Busting out the bullets
Posted by mrspao on 17 Jul 2010 at 04:59 am | Tagged as: books, cats, gardening, knitting
Sooooo, I kind of went a bit AWOL there. Sorry for that – it’s been a difficult time but I won’t go into that. Instead it is time for a Saturday morning bullet post.
- Slipped discs. Part of my AWOL-ness is because pao has slipped a disc and it is dreadful pain. Another couple of friends who have had this have told me it is VERY VERY painful. Mostly pao has been going to work as much as he can as per doctor’s instructions but it is not good.
- Knitting. We went to C Wool in Broadstairs (more on that in another post with photos as it is a very very nice shop) on our wedding anniversary and I scored some half price Rowan Cashsoft Aran gifted me by pao and his nan. I’ve been knitting a February Lady – I love this pattern and have been glued to my needles.
- Knitting again. I knitted like mad and finished my Stormwater Shawl (pics to follow once I’ve blocked it)
- Baking/cooking. I’ve committed myself to make a friend’s daughter’s wedding cake. (Yes, I am a crazy lady) In order to do this, I’ve got to empty the freezers out to make room for the cupcake containers which are going to contain the wedding cakelets. My friend and I have been scouring ebay for a suitable stand and finally scored one this week for a reasonable price. Yay!
- Gardening (definitely needs a post of its own). There has been a lot of heat-sapping HOT sun (yes, HOT sun has been felt in the UK – now we all need a collective lie down due to accompanying humidity) which makes things grow like crazy so have been busy pinching out etc.
- Reading. pao and I are part of a book club and we are really Yes, Man by Danny Wallace this month. I haven’t actually started it yet because I’ve been distracted by The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson – that is one great book so far. pao has already read all three books in his Millennium trilogy. I’ve been reading it slowly, enjoying it but I’d better get on and read the book group book as pao will want it soon so he can read it in time.
- Kittens. It is very hard to take yourself seriously when you have kittens. Tamyra is extremely loving and will sit on your lap and purr at you for hours at a time. Sirius has been pouncing kung-fu style so it is hard to be too sad when that pair are around.
Any how, even though it is Saturday. I’m up early ready to get busy again.
I’ve missed you!! Poor pao. I have heard that’s very, very painful. I hope he feels better soon!
That’s a lot of bullets. The February Lady sweater just flies off the needles, doesn’t it? I’ve knit two.
Gosh, you have been in the wars! I hope pao’s back settles down – is he getting an injection to help with pain/shrink the bulgy bit of disk? or do you have a tame chiropractor around?
I still have not made a feb lady sweater. It has been in my queue for over two years now. Maybe I should use some yarn I recycled from an op shop jumper and join you in making one…
oooh pao has my sympathy. I slept on the sofa for 2 weeks as I couldnt go to bed for fear that I couldnt get up again!!
lovely picture of tam! Missing you xxx
Oh, that’s awful about pao’s slipped disc! I do hope he’s feeling better soon.
Head rubs to the little ones! Tamyra is growing up so quickly…
Mrs. Pao- Ouch- I do hope Pao recovers quickly.
I am looking forward to seeing the cake- maybe you should call your February Lady “Crazy Lady” instead. I mean that in the nicest way.
Ouch! Hope pao feels better soon! I love Cashsoft aran. I made a great sweater from it that somehow got lost in one of our moves. It was so dreamy to knit with!
You’ve definitely been missed! I hope pao is feeling better soon, slipped discs are no fun! Sounds like you’re keeping plenty busy without the blogging.
So glad that you are back, but very sympathetic towards poor Paul. I hope that things improve rapidly for him. My dad has an injection they give him (right in near his spine) for that – have they done that for Paul? It’s some sort of steroid, but I’m not sure what. Worth checking into, if he hasn’t had that – it helps dad quite a bit.