sore if I over do It but oh how far modern medicine has come. I will have two little scars not the 6-8 inch or bigger scar that people used to have after this type of surgery. Fibre optics have made an amazing change for surgery.
I have finally put one of my patterns into a semi-proper formate and one of my friends is test knitting it for me. I think I have redone the pattern about 5 times and I think it is right now. Poor Tammy has received at least four revisions. I need to re-knit this pattern myself. I tried it with some variegated yarn to see if the pattern would show up but that was a bust so now I am doing it in a Teal colour called Snow Cone, Sock- ease from Lion Brand yarn.
I now have ideas for other patterns to write up, some I have already done and others are still in my head. I do need to find a better program for charting. I really want to do a stole but haven't yet got past the wanting to do one. I really need to finish some of my WIPs before I start doing this.
I have to go as The girls are here and Elizabeth wants to play "The Cleaning Game".
I have finally put one of my patterns into a semi-proper formate and one of my friends is test knitting it for me. I think I have redone the pattern about 5 times and I think it is right now. Poor Tammy has received at least four revisions. I need to re-knit this pattern myself. I tried it with some variegated yarn to see if the pattern would show up but that was a bust so now I am doing it in a Teal colour called Snow Cone, Sock- ease from Lion Brand yarn.
I now have ideas for other patterns to write up, some I have already done and others are still in my head. I do need to find a better program for charting. I really want to do a stole but haven't yet got past the wanting to do one. I really need to finish some of my WIPs before I start doing this.
I have to go as The girls are here and Elizabeth wants to play "The Cleaning Game".
Saturday, 24 August 2013
It's over
The surgery went well, I have gauge and a tensor on my knee for four days. Amusing crutches but can put weight on my leg. I was very well cared for at Jim Pattison Medicial Centre and would recommend it to anyone.
Thursday, 22 August 2013
Tomorrows the day
Well tomorrow they go in and remove the bit of torn cartilage in my knee. Boy has this procedure ever changed since I first started working as a Physio. At that time this surgery involved a large incision ( about 8") , massive bandages , crutches and lots of Physio. Now they poke two little holes, put fibre optic scope in one and the instrument in the other. I may require 1 stitch in each spot .after the surgery is over. It is day surgery so I don't even have to stay there.
Last week was a sad week. We were visiting Bill's Mom and she is slowly fading away. It is so hard to watch. Then Charlie who had not been good when we left got worse. Jill had to take him into the vet on Monday to have him put down. I really miss him and have decided that as much as I love Cocker Spaniels my next dog will be small enough to bath in the sink instead of the tub. Not ready for another dog just yet but am thinking about a puppy. I don't want to get an older dog again and then loose it in a few years.
My EPIC Shawl is coming a long slowly. With 20 rows to the inch this is a long process.
Well I have to go make dinner so this is it for today.
Last week was a sad week. We were visiting Bill's Mom and she is slowly fading away. It is so hard to watch. Then Charlie who had not been good when we left got worse. Jill had to take him into the vet on Monday to have him put down. I really miss him and have decided that as much as I love Cocker Spaniels my next dog will be small enough to bath in the sink instead of the tub. Not ready for another dog just yet but am thinking about a puppy. I don't want to get an older dog again and then loose it in a few years.
My EPIC Shawl is coming a long slowly. With 20 rows to the inch this is a long process.
Well I have to go make dinner so this is it for today.
Friday, 26 July 2013
I can't believe it
It has been three months since I wrote anything here. I can't believe it has been so long. I do t know where the time goes. Tonight I am sitting here with the air conditioner and the TV On but most of the lights off. It is too hot to knit plus I had Elizabeth here for 7 hours so I am rather weary. she is very good but very busy.
Had to take Charlie to the Vet as his skin condition wasn't clearing up, he was having vision problems and his ears were a mess. Oh yes and the flea medicine wasn't working. So $250 I find out the skin condition has become a different problem, the stuff I was using for his ears was making them worse and his eye problem was not enough tears. The flea medication Jill got was only good for about 24 hours not the monthly type that we wanted. They said it must have been one of the new girls. They did give us a partial rebate on the flea medication we hadn't used. Charlie is feeling much better, with pills , eye drops 4X daily, ear drops once a day. And I think the Vet should have prescribed a large glass of wine for the pet owner. I think I will go get one ............ No I won't ......... I still get the occasional hot flash from alcohol................ Darn
Well I have a date for my knee surgery ... August 23. It will be nice to get that over and done with.
We have had lovely summer so far, a little warm for me but nice. I am working on my EPIC shawl when no one is here to bother me and when I am not too tired. It is very easy to make a mistake and very difficult to tink back. I have been using life lines on this project.
Had to take Charlie to the Vet as his skin condition wasn't clearing up, he was having vision problems and his ears were a mess. Oh yes and the flea medicine wasn't working. So $250 I find out the skin condition has become a different problem, the stuff I was using for his ears was making them worse and his eye problem was not enough tears. The flea medication Jill got was only good for about 24 hours not the monthly type that we wanted. They said it must have been one of the new girls. They did give us a partial rebate on the flea medication we hadn't used. Charlie is feeling much better, with pills , eye drops 4X daily, ear drops once a day. And I think the Vet should have prescribed a large glass of wine for the pet owner. I think I will go get one ............ No I won't ......... I still get the occasional hot flash from alcohol................ Darn
Well I have a date for my knee surgery ... August 23. It will be nice to get that over and done with.
We have had lovely summer so far, a little warm for me but nice. I am working on my EPIC shawl when no one is here to bother me and when I am not too tired. It is very easy to make a mistake and very difficult to tink back. I have been using life lines on this project.
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