Not a very exciting day.
I had a routine hospital appointment which required me to attend the main hospital in Douglas. To get there by bus would take around 2 hours so I asked my chauffeur to convey me there and wait for me in the car park.
It is only a half hour drive over the Snaefell Mountain Road route but it was very foggy up there. Luckily(?) there was a hearse four cars ahead so at least everyone had to drive reasonably sedately rather than the breakneck boy racer speeds most of them do over that road.
My appointment only took 10 minutes so we drove via the village of Crosby to have a quick lunch (brie and cranberry toasties with good, strong coffee) and to do a shop at the small Co-Op store there.
The drive home via the west coast road is very scenic but I confess that I dozed off.
My chauffeur delivered me home safely and then made me a cup of tea.
I am now about to tackle some knitting - the first time I have wielded knitting needles in almost 40 years.
Good luck with the knitting. Hopefully your hands haven't forgotten the movements and your brain can work out the patterns.
ReplyDeleteI am starting off with a very simple piece until I can get the hang of it again.
DeleteIt's the knitting season in our house also JayCee. I wished I lived in a knitting free zone. They're long Winter nights aren't they?
ReplyDeleteYep. That's why I thought I would give it a go. I may have finished my first piece by the summer!
DeleteYou will have to show us what you are knitting, JayCee. You know we will all be curious.
ReplyDeleteGlad your visit to the hospital went smoothly!
It is only a hot water bottle cover as I wanted to start with something very basic. I am not following a pattern and am trying out lots of different stitch combinations so it will probably look a little weird when finished!
DeleteYour chauffeur sounds like a delightful fellow. You should definitely keep him in your employ. I'm knitting a Twiddlemuff (Google it, it is a real thing).
ReplyDeleteOh they sound good. I shall ask around locally to see if an organisation needs some.
DeleteSounds like there might me something going on between you and your chauffeur - what with him coming in to make you a cup of tea and all but please do not worry, I'll not tell Lord Peregrine. Your secret is safe with me.
ReplyDeleteThe Gardener and handyman is very good too.
DeleteJust like Mata Hari, you eat men up and spit them out.
DeleteBe careful of the chaffeur. Lady Chatterly had a gardener.
ReplyDeleteChris, your twiddlemuff sounds like such a wonderful idea. I've always wished that I could knit or crochet. I am envious of people who can.
I can knit, just about, but I have trouble following a pattern as I lose concentration and can't remember where I am up to.
DeleteMy wife 'crocheted' herself out of smoking (many years ago). After about 10 knitted hats she had quit. I recommend it to everyone.
ReplyDeleteBut I don't smoke!
DeleteOh, it must have worked.
I haven't knitted for years but know it soon comes back. I was never very good to start with though! I prefer patchwork and embroidery really.
ReplyDeleteI can't say I am any good at it either but I wanted something to do during these long, dark evenings. Twiddle muffs sound good. I may give those try.
DeleteWell done for giving it another go! Look forward to seeing the finished article.
ReplyDeleteI'm not a knitter but always admire the work of those who are. My mother was an excellent knitter. My father would read out the instructions of a complicated pattern as she knitted it for the first time. After just one reading, she'd mastered the stitches.
I'm hopeless at knitting and crochet - the "gift" has passed me by.
I more or less know how to do it, but just lose count of stitches/rows etc which gets very frustrating.
DeleteThere used to be a little "gadget" that you put on one of the needles which counted the rows - providing you remembered to turn the dial each time you came to the end of the row!
DeleteIs there is anything on the internet now to help with row counting? Must be something you can download to your phone - there is for almost everything else!
I was trying to create a chequerboard pattern (19 knit then 10 purl on each row) but I kept losing track of how many stitches I had done. I have reverted to a simple moss stitch now!
DeleteGood luck! Your brain will soon get back into the rhythm as will your hands. I find that after a long break with crocheting; I haven't crocheted for almost a year now...
ReplyDeletexxx