and as a result we're getting stuff done outside. The washing line got moved a few weeks ago which has made things much easier, but it did mean the trail of paving stones leading to it were now leading to the middle of nowhere. Yesterday I levered them all up, backfilled the holes and placed them in the right place for the new line position. They're just sitting on top of the lawn for the moment but in winter it means I won't get my feet wet when putting washing out. That's not been a problem for the last wee while though, we've had 30 degree days again and it's been hot and humid. Rain is coming tomorrow though, a cyclone is passing through; we'll probably only get high winds and lots of water but we need the water; maybe not the wind so much though.
I've been cleared for exercise now and started doing some HIIT workouts, very intense, but hopefully they'll help me find the body I know is hidden under all the fluff. It's a strong body and I want it back, hopefully that will also help with the other health stuff like sleeping and the throat issues etc. We'll see, but even if it doesn't it'll make the rest of me stronger so still worth it. On the off days I'm either doing work outside (see above) or going on the rowing machine. I'm also starting kegels, all that surgery has weakened things so I need to build that up too!
I've been busy with sewing and knitting and I'm busy warping up as well, though the latter is going slowly due to me not liking the warping mill much at all, and forgetting I need to warp differently for the Macomber since she's got a sectional beam.
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| I made a t-shirt using some modal from Levana, this was offcuts and I'm really happy with it |
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| I finished my shrug, but haven't got to wear it yet. 30 degrees and possum down do not mix. |
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| I've planned my next shawl, hopefully I'll have time to work on it between sock madness socks, pointy bit is the bottom and it works its way up to the handspun at the top. |
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| The latest piece for the historical sewing, this is a bum pad for late 18th century and is stuffed with wool from my stash that I wasn't going to spin. |
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| Fibre that I am going to spin, I dyed this with a Canterbury sunset in mind and it turned out really well. |
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| and my latest knitting, I'm now knitting the final 3 rows of the blue and then have one more tier of raindrops before I start on the edging. |
My next projects involve curtains for Dh's games room, the track is up so I just have to cut and sew the curtains (I hate making curtains so I hope he appreciates them). I also need to clean the oven (ick), do some re-upholstering if I have something suitable in stash and shift the raspberries from their current spot so we can kill the Bear's Britches growing in the middle of them.
