It seems a long time since we have had a Plain Vanilla
Day-day around here, but now one looms. No extra people (dear as they are), no income tax,
no piercing cold, no snow to fear. Just Monday. Very welcome.
And a Monday that begins with good news – Joan Schrouder emailed
me to say she is going to be teaching on this
cruise and will have a day free in Edinburgh
Joan and I met when I did a three-day shawl course with her
at Camp Stitches on the shores of Lake George in what must have been 2000 – a
day each on Shetland shawls, Faroese, and Orenburg Europe before.
(Ahah! I haven’t found the archives, but Joan’s note and my
reply are there in Sent Mail.)
Sky Scarf
Skeindalous, I don’t think the Sky Scarf needs any
transition to the colours of Friday morning. I was able to use scraps that I
had dyed myself of Strathardle lichens during my Lichen Phase, and I used three
yarns in that day’s bump, as I have done before. A sky-colour back and forth,
teamed with russet in one direction and red in the other.
The three bumps since, here in Edinburgh
I get a new percentage point tomorrow.
Moor socks
I finished the ribbing of the first sock, as hoped, and am
steaming down the leg. I showed it to my husband, who was taken aback. “A bit
outré.” (The system put the accent on for me.) He cheered himself with the thought that the socks will be almost
entirely concealed by trouser and shoe, and I am going ahead. It will be interesting
to see how often they get chosen from the drawer.
I have pretty well decided to press on and finish. The
package from Jimmy Bean with the yarn for the sleeveless vest should arrive
this week, heralded no doubt by a card from H.M. Customs & Excise about how
much I have to pay. But it can wait for a fortnight.
That will leave Van Gogh and Hundertwasser and a bonny skein
that Kristie gave me before I am back to where I was last summer,
sock-yarn-wise.
Non-knit
I am a bit disconcerted by the South Carolina
There is a lot about the US primaries in our media - almost as much as there would be for an Australian election (if we did them that way). What I find so frightening is the amount of money they spend on trying to get elected.
ReplyDeleteAre you thinking that President Obama will not get a second term? There are varying views about that here.
Um, I think W was supposed to have been a businessman . . . as hard as it is to wrap one's mind about that . . .
ReplyDeleteI'm somewhat dismayed that Gingrich has gained leverage. I didn't care for Romney when he was our state/commonwealth gov (I'm in MA), but his financial acumen may be what our country needs moving forward.... I'm so tired of the focus on religion and who's more Christian; I simply wish to elect someone who knows what he's doing. I could care less where, how, and who they worship as long as they lead well. But that's just common sense in a field of madness. ;-)
ReplyDeleteI think it must be the most difficult job there is, to be president in that country! try as you might, you'll never please more than half the country. you might go in with the best intentions, but the other half always tries to hinder you in everything you try to do. I hate politicians, who are in opposition to the ruling party/person, no matter how sensible the new laws would be! this is probably partly true for most countries, but I always feel as if it's especially difficult in the US?
ReplyDeleteanyway - knitwise you infected me with van Gogh yarns! and in contrast to your husband I like all the blues:))
Stahman
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Perhaps you could email Myrna to coordinate a visit.
I hope you can get together with Joan when she's there in June, I love her! I've taken a couple of classes from her, at Stitches MW and at YarnOver in Minneapolis which is where I saw her last. That was last April, we sat together for dinner and had a fun time as always!
ReplyDeleteI don't even want to think about the possibility of Gingrich as President.......of course, the way our government is so uncompromising these days it won't matter who's President, nothing will get done anyway.....
Jean ... I clicked on the cruise 'item' in your email and discovered by scrolling and clicking that the Cruise will be docked at South Queensgate on June 14 and Joan S will be at YOUR LYS - K1Yarns
ReplyDeleteAm surprised that this comment is not appearing in green ... I'm sooo envious!
Elizabeth
Glad you found the info you needed in the Sent Mail. You could also click on "All Mail" or do a search for Joan's name -- the search will include all your gmail.
ReplyDeleteGlad your week started so well.