Again, weak, but again, some accomplishment.
Weavinfool, you’re right, of course. I’ve changed it, and no
one will ever know (unless they read your comment). Thanks.
I had a good session this morning with the Spring Shawl, and
then a very good time at Helen’s new house. It’s further away than I expected,
but apart from that, very nice indeed. It is a terrace house into which a
remarkable number of spacious rooms have been ingeniously fitted. The previous
owners left it in very good nick, and Helen has done a prodigious amount of
work in the week she has been there. Boxes still abound, but it feels like
home.
Gretchen: VK’s weren’t dated, in the old days. After the original
American one went down, the British went on alone for a couple of years. The picture I showed yesterday was from one of
those issues. Prices are in shillings and pence, which would date it to the 70’s
I think. Late 70’s, would be my guess.
Hair: I’ll tell the man next week to aim for something like
Theresa May.
Red: I’m sure you’re right, commenters, and I shouldn’t try
to put it in my shawl. Shandy, Peggy, I’m also sure you’re right, that red is a
colour of joy in many cultures. I was thinking of Alexander and Ketki’s Hindu
wedding. (He wore his kilt, and fitted right in. It’s a pity he didn’t have an
elephant, to ride up Seventh Avenue on.)
Reading
I have persevered with Nest of Vipers, and by now, might as
well finish. It’s awfully French. My husband’s father, who died young of a
brain tumour, translated Maurois and Morand but not, to judge at least from our
own shelves, Mauriac. I feel the French need to be more adventurous with their surnames.
Very early 70s, surely, for pre-decimal coinage? I seem to remember that I was working as a ward assistant in a hospital during the long vac when it happened.
ReplyDeleteShandy, you are correct. February 1971, in fact. xx
Deletesorry Shandy, forgot to put my name xx
Deletemaybe it will occur this time
ReplyDeleteSome Lacy Knitters Guild members made lace squares to be made into a blanket for a gift. I volunteered to assemble it and used a pale sage green that was innocuous and went with all the other colors. I put some orange streaks in the border and amongst the squares to liven things up. Sometimes you just have to add some zing.
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