I started spinning Tussah silk a while ago for my silk knitted sample but last night I was tired of a colourless life after the last few weeks of black, and so I dug through my stash and found some nice green silk that undulates into a purple and I thought that's just the ticket. So this morning I got out my spinning wheel and got everything together for a day of spinning with colour (and shiny colour too)!
About five years ago I started having odd dizzy spells that really made me tired. I'd get them for two or three days and then it would clear up and leave me feeling a little tired but not really any the worse for wear.... after a while I was getting them so frequently that I thought a trip to the doctor was in order. He said that it wasn't anything serious, that it was an inbalance of fluid in my inner ear, and that there was nothing to do but wait them out and go on with life. Sunday morning I woke with my balance all screwed up and so I lay low for the day..... Monday wasn't a whole lot better..... Tuesday was better but not much.... today I am finally starting to feel a little better.... but at times like this I generally stay close to home and and don't stray far since driving with things spinning around you is not a great idea. So a day home with some silk to spin is just what I'm looking forward to.... if it gets sunny I will pick off the pocket on the big j.c. since black thread on a woolen fabric is not easy to see..... (a sign that I'm getting older ; 0)
Down time is what I have needed after beating myself out and up last week. I have been doing a little reading in the last few days... funny.... Daughter #2 has been reading youth books by an author of the name Sarah Dessen so in the interests of checking up on what the Daughters are reading these days, I picked up one of her books and read it. Actually it was quite good. A basic teen romance/find yourself kind of book..... typical of the books I got into when I was the same age. But even for an old gal (I've been feeling pretty old the last little while) these books have something to say (although the author does tend to put parents in a bad light generally)... it reminds you of how very difficult it is to find your place in the world and accept that you are not a princess and may never be famous..... and that is ok. After I read the first one I thought maybe I'll read another.... and that one was good too.... same message just in a different package. It's kind of nice to have a reminder that you can fall down and it is ok just so long as you pick yourself right back up and keep on going....
I'd forgotten that...
So silk today and who knows what tomorrow will bring....
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