tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post5782486891954762109..comments2024-03-27T10:01:12.225+00:00Comments on Jean's Knitting: Jeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12038517988391228260noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-66048704753398324682017-11-06T03:06:05.104+00:002017-11-06T03:06:05.104+00:00Lovethis:)!
Lovethis:)!<br />FuguesStateKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271842690827237203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-63788096302889104932017-11-05T12:56:25.250+00:002017-11-05T12:56:25.250+00:00I think I pressed SEND too soon yesterday. My two-...I think I pressed SEND too soon yesterday. My two-colour brioche comments were meant for commented Jane. But no pressure - Jane, maybe you are enjoying other kinds of knitting and do not need to add two-colour brioche to your list of knitting skills.<br />time for a coffee over here!<br />LisaRRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-41602287668157733572017-11-04T21:25:04.412+00:002017-11-04T21:25:04.412+00:00adding my agreement to all that has been posted.. ...adding my agreement to all that has been posted.. especially a good checkup with your doctor. there was a lot of focus on your husband and his health in the last few years... time to take yours in hand!<br /><br />please keep posting. i read you religiouslySouthern Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704854973003741122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-48760560249951958632017-11-04T20:54:10.581+00:002017-11-04T20:54:10.581+00:00P.S. And I for one, delight in your beautiful knit...P.S. And I for one, delight in your beautiful knitting and your willingness to keep on learning!:)FuguesStateKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271842690827237203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-42927797225724665292017-11-04T20:53:34.982+00:002017-11-04T20:53:34.982+00:00You are allowed to be tired, even a bit depressed....You are allowed to be tired, even a bit depressed. Surely this has not been the easiest of years for you?! I so agree with Lyn, who along with many of us, delight in your will to go on. Every day grows darker now, but the Spring will come again.Peace.FuguesStateKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14271842690827237203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-26656697851318160882017-11-04T14:29:01.016+00:002017-11-04T14:29:01.016+00:00I concur with the other readers that you accomplis...I concur with the other readers that you accomplish a LOT and also deserve a break. Maybe do some more Sicily planning for fun?<br />I really like those Swedish rituals for the lengthening dark! Our time change is this weekend and I am not looking forward to it. More darkness.<br />A short brisk daily walk is supposed to be truly optimal for health - and exercise is supposed to lift one's mental state. I keep telling myself that!<br />As for two-colour brioche, I never thought I would do it or enjoy it. I watched some videos and read some articles. Perhaps rip out the problem section and try again one more time? Two-colour seems to me much easier to see an error than one colour - and to correct it. I am working on Veera Välimäki's Flyway Twist scarf. I really enjoyed the brioche section ...<br />Enjoy the weekend Jean (and your readers)<br />LisaRRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-30405520685531122892017-11-04T11:26:34.401+00:002017-11-04T11:26:34.401+00:00Dear Jean I think we have all considered your year...Dear Jean I think we have all considered your years when offering encouragement but we all probably also realize the very common tendency to expect too much of ourselves whatever our age and want to spare you that anxiety. Also when your husband was around you didn't have time to think of yourself and this fatigue may not be as sudden as you might be thinking, just more obvious. The Iron levels might be worth addressing if not already done so. And apparently too much sugar saps energy in case you have a sweet tooth. Some problems have an easier fix than we realize. And like Lyn and others it only took about two days of reading your blog after discovering it through precursor to Flipboard (I've forgotten already!) for it to be an ironclad ritual each morning for me. How many 80-plus year olds can say that! Chloe<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-56118238585146104942017-11-04T09:11:40.423+00:002017-11-04T09:11:40.423+00:00Like the commenter above, Jean, I wonder if you ar...Like the commenter above, Jean, I wonder if you are deficient in minerals or iron. My 42 year old daughter has recently been advised to take a magnesium citrate supplement ( quite expensive) and the difference it has made to her energy levels and general wellbeing is amazing. CatrionaLanniesmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698107842903174428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-80376652079274514612017-11-04T08:19:11.422+00:002017-11-04T08:19:11.422+00:00It's that time of year when all our aches and ...It's that time of year when all our aches and pains seem worse and the darkness of the coming winter looms ahead. I read an article lately about how Swedish people combat this winter gloom. They get out in the daylight (such as it is) at least once per day; they bring light into their houses in the form of candles, lamps and glowing fires; they keep warm and cosy with wool throws and warm socks; they keep their hands and minds busy with crafts and books and puzzles. None of this sounds too unlike what you're doing already and maybe that's what's keeping you going? Okay not as fast as you once did but really, there's no need to. And you have a wonderful, attentive and supportive family and the two cats to snuggle, all of whom are great blessings. Keep fit, keep active, keep busy and keep looking forwards. That's all any of us can do. I think you're quite amazing for your age, there's women twenty and thirty years younger who have already given up and barely move out their chair or house.Isabellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00665920652403665430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-38281738402976552502017-11-04T06:42:25.610+00:002017-11-04T06:42:25.610+00:00I am wondering if you have had a blood test recent...I am wondering if you have had a blood test recently. It might be that your iron stores are depleted. It can be worth having them checked. andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07750902773563315806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-78421765702892130832017-11-04T05:39:41.666+00:002017-11-04T05:39:41.666+00:00I am struggling with the two-color brioche. I hav...I am struggling with the two-color brioche. I haven't even attempted the scarf. I don't know how you did it. Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08627928144398775810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-26319038686970621812017-11-04T01:57:51.132+00:002017-11-04T01:57:51.132+00:00Don't forget you often have a case of the &quo...Don't forget you often have a case of the "blahs" at this time of year when the light begins to go, and you have had a very eventful year. Be gentle with yourself and we will be here waiting for you to pop in and have a chat.Moorecathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525739403907213536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-70282181448314789392017-11-03T23:09:21.838+00:002017-11-03T23:09:21.838+00:00I didn't know that house and outdoor mice woul...I didn't know that house and outdoor mice wouldn't share premises! This old house has a mouse incursion most years but so far traps have taken care of it.<br /><br />With respect to midges, I wonder if people simply accepted them as part of existence, the way people seem to accept wasps in novels set in England, while over here wasps are a reason to scatter and go indoors. Or maybe it was being nearly completely covered and veiled that helped.<br /><br />Age alone is not a complete indicator. I seem to recall an 85-year-old marathon runner. I think it's more likely the days drawing in.=Tamarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-23836935759387532262017-11-03T22:43:32.217+00:002017-11-03T22:43:32.217+00:00At least they were dead. We had quite a mouse inc...At least they were dead. We had quite a mouse incursion one fall, and I stopped feeling squeamish about throwing the little bodies and traps out. Sealing a lot of tiny holes helped here. However, this spring i found a baby skittering around the kitchen floor. I think it came in on a plant that was getting acclimated to being outside. Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05588244535423212079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-10026013695886757932017-11-03T20:11:23.085+00:002017-11-03T20:11:23.085+00:00Every so often I write another short portion of wh...Every so often I write another short portion of what might eventually become a novel. You have reminded me that there is to be a chapter about an incursion of mice in an empty house which is still in my head waiting to be written!KirstenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460530603998948689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-29802083637665847162017-11-03T20:10:36.729+00:002017-11-03T20:10:36.729+00:00Every do often I write another short portion of wh...Every do often I write another short portion of what might eventually become a novel. You have reminded me that there is to be a chapter about an incursion of mice in an empty house which is still in my head waiting to be written!KirstenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04460530603998948689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-61360888270805541592017-11-03T19:54:56.328+00:002017-11-03T19:54:56.328+00:00Oh, and I meant to add that, at my holiday house, ...Oh, and I meant to add that, at my holiday house, I recently found the devastation caused by a family of rogue field mice, too. They had a lovely time going through the kitchen cupboards and spreading their loot throughout the house. Lots of mess, but no corpses.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416770672929789806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-24063382487195598782017-11-03T19:53:21.178+00:002017-11-03T19:53:21.178+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416770672929789806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8466385.post-58786955455069499682017-11-03T19:49:53.093+00:002017-11-03T19:49:53.093+00:00As has been my habit for many years, I read your m...As has been my habit for many years, I read your musings each day, although I rarely comment. Not sure why really I keep silent, although I probably feel that I can't match your inimitable way of speaking. Many years ago I lived in the US of A where a delightful lady from the north-east was my designated host family. She was a lively, intelligent and inspiring woman, one I will never forget, already at retirement age when I was in my late 20s. You remind me so strongly of her, I actually often have pictures of her in my mind when you speak. When you talk of being old, well, I guess that's true, as am I now, but you have such a wonderful way of getting on with things both old and new. Always looking forward, whether it's family or fibre, travel or the invitation of a new cat into your life. Please excuse my waffling, but I needed you to know how important you are in my life, and, I'm guessing, in the lives of many.Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416770672929789806noreply@blogger.com