France beat
Scotland by a rather embarrassing number of points. Wales are now playing
England but I don’t feel strong enough to watch, or terribly interested.
Still, I got
Wordle in three and there was mention in this morning’s newspaper about how
difficult yesterday’s was. It was VIVID – the double use of both I and V was
what made it hard, so I feel all right about my score of six. Indeed, rather pleased to
have got it.
Helen came, and we
got around the garden, not without effort and perhaps for the first time since
Monday. I had a burst of unreflecting optimism the other day: the snowdrops are
beginning to look shop-worn; the daffodils are coming up strongly behind them.
Soon, I thought, it will be full-scale spring and I will feel stronger too.
Only, alas, the chances are good that I won’t.
I got some
knitting done, as hoped, during the rugby. I’m doing the second cross-over
front on the Aroon baby-jacket, and doing the increases for the slope in this
direction isn’t quite as easy as it was for the first side. But I think I’m
getting the hang of it.
Kate Davies’ “Argyll’s
Secret Coast” club has produced another good pattern – a many-coloured stranded
hat called The Queen of Auchtachoan. I even wondered for a moment whether I
wanted to send for a kit. But it’s expensive, and I’ve got too long a list of
must-knits. I remain tempted, too, by the two-sided cable scarf which was last
week’s pattern. There has been no essay yet for this week.
Last week’s essay
was about the remains of a ruined village. We’ve got one of those on the
outskirts of Kirkmichael, and other ruined houses as well. I hope there’s some
speculation, at least, about their history in our now 60-year accumulation of
family observations and notes.
And speaking of 60
years: Chloe, Helen greatly enjoyed your comment on Thursday -- “Oh to be 60
again!” She’s just had that birthday.
I missed the wordle that was the slang word, so am intrigued as to what it was. I tried 'livid' as my last guess. Close, but no cigar, as someone used to say. (Who? When?)
ReplyDeleteThe slang word was BLOKE. i have an avid player in the house. Playing 3 different versions of the game.
DeleteFinally got Vivid, but always forget that some letters are used twice.
ReplyDeleteI used livid then vivid and squeaked by! As Tamar says, direct sunlight helps, even in small doses.
ReplyDeleteI surprised myself and got vivid in three! Probably would have used livid first but had already eliminated the L.
ReplyDeleteAround the garden! It's daily effort that does it. I keep reminding myself that babies develop their core strength by trying every day; we just don't realize how much exercise they get.
ReplyDeleteIt was sunny and pleasant here today.
"Close but no cigar" is from carnival games in the 19th century and later - if you won you got a cigar. If you didn't, the barker would announce how close you came to get you to try (and pay) again. It was used metaphorically in a headline in 1929.
Ah! Thank you
DeleteHappy birthday, Helen! We loved our sixties and -knock on wood - our seventies aren't too bad either. We walk a LOT, which helps deal with life's challenges. Jean I want to try Wordle but I have enough harmless addictions as it is:). But you might break me down yet:). Chloe
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