Yarn #5 – Greenie
Something other than fingering weight! This is Knitpicks Bare DK weight 100% superwash merino. It was crockpot dyed, then I decided I wanted to add something to the chartreuse, so I overdyed it with black and a bit of midnight blue. I was concerned about how the blue would play off of the yellow tones, but it works. It’s actually more striking in person. I’m pleased with this.
This morning, it had finally stopped raining, so Em and I walked to school. It turned out to be a good thing, since she had had a bit of a fragile morning. Walking up seemed to give her an opportunity to regroup. She told me a story about her dolls coming to life, and about a guinea pig magically turning into a white duck. She’s big on magic wands and transformation right now.
Em felt she was running a little late, so she said, “We’ll walk quickly.” She did. I had to stretch my legs a bit to keep her pace, and she was shorter than me by a foot and was wearing a pack. That’s my girl. She comes by her speed and walking determination honestly. It’s a trait from my mother’s side of the family. Soon she, too, will be alarming tour guides by rushing to the front of the group, rest of the tourists be damned.
It was also good to walk her to school, since I’m not running this morning. Instead, I have an optometrist’s appointment. For quite a while now, I’ve been having difficulty focusing on things. If I look at something close up for more than a minute, then look up at something far away, it will sometimes take a good 20 seconds for my eyes to refocus on it. And I’m squinting a lot, even this morning when I should still be fresh. I’ve increased the size of the type on my computer, and that’s helped, but clearly I need to get this looked at.
I have a feeling my optometrist is probably going to tell me I need bifocals. At right: artist’s rendition of me in new eyewear.
I hate to tell you this, but that’s exactly what my optometrist told me. Still, I love my seekrit “progressive lenses.” Sounds so much nicer than bifocals, too, plus, seeing is fun.
I hate to tell you this, but that’s exactly what my optometrist told me. Still, I love my seekrit “progressive lenses.” Sounds so much nicer than bifocals, too, plus, seeing is fun.
sigh, that was me 🙂
sigh, that was me 🙂
Heh. Well, I just got back, and she says I don’t need bifocals this year. Next year, probably. She said I was a little young for this, but that some people had to be on each end of the bell curve. I want to be on the other end!
Heh. Well, I just got back, and she says I don’t need bifocals this year. Next year, probably. She said I was a little young for this, but that some people had to be on each end of the bell curve. I want to be on the other end!