In another year, I would have interrupted blogging already, in favour of seasonal festivity. You don’t have time to read such trivia. But since I am here alone, I might as well write for one more evening. Americans, please take care of yourselves and keep warm. I hope you all have running water – that’s a hard one to do without.

 

All well here. Helen’s husband David has successfully arrived, and is here for a full two weeks. He came this morning and is in good form.

 

I got some more knitting done. Alas, the hat has ceased to be much fun. It’s the same problem I had recently with those Fair Isle leg warmers – small-circumference colour knitting is no longer pleasant. My fingers aren’t arthtitic (thank goodness) but they must be a bit stiff. The hat looks very well (also thank goodness), and it won’t take long. I’ve introduced the third colour out of order, but I don’t think it matters.

 

Kate Davies doesn’t wind special, small skeins for a hat kit. I suspect I’ll have enough yarn for two hats – easily determined by weighing the balls of yarn when I finish. But that’s no use if it’s no fun to knit.

 

Wordle: My starters served me very well today, and I got it in three, along with Alexander, Ketki, and little Rachel. Thomas beat us all with two. Roger and Theo, father and son, both got four. Poor Big Rachel panted home with six. She got stuck with *,gn,*,gn,gn and kept guessing wrong.

 

Now I will stop writing for a while. I’ll miss you guys, almost as much as I already miss Daniella. Happy hols all round. See you next year.