when joanne moved to ottawa, a group of knitters and crocheters from next worked together to make her a lovely blanket to remember us by. i found that project fun and quite easy to do, so i decided to knit something similar for brendan's nana for christmas. things are coming along quite well, although i'm afraid i may run out of yarn. i'm considering learning to crochet so that i can save yarn and mix scraps of yarn. this 'learning to crochet' thing feels like a bigger step that it should. i feel a little like i'm turning my back on my knitting roots. which is silly. i can do both, may people do. i looked up some directions for making a granny square and it looks pretty simple. i'll continue with my knitting til i reach 10 squares then will probably make the next 10 by crochet.
i surprised myself last evening by doing some housework before sitting down to watch top gun (my pick - also surprising). when i grocery shopped i decided to bring home 2 boxes. i've decided to bring home 2 each week with the intention of packing both boxes before grocery shopping the following week. this way i can start making progress early. i packed the unused contents of our bathroom cupboards and was plesantly surprised by how much i simply threw out. this will be a great opportunity to purge the things i haven't used over the last few years. while i was at it i also cleaned the bathroom. good stuff :)
top gun is an odd movie. while i was watching it alone (brendan was out with his brother) i was struck by the fact that it was released when the states (to my knowledge) was not involved in active combat. it's such a testosterone filled film that i'd expect it to have been released when they were hoping to recruite more soliders. part of me wouldn't be surprised if they released a sequel in the coming years. that being said, i almost wonder if it would have the same kind of appeal if it was released today. it seems that male protagonists in films these days are quirky underachievers or gritty rebels/con men. i don't think the young clean maverick of top gun who ruffled feathers by knowing his limits and taking calculated - yet seemingly safe - risks would capture today's audience.
i told our neighbour ruth last night that we bought a house and will be moving in december. i'd been dreading that since they're great neighbours and i don't relish the thought of not sharing a block with them anymore. she was disappointed but understanding. she said she knew it wouldn't last forever. b and i were talking to rod the realtor outside our house a few weeks ago when ruth's family returned home and they wondered if we were in the process of buying a house. at least it didn't come as a surprise. she did say "i'm sure you'll enjoy having a shower you can stand up in!" which made me laugh. the sit-down shower of the maxi pad is not something i'll miss :p it's those types of conversations that make moving bittersweet. more sweet than bitter, but still hard.
i surprised myself last evening by doing some housework before sitting down to watch top gun (my pick - also surprising). when i grocery shopped i decided to bring home 2 boxes. i've decided to bring home 2 each week with the intention of packing both boxes before grocery shopping the following week. this way i can start making progress early. i packed the unused contents of our bathroom cupboards and was plesantly surprised by how much i simply threw out. this will be a great opportunity to purge the things i haven't used over the last few years. while i was at it i also cleaned the bathroom. good stuff :)
top gun is an odd movie. while i was watching it alone (brendan was out with his brother) i was struck by the fact that it was released when the states (to my knowledge) was not involved in active combat. it's such a testosterone filled film that i'd expect it to have been released when they were hoping to recruite more soliders. part of me wouldn't be surprised if they released a sequel in the coming years. that being said, i almost wonder if it would have the same kind of appeal if it was released today. it seems that male protagonists in films these days are quirky underachievers or gritty rebels/con men. i don't think the young clean maverick of top gun who ruffled feathers by knowing his limits and taking calculated - yet seemingly safe - risks would capture today's audience.
i told our neighbour ruth last night that we bought a house and will be moving in december. i'd been dreading that since they're great neighbours and i don't relish the thought of not sharing a block with them anymore. she was disappointed but understanding. she said she knew it wouldn't last forever. b and i were talking to rod the realtor outside our house a few weeks ago when ruth's family returned home and they wondered if we were in the process of buying a house. at least it didn't come as a surprise. she did say "i'm sure you'll enjoy having a shower you can stand up in!" which made me laugh. the sit-down shower of the maxi pad is not something i'll miss :p it's those types of conversations that make moving bittersweet. more sweet than bitter, but still hard.
1 comment:
I can crochet, but I've never improved my knitting beyond square shapes with unfinished edges. I find knitting much harder and it takes so much longer to see results. I made a couple of granny square baby blankets for my kids. They look nice, but I wouldn't have the patience to do anything bigger with the loose ends needing to be dealt with.I think you'll find crocheting pretty easy to learn.
marlene
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