I’m traumatised. No, I haven’t had to frog a project. This is for real. I’ve just had a totally unexpected freakout and it has showed me that I was traumatised by events some years ago. It wasn’t pleasant at the time. It certainly rattled me. I would not have judged it as trauma then, but …
Monthly archives: February 2012
Ambidexterity. Almost
Oh, good heavens, I am knitting Fair Isle! What’s more, I am knitting Fair Isle two-handed. As in: one colour in each hand. I need a lie down. The background can be read here. Having taken it into my head to give this a go, I tried knitting with both colours in one hand. I …
Old dogs, new tricks
I was about 11 years old when my parents somehow decided that I might be musical. The first that I knew of this was when a Harmonica nestled itself in the bottom of my Christmas pillowcase. It was a mysterious object to me and I never got to grips with it – perhaps I did …
Too busy to blog
Really, it has been so busy around here… but none of the activity really seems bloggable. It’s all a bit vanilla-flavoured on the old Windswept Acre right now. I did have stuff to Show & Tell on Tuesday but lacked the time to get around to it – perhaps we can take a peek next …
The Perplexed Nightingale
I was in the kitchen just now, cooking alongside my DH (he’s making Halloumi Curry and I was making a Mushroom Bajhi to go with it.) I was singing as I stirred my spices. When I realised what I was doing, I stopped singing, turned to Mr L, and I asked him what I find …
Sh-Owl and Tell
I have been very restrained of late and done little shopping – it is amazing what a four figure overdraft can do for a girl’s resolve. On the other hand, I have never claimed to be perfect. Some funds have come in to my personal account though knitting up my stash for other people and …