i've started crocheting again

and it's not going as well as i thought it would. i'm trying to make a basket. there's a new thing called the magic circle/hoop. it's not as easy as it looks. i think i have it now but i'm not good at it. there are thousands of youtube videos on how to do it. i'm supposed to work with three or more stands of wool at the same time. this in itself isn't a problem but when you are crocheting into the dreaded magic cirlcle/loop things start to go wrong. i can never get the beginning right. i used to teach my mother how to crochet granny squares but that was forty years ago. never mind. i will persevere.

i'm spending the kids' inheritance

my dear cousin died recently in canberra. we were able to watch the service via the internet. i caught up with some cousins and we had a good farewell for her. we got up to lots of mischief when we were young. it affected me more than i thought it would. she was a year older than me. i am getting older and thought that the super is dwinding with fees etc so i went nuts and bought a new, much needed, fridge and washer. the fridge/freezer was tiny. i got sick of playing tetris when i brought home frozen food. the washer was broken. then i went out and got a new (second hand) car. i love it to bits. my old car was practically new but i'd never liked it. much too small for four g/children. i got a good price as a trade in. i am still finding out how to use all the mod cons in the new one. it's redder than red. i'd prefer white or silver but i'm getting used to it. we took it for a drive yesterday and it was lovely. it drives like a dream. i don't know whether to take out the rest of my super and put it in the bank or not. i'd get little or no interest but at least it wouldn't be affected by fees. who knows? i don't

i haven't posted in years

well it seems that way. so much has been happening i feel that i can't keep up. my daughter had her third aneurism removed. three. who gets three aneurisms? lots of people i suppose. my sister has one and my mother died of one. the first one was major and the second two were through the wrist. an overnight stay in hospital and a quick recovery. medical science is amazing. something to be very grateful for. i have a heart issue. thickening of the heart muscle and an irregular heartbeat. caused by stress (i have that in spades) and high blood pressure. something i didn't think i had. the doctor always says it's fine. i never take note of what it is and don't write it down. i am on medication and thankfully it's not serious. little grandson is autistic and although he's very clever with most things he doesn't cope with a lot of things either. noise, the masks we all have to wear of late and just a heap of things. his motor skills need improving. he knows more about planets than most adults. his latest obsession, and he has lots, is the titanic. he can list dozens of facts about it. it's amazing really. he's only 7. some days he's loving school and the next he refuses to go. thankfully the teachers are great with him. he's not the only autistic kid in the class. amazing

those poor horses and other warm blooded mammals

something bit me recently on the sole of my foot.  i woke up with a very sore foot and there is a hard and extremely painful lump beneath the ball of my foot about the size of a small marble.  the next night i was getting into bed when i noticed a march/horse fly on my bedside lamp.  i didn't know that they bite but it is the most plausible reason.  i sprayed the house liberally and went outside but haven't noticed the corpse anywhere so i hope it's dead.  my dil told me she is allergic to them.  i showed my foot to the doctor the other day when i went in for something else but she showed little interest in it so i rang the podiatrist.  he's going to look at it tomorrow for me.  maybe lance it if necessary.  apparently they have serrated jaws and can tear flesh.  it's not red or itchy which baffles me.  maybe it's something else entirely.  let's hope Paul can help.