Hello Gentle Readers. All is well here. I thank you all for your kind words, good thoughts, and earnest prayers. As of today, my husband is two weeks post hip surgery and doing well. Modern medicine is a gift and a privilege. Here, Spring weather swings between warm and cool days with plenty of wind. Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths as well as the ornamental trees bloom. The lilac bush next to the southeast corner of the house has small purple buds. Alas, the weeds also grow like crazy. I haven't had time to pull the first round but I hope to get out soon. A soaking rain would help. The soil is so dry the few weeds I yanked on broke off just above ground.
On this Wednesday, we have enough routine that I will link this post with Kat and the Unravelers. My making isn't too exciting. I made progress on the Garden Sprinkle socks at the hospital and home. I am working on the second foot. I am a bit tired of these socks so it will be nice to have them finished. Sometime between the end of March and now, I knit on the Forager Sweater and have the sleeves on waste yarn. I am enjoying this project although I need to get going because the days are coming when I won't want a wool sweater on my lap.
At the end of March I did a bit of spinning. I had high hopes for this Rambouillet Fiber from Three Waters Farm. The colorway is Blueberries and Wine. This first small skein from half of this roving looks muddy to me. I need to think about how to manage colors in the rest of the fiber. The fiber is nice to work with and it wasn't compacted in a braid.
I read No Two Persons by Erica Bauermeister, the next selection for my local book group. This fiction reads almost like a collection of short stories. The book begins with the circumstances that lead a young woman to write a book, Theo, with an open ending. Each story follows a different character in a different time and place reading Theo. Some of the characters and their stories appealed to me more than others. Two of them I wanted to shake into common sense but then I have the benefit of age. The novel was an entertaining average read for me.
The book, A Brief Atlas of the Lighthouses at the End of the World in the photo was a Christmas gift from my daughter. Each of the thirty entries features a lighthouse, describing the architecture, location, and a brief history. I read one or two stories each week. It ended up in the photo by accident so I thought I'd mention it. This must be my week for short stories.
I'm glad to be here and wish you all a good week. Happy Easter to those who celebrate. What are you working on these Spring days?
So happy to read your check-in post here, Jane. I've been thinking of you and your husband, and sending all my best wishes for his continued speedy recovery. It's so nice to hear that spring is showing up for you in Nebraska, and I'll keep my fingers crossed for some rain for you, too. Sending love. XO
ReplyDeleteI am happy to hear that your husband is recovering well. I hope that continues! I love the colors in the yarn you spun. From here, it doesn't look muddy at all! But it seems like managing colors is a fun part of spinning and I hope the rest of the yarn turns out more to your liking.
ReplyDeleteI hope you get that rain!
So nice to "hear" your voice again Jane. Perhaps "read your voice" would be a better phrase. Anyway, it's is good to know that your husband's recovery is progressing as it should. I also like the yarn that you spun. Blueberries and Wine is an apt color name. Sending the rain wishes your way. We've had enough lately and I'm tired of it. Also tired of the wind and cooler temps, but the forecast for Saturday is for it to be in the 70's. That will be welcome!
ReplyDeleteI am glad to hear that your husband ( and presumably you, too!) are doing well two weeks post-op. I don't think your handspun looks muddy but you are the boss of your yarn and can judge best. Your socks and sweater look wonderful and I bet they saw a lot of hospital knitting. Like Vera, we've had just about enough rain, so I will send all the positive rainy wishes your way.
ReplyDeleteI am glad to hear that your husband is progressing well! (which means, you are also! Caregiving is hard work!) We have had some rains, but we are still short on precipitation this year. I, likewise, was out pulling at weeds and found some easier than others to remove. (Those blasted thistles are sure 'clingers-on') No Two Persons... what a delightful story about a story! And that lighthouse book sounds fascinating... and would be a very good gift! Thanks for highlighting it!
ReplyDeleteI'm delighted to hear that your husband's recovery is going well! I think your handspun is beautiful, but it can be hard when the colors in fiber are similar to keep them distinct in the yarn. Three Waters Farm always has beautiful colors and well-prepped fiber. That book on lighthouses sounds like a great way to do some virtual travel!
ReplyDeleteYour yarns are such pretty colors, very reflective of the early colors I am seeing outside again!
ReplyDeleteIt’s good to hear the healing process for both of you is well underway - daily walks will be a pleasure soon especially with so much to see both on ground level as well as higher up. Blossom time is one of my favourite ones, full of promise.
ReplyDeleteYou do begin to wonder where all the rain is……places in both hemispheres are crying out for it. Here in Victoria we haven’t had a decent downpour for months yet further north Queensland and New South Wales have had / are in flood. All that water is moving downstream to South Australia and missing us.
I’m liking the sound of No Two Persons so will look to see if my library has a copy.
I am so glad he is doing well and yes health and medicine is a wonderful thing!! The knitting is beautiful, Love the red you are knitting with.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! so glad things are going well enough for you to post ... and that spring is coming to your part of the country. No Two Persons was a Modern Mrs Darcy pick a couple of years ago and we thoroughly enjoyed the author chat. Have you read anything else by her? She has a short series (maybe just two?) of books set in the PNW about a cooking school. Those books also read like interconnected short stories. I found them charming and light, which is just what I needed at the time.
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