As I look out of my window

As I look out of my window it is pretty grim to be honest.

 

Although only 3.30 it is pretty dark and poring with rain. The heath is misty and it is one of those days I am glad I am inside.

However, as I look out of my wondow I can also see the edge of my newest creation. Due to ill health this has taken a good deal longer than I hoped. I just didn't have the energy. Hopwever I do have determination and I did finish it.

 

I have wanted to make bunting for a long time. No real reason - just wanted to.

I think I may possibly have picked the wrongt hings to work with though as I went for natural hessian/burlap type stuff that frayed like hell, was too thick to make double and tuwn etc and so it ended up being edged in lovely cotton lace.

 

There was a ridiculous amount of sewing for a banner. Pluss the letter's were a pain to sew round. My machine was protesting. It usually only sews card and paper.

 

However, there is a certain satisfaction in a job completed.

 

I had a very bad night last night wracked with first shivers for a couple of hours then sweats. Plus I was crying as every part of me hurt so much but I thinkt hat may have been as I was scrunched up so tightly and tensed as I was so shivery. Nigel said I felt like a furnace so I think the flu hasn't quite left yet. I am prepared to ring the doctor Monday if it hasn't gone by then as I have been ill pretty much for the past 5 weeks, with one good week in between.

 

The other thing we finally managed to complete was a Christmas jigsaw.

We love jigsaws, always have, and we had 4 between us for Christmas. Nigel also bought me a favulous new Jigsaw puzzle mat which has two deparate trays as well. However, we were both so under the weather we didn't have the staying power and so it has taken us 8 days when we would normally knock of a 1000 piece like this in half that time.

 

It was a challenge though. It looked easy but there was so much all the same it was hard.

 

 

Today I am thankful for

• finishing my bunting project - phew

 

 

and this in tribute to my little boy who is being a real pain with the tree now. I would have taken it down but haven't had the energy. Nigel will do it Monday when I return to work if Fiki doesn't do the job before then.

 

 

Comments

[Jackie S]

I hope your feeling better real soon xx

[Mary D]

Sorry to hear that you are still not feeling good,I think you should pay a visit to the doctor,and not return to work too soon Karen.

[Barb in AK]

Your banner is so much fun :-) I'm sure you are glad to have finished the project, but I worry that you overdo.
Let the doctor take a look at you and maybe run a blood test. You have been suffering off and on far too long. Don't depend on sheer determination to get yourself through this.
I know that might sound a bit demanding of me, but I AM older-- so that makes me wiser. Right? ;-)
Do take care.

[Barb in AK]

I meant to tell you that I love jigsaws, too. I only started doing them a few years ago, when my mom moved into her retirement facility. It became a favorite pastime for her to work on the community puzzle.

When I visit her, we sometimes work on the puzzle together. But, I have never worked on a 1000-piece jigsaw. 500 is my limit, and that takes quite a while to complete.

Mom is in the memory care unit now, as she suffers from dementia. The jigsaw puzzle is something that keeps us connected. I know I will one day look back on these times with her as sweet memories :-)