Hi, it's been awhile since I last wrote. It's been awhile since I was in my sewing room too. Earlier in the week, I made a commitment to myself to get back in my creative space and dedicate at least an hour of my time each day.
So I bought a tool to help me stay on track. I set it for an hour and when the alarm goes off, if I decide to continue that's fine, if I'm ready to stop that's fine too but at least I get an hour of creative time.
Today, I made long sleeves to wear when I crochet for long periods of time. I made them out of an old t-shirt I no longer wear. The reason I did this is because a rash develops on top of my arms when I crochet for longer periods of time. Its not on my hands or forearms. So I was thinking maybe it is from lint or fuss that might come from the yarn. So I'm going to try this and see if it helps. If it doesn't then I will try switching to a crochet needle made of a different material than the ones I use now.
So what else have I been up to? I found this cute little guy and cross stitched (or made an attempt at it) the bib he is wearing. This was part of a baby gift.
You know I like to go to flea markets and such and last weekend I found this little treasure. It's an instruction book from 1941.
Yesterday I cut some roses from my ground cover rose and took cuttings from one of my philodendron plants and made a small arrangement.
I think the major change from bringing them in from outside was to hard on the roses though because they were very wilted this morning. So I took the roses out but left the philodendron cuttings as they will root.
It's been very hot and humid here in Arkansas. When I went outside somewhere between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. it was 95°F, this after it had started cooling down.
Yesterday was the first day, my dad sounded like himself in some time. He has been in the hospital since June 4th, trying to recover from Guillian-Barre Syndrome. He has been moved around so much, from facility to facility, that it has affect his dementia. He's tired of being in the hospital; he's tired of the time it is taking for him to recover and regain strength and mobility, but he is determined.
Okay... well I guess that catches me up with you all. I hope all is going well for you and yours.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Sonia
So I bought a tool to help me stay on track. I set it for an hour and when the alarm goes off, if I decide to continue that's fine, if I'm ready to stop that's fine too but at least I get an hour of creative time.
Today, I made long sleeves to wear when I crochet for long periods of time. I made them out of an old t-shirt I no longer wear. The reason I did this is because a rash develops on top of my arms when I crochet for longer periods of time. Its not on my hands or forearms. So I was thinking maybe it is from lint or fuss that might come from the yarn. So I'm going to try this and see if it helps. If it doesn't then I will try switching to a crochet needle made of a different material than the ones I use now.
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So what else have I been up to? I found this cute little guy and cross stitched (or made an attempt at it) the bib he is wearing. This was part of a baby gift.
You know I like to go to flea markets and such and last weekend I found this little treasure. It's an instruction book from 1941.
Yesterday I cut some roses from my ground cover rose and took cuttings from one of my philodendron plants and made a small arrangement.
It's been very hot and humid here in Arkansas. When I went outside somewhere between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m. it was 95°F, this after it had started cooling down.
Yesterday was the first day, my dad sounded like himself in some time. He has been in the hospital since June 4th, trying to recover from Guillian-Barre Syndrome. He has been moved around so much, from facility to facility, that it has affect his dementia. He's tired of being in the hospital; he's tired of the time it is taking for him to recover and regain strength and mobility, but he is determined.
Okay... well I guess that catches me up with you all. I hope all is going well for you and yours.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Sonia
